2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-Piedmont NC 2,319 1,895 82.8 80.9-84.5 424 17.2 15.5-19.1
GENDER
Male 1,086 896 83.5 80.8-86.0 190 16.5 14.0-19.2
Female 1,233 999 82.1 79.4-84.5 234 17.9 15.5-20.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,460 1,226 84.0 81.6-86.2 234 16.0 13.8-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 481 385 83.1 79.1-86.5 96 16.9 13.5-20.9
Other 378 284 76.2 70.8-80.9 94 23.8 19.1-29.2
AGE
18-34 526 479 90.3 86.9-92.9 47 9.7 7.1-13.1
35-44 345 299 86.5 81.7-90.1 46 13.5 9.9-18.3
45-54 387 302 79.2 74.0-83.6 85 20.8 16.4-26.0
55-64 437 333 76.3 71.3-80.6 104 23.7 19.4-28.7
65-74 337 262 78.4 73.1-82.9 75 21.6 17.1-26.9
75+ 244 182 72.9 64.6-79.8 62 27.1 20.2-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 129 61.5 53.6-68.9 86 38.5 31.1-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 344 74.7 70.3-78.7 142 25.3 21.3-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 639 526 86.5 83.4-89.1 113 13.5 10.9-16.6
College Graduate 974 891 93.2 91.5-94.7 83 6.8 5.3- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 386 60.1 55.5-64.5 271 39.9 35.5-44.5
No 1,582 1,442 91.4 89.7-92.9 140 8.6 7.1-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 212 80.3 74.5-85.1 61 19.7 14.9-25.5
Non-Veteran 2,026 1,668 83.1 81.1-84.9 358 16.9 15.1-18.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 1,165 89.5 87.4-91.2 145 10.5 8.8-12.6
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 430 77.1 72.5-81.2 124 22.9 18.8-27.5
Unable to Work 168 62 37.7 29.7-46.5 106 62.3 53.5-70.3
Other not in Labor Force 161 142 89.5 82.8-93.8 19 10.5 6.2-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 97 62.7 54.1-70.6 70 37.3 29.4-45.9
$15,000- 24,999 257 173 69.4 62.4-75.6 84 30.6 24.4-37.6
$25,000- 34,999 198 147 74.8 67.3-81.0 51 25.2 19.0-32.7
$35,000- 49,999 234 193 85.2 79.5-89.4 41 14.8 10.6-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 267 251 93.9 89.4-96.5 16 6.1 3.5-10.6
$75,000+ 707 654 92.6 90.0-94.6 53 7.4 5.4-10.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 112 63.0 54.9-70.5 76 37.0 29.5-45.1
101% to 150% 225 158 75.1 68.1-81.1 67 24.9 18.9-31.9
151% to 200% 134 102 76.5 67.6-83.5 32 23.5 16.5-32.4
More than 200% 1,180 1,070 91.5 89.4-93.1 110 8.5 6.9-10.6
HOUSING
Own 1,434 1,223 84.8 82.4-87.0 211 15.2 13.0-17.6
Rent 704 534 78.5 74.9-81.7 170 21.5 18.3-25.1
Other arrangement 158 118 80.1 72.7-85.9 40 19.9 14.1-27.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,288 1,100 86.4 84.1-88.5 188 13.6 11.5-15.9
Regional City or Suburban County 574 454 79.5 75.2-83.2 120 20.5 16.8-24.8
Rural 457 341 76.7 72.0-80.8 116 23.3 19.2-28.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 90 71.9 62.8-79.4 43 28.1 20.6-37.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 663 80.0 76.5-83.0 175 20.0 17.0-23.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,348 1,142 85.6 83.3-87.7 206 14.4 12.3-16.7

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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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