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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-Piedmont NC 2,253 72 2.8 2.1- 3.6 2,181 97.2 96.4-97.9
GENDER
Male 1,041 26 2.2 1.4- 3.5 1,015 97.8 96.5-98.6
Female 1,212 46 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,166 96.7 95.5-97.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,428 44 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,384 97.2 96.1-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 464 20 3.0 1.9- 4.9 444 97.0 95.1-98.1
Other 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 509 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 370 15 4.0 2.3- 6.8 355 96.0 93.2-97.7
55-64 429 18 3.2 2.0- 5.3 411 96.8 94.7-98.0
65-74 328 16 4.8 2.8- 8.1 312 95.2 91.9-97.2
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 471 26 4.4 2.9- 6.7 445 95.6 93.3-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 625 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1 599 96.7 94.9-97.9
College Graduate 948 12 0.9 0.5- 1.6 936 99.1 98.4-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 72 10.0 7.7-12.9 583 90.0 87.1-92.3
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,982 59 2.5 1.9- 3.3 1,923 97.5 96.7-98.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 29 5.3 3.5- 8.0 520 94.7 92.0-96.5
Unable to Work 164 30 16.0 10.9-23.0 134 84.0 77.0-89.1
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** 161 100 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 14 9.0 5.0-15.5 113 91.0 84.5-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 255 23 8.9 5.6-13.8 232 91.1 86.2-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 703 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 20 9.8 5.9-15.8 164 90.2 84.2-94.1
101% to 150% 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,173 17 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,156 98.8 98.0-99.3
HOUSING
Own 1,396 38 2.6 1.8- 3.7 1,358 97.4 96.3-98.2
Rent 683 24 2.4 1.5- 3.8 659 97.6 96.2-98.5
Other arrangement 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,247 25 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,222 98.0 96.9-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 560 22 3.1 1.9- 5.0 538 96.9 95.0-98.1
Rural 446 25 4.5 2.9- 6.9 421 95.5 93.1-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 815 34 3.8 2.6- 5.5 781 96.2 94.5-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,274 97.9 96.9-98.6

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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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