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 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-Piedmont NC 2,319 345 15.8 14.1-17.7 1,974 84.2 82.3-85.9
GENDER
Male 1,085 142 13.7 11.4-16.4 943 86.3 83.6-88.6
Female 1,234 203 17.8 15.3-20.4 1,031 82.2 79.6-84.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 170 13.6 11.5-15.9 1,289 86.4 84.1-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 482 88 17.8 14.3-22.0 394 82.2 78.0-85.7
Other 378 87 23.4 18.8-28.7 291 76.6 71.3-81.2
AGE
18-34 525 116 22.2 18.4-26.5 409 77.8 73.5-81.6
35-44 345 64 18.8 14.5-23.9 281 81.2 76.1-85.5
45-54 386 61 15.9 11.9-20.8 325 84.1 79.2-88.1
55-64 437 66 13.9 10.7-17.8 371 86.1 82.2-89.3
65-74 337 21 6.6 4.2-10.3 316 93.4 89.7-95.8
75+ 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 60 28.9 22.2-36.6 154 71.1 63.4-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 82 16.8 13.3-21.0 405 83.2 79.0-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 640 114 17.1 14.1-20.5 526 82.9 79.5-85.9
College Graduate 973 89 9.1 7.3-11.3 884 90.9 88.7-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 151 25.6 21.7-30.0 506 74.4 70.0-78.3
No 1,581 187 12.4 10.6-14.4 1,394 87.6 85.6-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 22 7.6 4.8-11.6 251 92.4 88.4-95.2
Non-Veteran 2,026 321 16.9 15.0-18.9 1,705 83.1 81.1-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,308 196 15.3 13.2-17.7 1,112 84.7 82.3-86.8
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 35 5.5 3.8- 7.8 521 94.5 92.2-96.2
Unable to Work 168 43 24.0 17.7-31.6 125 76.0 68.4-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 161 28 18.8 12.8-26.7 133 81.2 73.3-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 47 28.5 21.3-37.1 120 71.5 62.9-78.7
$15,000- 24,999 258 62 26.6 20.5-33.7 196 73.4 66.3-79.5
$25,000- 34,999 198 48 27.4 20.5-35.6 150 72.6 64.4-79.5
$35,000- 49,999 234 36 16.5 11.7-22.9 198 83.5 77.1-88.3
$50,000- 74,999 265 36 15.2 10.5-21.4 229 84.8 78.6-89.5
$75,000+ 707 52 7.6 5.7-10.1 655 92.4 89.9-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 59 34.7 27.2-43.0 130 65.3 57.0-72.8
101% to 150% 225 59 28.3 21.6-36.1 166 71.7 63.9-78.4
151% to 200% 134 31 23.7 16.3-33.1 103 76.3 66.9-83.7
More than 200% 1,178 107 9.3 7.6-11.5 1,071 90.7 88.5-92.4
HOUSING
Own 1,434 139 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,295 88.9 86.7-90.8
Rent 704 172 26.8 23.1-30.8 532 73.2 69.2-76.9
Other arrangement 158 33 20.8 14.6-28.9 125 79.2 71.1-85.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,290 196 15.2 13.0-17.6 1,094 84.8 82.4-87.0
Regional City or Suburban County 572 83 16.8 13.3-21.0 489 83.2 79.0-86.7
Rural 457 66 16.4 12.7-20.8 391 83.6 79.2-87.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 22 19.5 12.6-28.9 110 80.5 71.1-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 124 16.1 13.3-19.3 715 83.9 80.7-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,348 199 15.3 13.2-17.7 1,149 84.7 82.3-86.8

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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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