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 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-Piedmont NC 2,318 2,020 86.0 84.3-87.6 298 14.0 12.4-15.7
GENDER
Male 1,083 923 83.9 81.2-86.3 160 16.1 13.7-18.8
Female 1,235 1,097 88.0 85.6-90.0 138 12.0 10.0-14.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 1,365 91.9 90.0-93.5 94 8.1 6.5-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 481 423 86.5 82.6-89.7 58 13.5 10.3-17.4
Other 378 232 56.9 50.9-62.7 146 43.1 37.3-49.1
AGE
18-34 524 404 77.2 72.9-80.9 120 22.8 19.1-27.1
35-44 345 282 82.3 77.3-86.4 63 17.7 13.6-22.7
45-54 386 319 84.8 80.4-88.3 67 15.2 11.7-19.6
55-64 436 394 90.5 86.9-93.1 42 9.5 6.9-13.1
65-74 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 116 60.9 53.3-68.0 99 39.1 32.0-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 395 81.4 77.0-85.1 89 18.6 14.9-23.0
Some Post-H.S. 639 572 89.7 86.7-92.0 67 10.3 8.0-13.3
College Graduate 975 932 95.5 93.8-96.7 43 4.5 3.3- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 565 83.6 79.7-86.9 92 16.4 13.1-20.3
No 1,580 1,388 87.2 85.2-89.0 192 12.8 11.0-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 272 260 93.7 88.9-96.5 12 6.3 3.5-11.1
Non-Veteran 2,026 1,746 85.4 83.4-87.1 280 14.6 12.9-16.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,307 1,112 84.5 82.1-86.6 195 15.5 13.4-17.9
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 168 149 88.8 82.5-93.1 19 11.2 6.9-17.5
Other not in Labor Force 161 125 82.3 75.3-87.7 36 17.7 12.3-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 124 76.7 68.9-83.1 42 23.3 16.9-31.1
$15,000- 24,999 258 188 71.5 64.6-77.6 70 28.5 22.4-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 198 156 78.8 71.5-84.6 42 21.2 15.4-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 234 211 89.3 83.7-93.1 23 10.7 6.9-16.3
$50,000- 74,999 267 246 88.9 82.9-93.0 21 11.1 7.0-17.1
$75,000+ 705 679 95.7 93.5-97.2 26 4.3 2.8- 6.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 123 66.4 58.4-73.6 66 33.6 26.4-41.6
101% to 150% 225 174 75.7 68.5-81.8 51 24.3 18.2-31.5
151% to 200% 134 115 85.2 76.4-91.1 19 14.8 8.9-23.6
More than 200% 1,179 1,121 94.2 92.3-95.6 58 5.8 4.4- 7.7
HOUSING
Own 1,435 1,347 92.0 90.0-93.6 88 8.0 6.4-10.0
Rent 703 528 73.1 69.1-76.8 175 26.9 23.2-30.9
Other arrangement 158 125 79.9 72.1-85.9 33 20.1 14.1-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,287 1,112 85.5 83.1-87.6 175 14.5 12.4-16.9
Regional City or Suburban County 573 500 85.3 81.4-88.5 73 14.7 11.5-18.6
Rural 458 408 88.7 84.6-91.8 50 11.3 8.2-15.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 725 85.8 82.8-88.4 114 14.2 11.6-17.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,346 1,173 86.0 83.7-88.1 173 14.0 11.9-16.3

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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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