2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-Piedmont NC 2,319 429 18.9 17.2-20.9 752 31.9 29.8-34.1 714 31.9 29.7-34.2 319 12.7 11.2-14.3 105 4.5 3.6- 5.7
GENDER
Male 1,086 218 20.6 17.9-23.6 340 30.7 27.6-33.9 338 32.2 29.1-35.6 146 12.3 10.2-14.6 44 4.2 2.9- 6.1
Female 1,233 211 17.4 15.1-20.0 412 33.1 30.1-36.2 376 31.6 28.6-34.8 173 13.1 11.0-15.4 61 4.8 3.5- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,460 279 19.6 17.3-22.0 526 34.0 31.3-36.8 421 30.5 27.8-33.4 170 11.2 9.4-13.2 64 4.8 3.5- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Black 481 81 18.1 14.4-22.5 130 29.8 25.2-34.8 174 35.2 30.5-40.2 72 13.1 10.0-16.8 24 3.8 2.5- 5.9
Other 378 69 17.4 13.4-22.2 96 25.6 20.7-31.2 119 33.2 27.9-39.0 77 19.3 15.2-24.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 526 129 23.9 20.1-28.1 198 36.5 32.1-41.2 152 29.9 25.6-34.5 37 7.7 5.4-10.9 *** *** ***
35-44 345 82 23.0 18.4-28.3 113 32.3 27.1-38.1 104 31.2 25.9-36.9 42 12.3 8.8-17.0 *** *** ***
45-54 387 74 18.1 14.0-23.0 108 27.3 22.6-32.6 120 33.9 28.6-39.5 63 13.9 10.6-18.0 22 6.9 4.1-11.4
55-64 437 67 16.0 12.3-20.5 139 29.2 24.8-34.1 127 31.1 26.2-36.3 76 17.2 13.4-21.7 28 6.6 4.3-10.0
65-74 337 40 11.4 8.2-15.7 103 30.5 25.3-36.3 119 36.4 30.8-42.4 54 15.8 11.9-20.6 21 5.8 3.6- 9.1
75+ 244 28 10.1 6.7-15.0 80 32.1 25.5-39.5 74 30.7 23.7-38.6 43 16.3 11.3-22.9 19 10.8 5.9-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 18 9.5 5.7-15.5 29 13.8 9.1-20.3 82 38.3 31.1-46.0 63 27.0 20.8-34.3 23 11.4 6.8-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 58 13.5 10.1-17.8 116 23.5 19.6-28.0 170 37.7 32.8-42.8 107 19.2 15.7-23.4 35 6.0 4.2- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 639 106 19.1 15.8-22.8 214 35.7 31.5-40.0 206 31.8 27.8-36.0 80 9.3 7.3-11.9 33 4.2 2.8- 6.3
College Graduate 974 245 26.4 23.4-29.7 392 41.6 38.2-45.1 254 25.2 22.3-28.3 69 5.6 4.3- 7.2 14 1.2 0.6- 2.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 48 8.1 5.8-11.0 120 16.9 13.9-20.5 218 35.1 30.8-39.6 182 25.6 21.9-29.7 89 14.3 11.2-18.2
No 1,582 371 23.6 21.3-26.1 608 37.8 35.1-40.6 463 30.0 27.5-32.7 129 7.9 6.5- 9.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 44 18.1 13.2-24.3 82 29.3 23.6-35.7 86 32.9 26.7-39.7 39 10.9 7.7-15.2 22 8.8 5.4-13.9
Non-Veteran 2,026 383 19.1 17.2-21.2 665 32.2 29.9-34.6 620 31.8 29.5-34.2 277 12.9 11.3-14.7 81 4.0 3.0- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 306 23.4 20.8-26.1 471 35.0 32.1-38.0 388 31.1 28.3-34.1 132 9.6 7.9-11.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.4 8.6-25.9 *** *** ***
Retired 554 67 11.3 8.8-14.5 184 32.2 27.9-36.9 179 33.6 29.0-38.5 91 15.9 12.6-19.8 33 7.0 4.5-10.7
Unable to Work 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 28.5 21.3-37.2 59 32.2 24.8-40.5 47 30.1 22.5-39.0
Other not in Labor Force 161 35 21.1 14.7-29.2 54 35.6 27.8-44.4 53 32.8 25.2-41.5 15 8.8 4.9-15.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 18 10.6 6.1-17.7 26 19.6 13.3-27.8 53 32.5 24.9-41.3 47 26.6 19.7-34.9 23 10.7 6.6-16.7
$15,000- 24,999 257 30 12.5 8.5-18.1 51 20.2 15.2-26.5 92 36.7 30.0-43.9 61 19.9 15.1-25.8 23 10.7 6.5-16.9
$25,000- 34,999 198 27 15.8 10.5-23.0 52 24.9 18.7-32.2 68 34.1 26.9-42.1 37 18.9 13.4-25.9 14 6.4 3.5-11.3
$35,000- 49,999 234 28 13.4 8.9-19.6 89 36.9 30.1-44.2 76 34.9 28.1-42.3 34 11.7 8.0-17.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 53 21.2 15.6-28.1 120 43.6 36.8-50.8 78 29.1 23.1-35.9 16 6.1 3.5-10.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 707 185 25.1 21.8-28.8 280 39.1 35.1-43.2 189 28.4 24.8-32.4 42 5.6 4.0- 7.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 25 16.0 10.5-23.5 21 11.9 7.6-18.1 66 35.2 27.7-43.4 52 26.1 19.7-33.8 24 10.8 6.8-16.9
101% to 150% 225 25 11.3 7.3-17.1 45 20.6 15.0-27.7 88 43.2 35.7-51.0 47 15.7 11.4-21.4 20 9.1 5.2-15.5
151% to 200% 134 24 17.8 11.6-26.2 38 29.3 21.2-39.0 40 29.4 21.4-38.8 29 21.1 14.4-29.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,180 258 22.2 19.6-25.1 485 40.8 37.7-44.1 327 28.4 25.5-31.5 88 6.7 5.2- 8.5 22 1.9 1.1- 3.1
HOUSING
Own 1,434 282 19.5 17.2-22.0 504 33.7 31.0-36.6 437 31.6 28.9-34.5 159 10.9 9.2-13.0 52 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Rent 704 116 17.0 14.0-20.5 204 29.3 25.6-33.3 214 32.2 28.3-36.3 136 17.2 14.3-20.5 34 4.3 3.0- 6.3
Other arrangement 158 28 21.9 15.2-30.5 37 26.1 19.0-34.9 53 32.1 24.5-40.8 22 12.0 7.4-18.9 18 7.9 4.7-12.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,288 272 21.3 18.9-24.0 446 34.8 31.9-37.9 382 30.3 27.4-33.3 154 10.7 9.0-12.8 34 2.9 1.9- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 574 87 15.9 12.7-19.7 185 29.9 25.8-34.3 182 33.8 29.4-38.5 84 13.9 10.8-17.6 36 6.6 4.5- 9.7
Rural 457 70 16.2 12.6-20.6 121 26.3 21.9-31.1 150 34.2 29.3-39.6 81 16.8 13.3-21.1 35 6.5 4.4- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 15 9.2 5.3-15.4 28 23.7 16.3-33.2 47 39.0 29.8-49.0 29 20.0 13.5-28.6 14 8.1 4.6-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 145 19.4 16.3-22.9 258 28.9 25.5-32.6 260 31.7 28.0-35.6 128 14.5 11.9-17.5 47 5.6 3.9- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,348 269 19.7 17.4-22.2 466 34.6 31.7-37.5 407 31.4 28.6-34.3 162 10.9 9.1-12.9 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0

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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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