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 3,129 1,746 54.1 52.1-56.2 1,383 45.9 43.8-47.9
-Piedmont NC 1,658 956 55.2 52.4-58.0 702 44.8 42.0-47.6
GENDER
Male 750 455 57.3 53.0-61.4 295 42.7 38.6-47.0
Female 908 501 53.5 49.7-57.3 407 46.5 42.7-50.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,013 717 67.4 63.9-70.8 296 32.6 29.2-36.1
Non-Hispanic Black 371 164 41.0 35.4-46.9 207 59.0 53.1-64.6
Other 274 75 24.9 19.4-31.3 199 75.1 68.7-80.6
AGE
18-34 308 121 39.2 33.2-45.5 187 60.8 54.5-66.8
35-44 242 135 57.3 50.1-64.3 107 42.7 35.7-49.9
45-54 288 162 56.9 50.0-63.5 126 43.1 36.5-50.0
55-64 342 236 67.1 60.9-72.6 106 32.9 27.4-39.1
65-74 258 173 64.5 57.5-70.9 85 35.5 29.1-42.5
75+ 196 113 54.4 45.5-63.1 83 45.6 36.9-54.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 28 25.3 17.4-35.1 142 74.7 64.9-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 145 43.8 37.9-49.9 205 56.2 50.1-62.1
Some Post-H.S. 477 271 56.0 50.9-61.0 206 44.0 39.0-49.1
College Graduate 658 509 77.1 73.3-80.5 149 22.9 19.5-26.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 246 45.6 40.5-50.9 256 54.4 49.1-59.5
No 1,144 705 59.2 55.9-62.5 439 40.8 37.5-44.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 130 63.0 54.4-70.9 61 37.0 29.1-45.6
Non-Veteran 1,465 825 54.4 51.4-57.3 640 45.6 42.7-48.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 925 555 58.2 54.4-61.8 370 41.8 38.2-45.6
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 278 62.8 57.2-68.1 153 37.2 31.9-42.8
Unable to Work 129 49 33.8 25.3-43.4 80 66.2 56.6-74.7
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 26 22.6 14.4-33.5 78 77.4 66.5-85.6
$15,000- 24,999 196 61 31.1 24.0-39.3 135 68.9 60.7-76.0
$25,000- 34,999 142 54 38.7 29.9-48.3 88 61.3 51.7-70.1
$35,000- 49,999 172 106 56.0 47.1-64.4 66 44.0 35.6-52.9
$50,000- 74,999 181 124 63.9 54.8-72.1 57 36.1 27.9-45.2
$75,000+ 508 407 77.4 72.7-81.4 101 22.6 18.6-27.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 40 29.4 21.5-38.8 112 70.6 61.2-78.5
101% to 150% 164 55 31.6 23.9-40.6 109 68.4 59.4-76.1
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 838 633 72.8 69.0-76.3 205 27.2 23.7-31.0
HOUSING
Own 1,070 747 66.1 62.6-69.4 323 33.9 30.6-37.4
Rent 462 154 28.8 24.4-33.7 308 71.2 66.3-75.6
Other arrangement 116 48 37.6 28.3-47.8 68 62.4 52.2-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 891 532 56.7 52.8-60.5 359 43.3 39.5-47.2
Regional City or Suburban County 413 239 56.0 50.3-61.6 174 44.0 38.4-49.7
Rural 354 185 50.5 44.5-56.5 169 49.5 43.5-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 647 369 54.6 50.0-59.1 278 45.4 40.9-50.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 910 537 56.4 52.7-60.1 373 43.6 39.9-47.3

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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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