2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,797 46.5 44.8-48.3 1,156 26.4 24.9-27.9 1,334 27.1 25.6-28.6
-Piedmont NC 2,322 1,030 48.3 45.9-50.6 635 26.5 24.5-28.7 657 25.2 23.3-27.3
GENDER
Male 1,086 544 54.3 50.8-57.7 291 25.9 23.0-29.0 251 19.9 17.4-22.6
Female 1,236 486 42.8 39.6-46.0 344 27.1 24.4-30.1 406 30.1 27.2-33.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,462 562 42.0 39.1-45.0 418 28.5 25.8-31.3 482 29.5 26.9-32.2
Non-Hispanic Black 482 228 53.3 48.2-58.3 134 26.3 22.1-30.8 120 20.5 16.9-24.6
Other 378 240 69.8 64.3-74.8 83 17.6 13.9-22.1 55 12.5 8.9-17.3
AGE
18-34 526 367 69.3 64.6-73.6 109 20.7 17.0-25.0 50 10.0 7.4-13.4
35-44 345 207 59.2 53.2-64.9 95 29.7 24.5-35.5 43 11.1 8.1-15.0
45-54 387 188 48.4 42.7-54.1 118 28.9 24.0-34.3 81 22.7 18.0-28.3
55-64 437 143 34.7 29.6-40.1 140 32.6 27.7-37.8 154 32.8 28.0-37.9
65-74 337 70 21.0 16.5-26.4 84 23.1 18.6-28.4 183 55.9 49.9-61.7
75+ 247 32 12.9 8.7-18.9 78 29.3 23.2-36.3 137 57.7 50.1-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 103 45.5 37.9-53.3 47 22.4 16.4-29.9 65 32.0 25.0-40.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 201 45.6 40.6-50.8 119 24.8 20.6-29.5 167 29.6 25.4-34.1
Some Post-H.S. 640 265 47.6 43.2-52.0 172 25.7 22.1-29.6 203 26.8 23.2-30.7
College Graduate 975 457 51.8 48.4-55.3 296 30.2 27.1-33.5 222 18.0 15.6-20.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 113 19.3 15.8-23.4 185 28.8 24.9-33.2 361 51.8 47.2-56.4
No 1,582 870 58.9 56.1-61.6 432 25.9 23.5-28.4 280 15.2 13.4-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 79 34.3 27.9-41.3 78 27.1 21.7-33.3 116 38.6 32.3-45.4
Non-Veteran 2,029 939 49.7 47.2-52.2 550 26.5 24.3-28.8 540 23.8 21.8-26.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 747 59.4 56.4-62.4 355 26.3 23.7-29.1 208 14.2 12.3-16.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 103 19.3 15.6-23.5 165 28.3 24.3-32.7 289 52.4 47.5-57.2
Unable to Work 168 *** *** *** 37 21.6 15.3-29.6 120 69.7 60.9-77.2
Other not in Labor Force 161 99 63.4 54.7-71.3 41 23.5 17.0-31.6 21 13.1 8.3-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 57 40.6 32.1-49.6 41 23.3 16.8-31.5 69 36.1 28.4-44.5
$15,000- 24,999 258 113 47.3 40.2-54.5 55 19.4 14.6-25.2 90 33.3 26.9-40.4
$25,000- 34,999 198 82 48.4 40.5-56.4 58 28.5 21.9-36.3 58 23.0 17.5-29.7
$35,000- 49,999 234 97 46.1 38.8-53.6 62 26.3 20.3-33.2 75 27.6 21.8-34.3
$50,000- 74,999 267 134 51.9 44.7-58.9 69 25.8 19.9-32.7 64 22.4 17.2-28.6
$75,000+ 707 344 52.0 47.9-56.2 218 30.2 26.5-34.2 145 17.8 14.9-21.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 73 43.5 35.5-51.8 48 25.6 19.1-33.5 68 30.9 24.2-38.5
101% to 150% 225 101 50.1 42.4-57.8 45 18.0 13.0-24.5 79 31.9 25.2-39.4
151% to 200% 134 58 49.2 39.7-58.7 34 23.7 16.7-32.4 42 27.2 19.7-36.2
More than 200% 1,180 544 49.6 46.3-52.9 350 29.4 26.5-32.5 286 20.9 18.5-23.6
HOUSING
Own 1,437 570 44.1 41.1-47.1 430 28.3 25.7-31.0 437 27.7 25.1-30.4
Rent 704 370 56.8 52.6-60.9 164 23.1 19.7-26.9 170 20.1 17.1-23.4
Other arrangement 158 78 55.2 46.4-63.8 32 19.6 13.5-27.5 48 25.2 18.4-33.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,290 639 53.0 49.9-56.2 354 26.5 23.8-29.4 297 20.5 18.1-23.1
Regional City or Suburban County 574 232 45.6 40.9-50.4 159 25.6 21.8-29.9 183 28.7 24.7-33.2
Rural 458 159 37.8 32.7-43.2 122 27.9 23.4-32.9 177 34.3 29.5-39.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 39 29.4 21.4-38.9 36 31.2 22.7-41.3 58 39.3 30.5-48.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 323 42.9 38.9-47.0 225 25.5 22.1-29.1 292 31.6 28.1-35.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,349 668 53.4 50.4-56.4 374 26.7 24.1-29.5 307 19.9 17.6-22.3

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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