2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-Piedmont NC 2,261 204 8.2 7.0- 9.6 2,057 91.8 90.4-93.0
GENDER
Male 1,051 119 10.6 8.6-12.9 932 89.4 87.1-91.4
Female 1,210 85 6.1 4.8- 7.7 1,125 93.9 92.3-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,428 154 9.5 8.0-11.4 1,274 90.5 88.6-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 467 27 5.5 3.6- 8.4 440 94.5 91.6-96.4
Other 366 23 6.3 3.8-10.2 343 93.7 89.8-96.2
AGE
18-34 514 19 3.9 2.4- 6.5 495 96.1 93.5-97.6
35-44 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 372 23 7.5 4.5-12.2 349 92.5 87.8-95.5
55-64 425 37 9.7 6.8-13.7 388 90.3 86.3-93.2
65-74 330 51 17.0 12.8-22.1 279 83.0 77.9-87.2
75+ 243 62 21.8 16.6-28.1 181 78.2 71.9-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 25 12.7 8.1-19.4 182 87.3 80.6-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 61 11.2 8.4-14.7 411 88.8 85.3-91.6
Some Post-H.S. 627 59 7.6 5.7- 9.9 568 92.4 90.1-94.3
College Graduate 950 59 5.0 3.7- 6.6 891 95.0 93.4-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 204 29.8 25.8-34.1 450 70.2 65.9-74.2
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 57 19.2 14.5-25.0 212 80.8 75.0-85.5
Non-Veteran 1,987 146 6.9 5.7- 8.3 1,841 93.1 91.7-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,283 59 4.7 3.5- 6.2 1,224 95.3 93.8-96.5
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 110 19.2 15.7-23.1 440 80.8 76.9-84.3
Unable to Work 164 22 14.4 9.3-21.6 142 85.6 78.4-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 20 14.1 8.9-21.6 108 85.9 78.4-91.1
$15,000- 24,999 255 30 13.6 8.9-20.3 225 86.4 79.7-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 198 25 12.8 8.3-19.3 173 87.2 80.7-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 232 21 8.3 5.1-13.4 211 91.7 86.6-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 264 18 7.1 4.3-11.5 246 92.9 88.5-95.7
$75,000+ 706 36 4.4 3.1- 6.3 670 95.6 93.7-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 22 11.3 7.2-17.2 162 88.7 82.8-92.8
101% to 150% 224 29 14.0 8.9-21.2 195 86.0 78.8-91.1
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,177 81 6.5 5.1- 8.2 1,096 93.5 91.8-94.9
HOUSING
Own 1,400 140 9.3 7.7-11.2 1,260 90.7 88.8-92.3
Rent 687 45 5.6 4.1- 7.7 642 94.4 92.3-95.9
Other arrangement 153 17 8.1 4.8-13.3 136 91.9 86.7-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,251 83 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,168 94.0 92.3-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 564 68 11.3 8.6-14.6 496 88.7 85.4-91.4
Rural 446 53 10.4 7.6-14.0 393 89.6 86.0-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 16 12.0 6.9-20.1 116 88.0 79.9-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 823 87 9.1 7.2-11.4 736 90.9 88.6-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 101 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,205 92.7 90.8-94.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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