2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 3,248 76.9 75.4-78.4 233 5.3 4.6- 6.1 265 6.2 5.4- 7.1 289 6.6 5.8- 7.5 203 5.0 4.2- 5.9
-Piedmont NC 2,301 1,776 78.2 76.2-80.1 138 5.8 4.8- 7.0 142 6.0 5.0- 7.3 156 6.5 5.4- 7.7 89 3.5 2.8- 4.5
GENDER
Male 1,077 860 81.0 78.2-83.6 68 5.9 4.6- 7.6 48 4.1 3.0- 5.6 58 5.1 3.8- 7.0 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4
Female 1,224 916 75.6 72.7-78.2 70 5.6 4.3- 7.4 94 7.8 6.2- 9.8 98 7.7 6.2- 9.5 46 3.3 2.3- 4.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,451 1,127 78.0 75.4-80.4 86 6.0 4.7- 7.5 92 6.5 5.1- 8.1 85 5.9 4.6- 7.6 61 3.7 2.7- 4.9
Non-Hispanic Black 473 355 78.3 74.0-82.1 33 6.0 4.1- 8.9 28 5.2 3.4- 7.8 41 7.9 5.6-10.9 16 2.6 1.5- 4.4
Other 377 294 78.8 73.4-83.4 19 4.5 2.6- 7.5 22 5.5 3.4- 8.9 30 6.7 4.5-10.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 523 383 74.1 69.7-78.1 49 8.8 6.4-11.8 46 8.2 6.0-11.0 36 6.5 4.6- 9.2 *** *** ***
35-44 343 269 80.7 75.8-84.7 26 5.9 3.9- 8.8 26 7.5 4.9-11.1 18 5.0 3.1- 8.1 *** *** ***
45-54 382 293 75.3 69.7-80.2 21 5.0 3.2- 7.8 24 6.6 4.1-10.4 26 8.7 5.5-13.5 18 4.4 2.7- 7.0
55-64 433 333 79.5 75.0-83.4 20 4.4 2.7- 7.2 21 3.5 2.1- 5.7 33 6.6 4.5- 9.5 26 6.0 4.0- 9.1
65-74 333 261 81.2 76.4-85.2 15 4.1 2.4- 6.9 *** *** *** 24 6.2 4.0- 9.3 20 5.3 3.3- 8.5
75+ 244 198 84.5 78.5-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 6.5 3.8-10.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 162 75.8 68.2-82.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 10.7 6.8-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 376 81.3 77.1-85.0 16 3.9 2.2- 6.9 19 3.6 2.2- 6.0 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 23 3.7 2.4- 5.8
Some Post-H.S. 637 469 75.8 71.9-79.3 36 5.7 4.0- 8.0 50 7.4 5.4-10.1 54 7.9 5.9-10.4 28 3.2 2.0- 5.2
College Graduate 973 764 78.9 75.9-81.5 81 8.7 6.9-10.9 65 7.1 5.5- 9.2 49 4.2 3.1- 5.7 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 374 57.8 53.2-62.4 38 6.4 4.4- 9.3 52 7.9 5.8-10.8 106 16.8 13.6-20.6 72 11.1 8.4-14.4
No 1,579 1,332 85.4 83.4-87.2 96 5.6 4.5- 7.0 88 5.5 4.4- 7.0 48 2.7 2.0- 3.8 15 0.7 0.4- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 210 78.0 71.7-83.2 15 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** *** 19 6.6 3.9-11.0 18 7.0 4.1-11.8
Non-Veteran 2,010 1,548 78.1 75.9-80.1 123 5.9 4.8- 7.1 133 6.5 5.3- 7.8 137 6.5 5.4- 7.9 69 3.1 2.3- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,307 1,069 82.8 80.4-84.9 89 6.1 4.9- 7.6 89 6.7 5.3- 8.4 47 3.3 2.4- 4.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 439 83.0 79.3-86.1 22 3.5 2.2- 5.4 17 2.2 1.3- 3.5 46 7.2 5.2- 9.9 26 4.2 2.6- 6.6
Unable to Work 159 61 39.1 30.7-48.2 *** *** *** 16 8.5 4.7-14.9 39 25.7 18.7-34.2 39 24.3 17.4-32.8
Other not in Labor Force 160 118 70.1 61.4-77.6 14 10.6 6.0-17.8 13 9.2 5.3-15.7 13 9.3 5.3-15.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 102 65.1 56.5-72.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 13.0 8.4-19.5 18 10.6 6.3-17.3
$15,000- 24,999 252 180 69.9 62.6-76.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 11.1 6.8-17.6 22 9.1 5.7-14.4
$25,000- 34,999 197 144 75.4 67.9-81.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.8 5.4-14.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 231 164 74.7 68.3-80.2 *** *** *** 20 7.1 4.4-11.1 26 10.5 6.9-15.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 215 81.5 75.5-86.3 27 8.5 5.5-12.8 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 706 578 82.5 79.2-85.4 47 6.7 4.9- 9.0 44 5.9 4.2- 8.3 26 3.2 2.1- 4.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 113 61.3 53.1-68.9 *** *** *** 19 9.6 5.7-15.7 30 15.6 10.5-22.4 15 7.5 4.2-13.0
101% to 150% 219 158 73.6 66.0-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 9.0 5.1-15.3 18 6.9 4.0-11.8
151% to 200% 134 104 77.8 68.8-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.3 5.7-17.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,176 935 81.4 78.8-83.7 81 6.5 5.2- 8.2 80 6.3 4.9- 8.0 57 4.2 3.1- 5.6 23 1.6 1.0- 2.7
HOUSING
Own 1,429 1,154 81.7 79.3-83.9 79 5.3 4.1- 6.7 73 5.2 4.0- 6.7 80 5.0 3.8- 6.6 43 2.8 1.9- 3.9
Rent 694 495 70.7 66.6-74.5 49 7.1 5.3- 9.6 56 7.7 5.7-10.4 59 9.7 7.4-12.6 35 4.8 3.2- 7.0
Other arrangement 155 106 71.6 63.1-78.7 *** *** *** 13 8.8 4.8-15.5 17 8.9 5.3-14.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,282 980 76.7 74.0-79.3 99 7.5 6.1- 9.4 88 7.0 5.5- 8.8 85 6.7 5.2- 8.5 30 2.0 1.4- 3.1
Regional City or Suburban County 568 447 80.1 76.0-83.7 25 4.3 2.7- 6.7 32 5.0 3.3- 7.5 39 6.5 4.5- 9.4 25 4.1 2.6- 6.5
Rural 451 349 79.6 75.1-83.5 14 2.6 1.5- 4.7 22 4.8 3.0- 7.5 32 5.8 3.9- 8.5 34 7.2 4.8-10.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 98 77.5 68.8-84.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.4 7.5-19.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 829 645 78.7 75.2-81.8 38 4.5 3.1- 6.5 50 6.1 4.4- 8.3 47 5.2 3.8- 7.3 49 5.5 3.9- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,341 1,033 77.9 75.3-80.4 96 6.8 5.5- 8.5 87 6.2 4.9- 7.9 90 6.6 5.2- 8.4 35 2.4 1.6- 3.5

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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