2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-Piedmont NC 2,314 1,461 61.1 58.7-63.4 386 14.7 13.2-16.4 467 24.2 22.1-26.4
GENDER
Male 1,080 640 57.4 53.9-60.8 159 12.2 10.2-14.5 281 30.4 27.2-33.8
Female 1,234 821 64.5 61.2-67.6 227 17.0 14.7-19.4 186 18.6 16.0-21.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 972 63.7 60.6-66.6 261 16.1 14.1-18.4 222 20.2 17.7-23.0
Non-Hispanic Black 482 298 62.7 57.6-67.5 94 15.1 12.1-18.7 90 22.2 18.1-27.0
Other 377 191 46.0 40.2-51.9 31 7.2 4.8-10.7 155 46.8 40.9-52.8
AGE
18-34 522 246 46.6 41.8-51.4 37 6.3 4.5- 8.9 239 47.1 42.3-51.9
35-44 345 227 65.7 59.8-71.1 31 8.6 5.9-12.3 87 25.7 20.8-31.3
45-54 386 254 66.1 60.3-71.4 59 15.3 11.5-20.1 73 18.6 14.4-23.7
55-64 436 302 68.0 62.7-72.8 93 21.2 17.2-25.9 41 10.8 7.8-14.9
65-74 336 235 70.9 65.2-76.0 88 24.8 20.0-30.2 *** *** ***
75+ 247 169 67.0 58.7-74.3 71 28.3 21.6-36.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 95 44.1 36.6-52.0 25 11.4 7.2-17.5 95 44.5 36.8-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 292 55.4 50.2-60.4 78 15.6 12.3-19.7 116 29.0 24.4-34.1
Some Post-H.S. 639 393 62.5 58.2-66.7 131 16.1 13.4-19.3 115 21.3 17.8-25.3
College Graduate 970 680 70.7 67.4-73.7 151 13.7 11.6-16.2 139 15.6 13.2-18.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 658 380 53.3 48.6-57.8 163 23.6 20.0-27.6 115 23.1 19.1-27.7
No 1,576 1,024 63.8 61.0-66.5 215 11.5 9.9-13.3 337 24.8 22.3-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 161 59.2 52.3-65.7 72 21.2 16.5-26.9 38 19.6 14.4-26.1
Non-Veteran 2,024 1,287 61.3 58.8-63.8 313 14.0 12.4-15.8 424 24.6 22.4-27.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,304 831 62.2 59.1-65.2 146 10.1 8.4-12.0 327 27.7 25.0-30.7
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 387 69.1 64.3-73.6 149 25.3 21.3-29.8 20 5.6 3.3- 9.3
Unable to Work 168 92 52.0 43.3-60.6 61 36.7 28.8-45.4 15 11.3 6.5-19.0
Other not in Labor Force 161 96 58.9 50.0-67.2 13 7.5 4.2-13.2 52 33.6 25.8-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 82 50.1 41.4-58.8 37 18.5 13.0-25.7 48 31.4 23.7-40.3
$15,000- 24,999 258 136 50.1 43.0-57.2 39 13.5 9.5-18.9 83 36.3 29.5-43.8
$25,000- 34,999 198 117 56.5 48.3-64.3 31 14.1 9.7-20.0 50 29.5 22.4-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 232 140 55.3 47.8-62.7 38 14.4 10.2-19.9 54 30.2 23.5-38.0
$50,000- 74,999 265 167 59.5 52.1-66.4 41 14.6 10.1-20.6 57 25.9 19.9-33.1
$75,000+ 706 529 74.3 70.4-77.9 102 12.3 10.0-15.0 75 13.4 10.5-17.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 89 48.7 40.6-56.8 33 14.8 10.0-21.3 67 36.5 29.0-44.8
101% to 150% 224 127 54.0 46.1-61.7 35 12.4 8.7-17.4 62 33.6 26.3-41.8
151% to 200% 134 83 57.1 47.2-66.4 21 13.6 8.6-21.0 30 29.3 20.7-39.6
More than 200% 1,176 822 68.0 64.8-71.1 186 14.1 12.0-16.4 168 17.9 15.3-20.9
HOUSING
Own 1,432 1,000 67.2 64.2-70.0 270 16.7 14.6-18.9 162 16.1 13.8-18.9
Rent 702 363 48.8 44.6-53.0 94 10.8 8.6-13.5 245 40.4 36.2-44.7
Other arrangement 158 84 50.5 41.7-59.3 19 11.1 6.7-17.9 55 38.4 30.1-47.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,286 799 60.9 57.8-64.0 201 13.7 11.8-16.0 286 25.3 22.5-28.3
Regional City or Suburban County 573 366 59.9 55.0-64.6 92 14.6 11.5-18.2 115 25.6 21.4-30.3
Rural 455 296 63.2 57.9-68.3 93 17.7 14.3-21.8 66 19.0 14.7-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 77 58.0 48.1-67.3 35 21.7 15.2-30.0 20 20.3 12.9-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 527 60.0 55.9-63.9 154 16.4 13.7-19.6 156 23.6 20.1-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,345 857 62.1 59.0-65.1 197 12.9 11.1-15.0 291 25.0 22.3-27.9

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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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