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 3,183 123 4.4 3.6- 5.4 3,060 95.6 94.6-96.4
-Piedmont NC 1,683 64 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,619 95.5 94.0-96.6
GENDER
Male 766 42 6.4 4.5- 9.0 724 93.6 91.0-95.5
Female 917 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 895 97.1 95.4-98.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 28 3.3 2.2- 4.9 1,006 96.7 95.1-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 375 25 8.6 5.6-13.0 350 91.4 87.0-94.4
Other 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 312 28 9.7 6.5-14.3 284 90.3 85.7-93.5
35-44 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 206 *** *** *** 206 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 483 25 5.9 3.8- 9.1 458 94.1 90.9-96.2
College Graduate 664 16 2.7 1.5- 4.6 648 97.3 95.4-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 24 4.9 3.2- 7.5 489 95.1 92.5-96.8
No 1,158 40 4.4 3.1- 6.3 1,118 95.6 93.7-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,480 58 4.8 3.5- 6.4 1,422 95.2 93.6-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 934 44 5.6 4.0- 7.8 890 94.4 92.2-96.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 512 17 4.3 2.5- 7.2 495 95.7 92.8-97.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 848 29 3.9 2.5- 5.9 819 96.1 94.1-97.5
HOUSING
Own 1,084 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6 1,063 97.2 95.4-98.3
Rent 472 35 8.2 5.7-11.7 437 91.8 88.3-94.3
Other arrangement 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 907 35 4.3 3.0- 6.3 872 95.7 93.7-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 419 16 5.2 3.0- 8.8 403 94.8 91.2-97.0
Rural 357 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 24 5.1 3.3- 8.0 631 94.9 92.0-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 924 34 3.6 2.5- 5.3 890 96.4 94.7-97.5

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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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