2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-Piedmont NC 2,252 147 6.3 5.3- 7.6 2,105 93.7 92.4-94.7
GENDER
Male 1,040 47 4.6 3.4- 6.3 993 95.4 93.7-96.6
Female 1,212 100 7.9 6.3- 9.8 1,112 92.1 90.2-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,426 87 6.2 4.9- 7.8 1,339 93.8 92.2-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 464 38 7.1 5.0- 9.9 426 92.9 90.1-95.0
Other 362 22 5.8 3.3- 9.9 340 94.2 90.1-96.7
AGE
18-34 509 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0 489 95.6 93.0-97.3
35-44 340 15 4.8 2.8- 8.0 325 95.2 92.0-97.2
45-54 370 20 5.2 3.3- 8.1 350 94.8 91.9-96.7
55-64 428 43 9.9 7.1-13.6 385 90.1 86.4-92.9
65-74 328 21 6.1 3.9- 9.6 307 93.9 90.4-96.1
75+ 242 27 12.2 7.7-18.6 215 87.8 81.4-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 22 10.3 6.4-16.2 183 89.7 83.8-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 47 8.0 5.8-10.8 423 92.0 89.2-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 627 48 7.0 5.1- 9.6 579 93.0 90.4-94.9
College Graduate 946 30 3.0 2.0- 4.4 916 97.0 95.6-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 656 147 22.7 19.2-26.7 509 77.3 73.3-80.8
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 22 8.6 5.4-13.2 244 91.4 86.8-94.6
Non-Veteran 1,982 124 6.0 5.0- 7.4 1,858 94.0 92.6-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,276 31 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,245 97.3 96.1-98.2
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 548 41 7.7 5.4-10.9 507 92.3 89.1-94.6
Unable to Work 166 61 38.2 30.1-47.2 105 61.8 52.8-69.9
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 24 18.1 11.7-26.8 104 81.9 73.2-88.3
$15,000- 24,999 255 36 12.3 8.7-17.2 219 87.7 82.8-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 197 17 6.3 3.6-10.7 180 93.7 89.3-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 703 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1 683 96.9 94.9-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 27 13.2 8.8-19.2 157 86.8 80.8-91.2
101% to 150% 224 22 7.1 4.5-11.1 202 92.9 88.9-95.5
151% to 200% 132 15 10.0 5.7-16.9 117 90.0 83.1-94.3
More than 200% 1,173 39 3.4 2.4- 4.9 1,134 96.6 95.1-97.6
HOUSING
Own 1,395 77 5.6 4.4- 7.2 1,318 94.4 92.8-95.6
Rent 683 53 7.5 5.5-10.2 630 92.5 89.8-94.5
Other arrangement 154 17 9.4 5.4-16.0 137 90.6 84.0-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,245 58 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,187 95.3 93.8-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 560 43 7.0 4.9- 9.9 517 93.0 90.1-95.1
Rural 447 46 10.1 7.3-13.9 401 89.9 86.1-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 15 9.2 5.3-15.4 117 90.8 84.6-94.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 816 62 7.8 5.9-10.3 754 92.2 89.7-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,304 70 5.1 3.9- 6.7 1,234 94.9 93.3-96.1

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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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