2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-Piedmont NC 2,314 172 7.1 6.0- 8.5 2,142 92.9 91.5-94.0
GENDER
Male 1,079 69 6.3 4.8- 8.3 1,010 93.7 91.7-95.2
Female 1,235 103 7.9 6.3- 9.7 1,132 92.1 90.3-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,456 129 8.5 7.0-10.3 1,327 91.5 89.7-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 482 29 6.1 4.0- 9.1 453 93.9 90.9-96.0
Other 376 14 2.2 1.2- 3.9 362 97.8 96.1-98.8
AGE
18-34 523 17 3.8 2.3- 6.2 506 96.2 93.8-97.7
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 387 19 6.7 3.8-11.5 368 93.3 88.5-96.2
55-64 436 47 11.0 8.1-14.9 389 89.0 85.1-91.9
65-74 337 47 14.2 10.4-19.0 290 85.8 81.0-89.6
75+ 244 32 12.7 8.6-18.2 212 87.3 81.8-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 20 10.7 6.4-17.4 194 89.3 82.6-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 57 10.7 8.1-14.0 428 89.3 86.0-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 639 55 6.8 5.0- 9.2 584 93.2 90.8-95.0
College Graduate 971 40 3.4 2.4- 4.9 931 96.6 95.1-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 656 105 15.5 12.5-19.1 551 84.5 80.9-87.5
No 1,578 64 4.0 3.1- 5.3 1,514 96.0 94.7-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 26 9.5 6.1-14.6 245 90.5 85.4-93.9
Non-Veteran 2,023 146 6.9 5.7- 8.3 1,877 93.1 91.7-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,307 45 3.7 2.7- 5.1 1,262 96.3 94.9-97.3
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 72 12.7 9.9-16.3 482 87.3 83.7-90.1
Unable to Work 166 47 29.0 21.7-37.5 119 71.0 62.5-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 27 14.6 9.8-21.3 139 85.4 78.7-90.2
$15,000- 24,999 257 27 10.3 6.4-16.1 230 89.7 83.9-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 198 21 10.4 6.5-16.0 177 89.6 84.0-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 707 27 3.6 2.4- 5.5 680 96.4 94.5-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 24 10.2 6.6-15.3 165 89.8 84.7-93.4
101% to 150% 224 28 12.6 8.0-19.3 196 87.4 80.7-92.0
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,179 57 4.2 3.1- 5.6 1,122 95.8 94.4-96.9
HOUSING
Own 1,434 102 6.8 5.5- 8.5 1,332 93.2 91.5-94.5
Rent 700 51 6.5 4.7- 8.8 649 93.5 91.2-95.3
Other arrangement 157 18 12.3 7.5-19.5 139 87.7 80.5-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,283 64 5.2 3.9- 7.0 1,219 94.8 93.0-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 573 59 8.7 6.5-11.5 514 91.3 88.5-93.5
Rural 458 49 10.7 8.0-14.3 409 89.3 85.7-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 25 19.4 13.0-28.0 108 80.6 72.0-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 76 8.9 6.9-11.5 762 91.1 88.5-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,343 71 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,272 95.2 93.7-96.4

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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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