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 3,190 604 22.3 20.6-24.1 2,586 77.7 75.9-79.4
-Piedmont NC 1,685 310 21.4 19.1-23.9 1,375 78.6 76.1-80.9
GENDER
Male 767 163 25.7 22.1-29.7 604 74.3 70.3-77.9
Female 918 147 17.6 14.7-20.8 771 82.4 79.2-85.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,033 193 23.0 20.0-26.4 840 77.0 73.6-80.0
Non-Hispanic Black 376 70 19.8 15.4-24.9 306 80.2 75.1-84.6
Other 276 47 16.6 12.1-22.4 229 83.4 77.6-87.9
AGE
18-34 313 108 36.4 30.6-42.7 205 63.6 57.3-69.4
35-44 244 58 27.5 21.4-34.6 186 72.5 65.4-78.6
45-54 295 56 18.9 14.3-24.6 239 81.1 75.4-85.7
55-64 344 56 15.9 11.9-21.0 288 84.1 79.0-88.1
65-74 261 25 10.6 6.8-16.2 236 89.4 83.8-93.2
75+ 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 22 19.6 12.7-28.8 151 80.4 71.2-87.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 78 24.2 19.3-29.7 282 75.8 70.3-80.7
Some Post-H.S. 484 112 25.7 21.4-30.5 372 74.3 69.5-78.6
College Graduate 665 97 15.1 12.3-18.5 568 84.9 81.5-87.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 99 22.2 18.2-27.0 414 77.8 73.0-81.8
No 1,160 211 21.3 18.5-24.3 949 78.7 75.7-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 30 18.9 12.9-26.9 170 81.1 73.1-87.1
Non-Veteran 1,483 280 21.7 19.2-24.4 1,203 78.3 75.6-80.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 937 199 24.4 21.2-27.8 738 75.6 72.2-78.8
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 28 6.5 4.3- 9.9 412 93.5 90.1-95.7
Unable to Work 133 38 29.9 21.8-39.6 95 70.1 60.4-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 106 18 19.1 11.5-29.8 88 80.9 70.2-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 26 25.3 17.1-35.8 82 74.7 64.2-82.9
$15,000- 24,999 197 48 24.1 18.0-31.6 149 75.9 68.4-82.0
$25,000- 34,999 148 35 29.1 21.0-38.9 113 70.9 61.1-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 176 36 25.0 18.0-33.7 140 75.0 66.3-82.0
$50,000- 74,999 183 39 23.5 16.6-32.0 144 76.5 68.0-83.4
$75,000+ 513 78 18.3 14.4-23.0 435 81.7 77.0-85.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 33 25.6 18.3-34.5 123 74.4 65.5-81.7
101% to 150% 165 51 30.9 23.3-39.8 114 69.1 60.2-76.7
151% to 200% 105 23 27.2 18.2-38.7 82 72.8 61.3-81.8
More than 200% 849 144 19.7 16.6-23.3 705 80.3 76.7-83.4
HOUSING
Own 1,084 147 17.1 14.4-20.2 937 82.9 79.8-85.6
Rent 474 124 28.9 24.3-34.0 350 71.1 66.0-75.7
Other arrangement 117 37 36.6 27.2-47.1 80 63.4 52.9-72.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 910 163 19.6 16.6-22.9 747 80.4 77.1-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 419 80 23.1 18.5-28.5 339 76.9 71.5-81.5
Rural 356 67 23.8 18.8-29.7 289 76.2 70.3-81.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 657 122 23.5 19.6-27.9 535 76.5 72.1-80.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 926 164 18.9 16.1-22.1 762 81.1 77.9-83.9

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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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