2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,605 1,481 36.6 34.8-38.4 2,124 63.4 61.6-65.2
-Piedmont NC 1,946 776 36.3 33.9-38.8 1,170 63.7 61.2-66.1
GENDER
Male 877 330 33.6 30.1-37.2 547 66.4 62.8-69.9
Female 1,069 446 38.7 35.4-42.1 623 61.3 57.9-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,253 548 39.9 36.9-43.1 705 60.1 56.9-63.1
Non-Hispanic Black 391 151 33.4 28.4-38.8 240 66.6 61.2-71.6
Other 302 77 22.5 17.3-28.6 225 77.5 71.4-82.7
AGE
18-34 379 79 21.6 17.2-26.6 300 78.4 73.4-82.8
35-44 282 47 15.7 11.6-20.9 235 84.3 79.1-88.4
45-54 322 70 22.1 17.2-27.9 252 77.9 72.1-82.8
55-64 402 145 35.3 30.1-40.8 257 64.7 59.2-69.9
65-74 306 246 82.3 77.2-86.5 60 17.7 13.5-22.8
75+ 229 176 78.8 71.7-84.4 53 21.2 15.6-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 58 36.1 28.1-44.9 123 63.9 55.1-71.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 182 42.7 37.3-48.2 222 57.3 51.8-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 546 221 34.5 30.3-39.0 325 65.5 61.0-69.7
College Graduate 814 315 33.3 30.0-36.9 499 66.7 63.1-70.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 333 53.7 48.8-58.5 254 46.3 41.5-51.2
No 1,348 438 29.1 26.4-31.9 910 70.9 68.1-73.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 137 53.8 46.4-61.1 101 46.2 38.9-53.6
Non-Veteran 1,706 639 34.2 31.7-36.8 1,067 65.8 63.2-68.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,064 247 21.8 19.1-24.8 817 78.2 75.2-80.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 520 391 76.1 71.6-80.0 129 23.9 20.0-28.4
Unable to Work 151 83 56.0 46.7-64.8 68 44.0 35.2-53.3
Other not in Labor Force 135 39 25.6 18.4-34.5 96 74.4 65.5-81.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 56 47.3 37.0-57.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 222 96 44.6 37.0-52.5 126 55.4 47.5-63.0
$25,000- 34,999 164 70 37.0 29.0-45.8 94 63.0 54.2-71.0
$35,000- 49,999 199 77 32.7 25.9-40.3 122 67.3 59.7-74.1
$50,000- 74,999 219 87 30.6 24.2-37.7 132 69.4 62.3-75.8
$75,000+ 624 215 30.5 26.7-34.6 409 69.5 65.4-73.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 65 37.8 29.7-46.6 98 62.2 53.4-70.3
101% to 150% 183 76 40.6 32.4-49.5 107 59.4 50.5-67.6
151% to 200% 113 47 37.1 27.7-47.5 66 62.9 52.5-72.3
More than 200% 1,028 395 32.8 29.7-36.0 633 67.2 64.0-70.3
HOUSING
Own 1,237 550 40.5 37.4-43.7 687 59.5 56.3-62.6
Rent 572 171 25.7 22.0-29.9 401 74.3 70.1-78.0
Other arrangement 126 51 34.3 25.8-44.0 75 65.7 56.0-74.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,062 392 33.6 30.5-36.9 670 66.4 63.1-69.5
Regional City or Suburban County 496 205 37.0 32.3-42.1 291 63.0 57.9-67.7
Rural 388 179 42.9 37.3-48.6 209 57.1 51.4-62.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 114 56 47.4 37.1-57.9 58 52.6 42.1-62.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 710 307 39.0 34.9-43.3 403 61.0 56.7-65.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,122 413 33.4 30.4-36.6 709 66.6 63.4-69.6

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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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