2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
-Piedmont NC 2,307 856 34.0 31.9-36.2 1,451 66.0 63.8-68.1
GENDER
Male 1,080 407 34.8 31.6-38.1 673 65.2 61.9-68.4
Female 1,227 449 33.3 30.4-36.4 778 66.7 63.6-69.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 552 34.3 31.6-37.1 903 65.7 62.9-68.4
Non-Hispanic Black 480 229 44.0 39.0-49.1 251 56.0 50.9-61.0
Other 372 75 15.6 12.0-19.9 297 84.4 80.1-88.0
AGE
18-34 522 52 11.1 8.3-14.7 470 88.9 85.3-91.7
35-44 341 72 24.1 19.1-29.8 269 75.9 70.2-80.9
45-54 386 136 35.2 30.0-40.8 250 64.8 59.2-70.0
55-64 434 215 48.3 42.9-53.6 219 51.7 46.4-57.1
65-74 336 197 59.3 53.3-65.1 139 40.7 34.9-46.7
75+ 246 165 69.5 61.7-76.3 81 30.5 23.7-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 91 45.8 38.0-53.7 119 54.2 46.3-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 483 196 36.3 31.6-41.2 287 63.7 58.8-68.4
Some Post-H.S. 637 260 34.8 30.9-39.0 377 65.2 61.0-69.1
College Graduate 972 308 27.3 24.4-30.4 664 72.7 69.6-75.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 371 52.4 47.8-57.0 280 47.6 43.0-52.2
No 1,576 457 27.1 24.7-29.6 1,119 72.9 70.4-75.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 272 139 46.8 40.1-53.7 133 53.2 46.3-59.9
Non-Veteran 2,015 709 32.6 30.3-34.9 1,306 67.4 65.1-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,303 337 25.7 23.1-28.6 966 74.3 71.4-76.9
Unemployed 83 25 21.0 13.4-31.4 58 79.0 68.6-86.6
Retired 555 338 61.1 56.2-65.8 217 38.9 34.2-43.8
Unable to Work 166 118 65.8 56.6-73.9 48 34.2 26.1-43.4
Other not in Labor Force 159 29 18.0 12.2-25.7 130 82.0 74.3-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 74 43.3 34.8-52.1 92 56.7 47.9-65.2
$15,000- 24,999 258 101 36.5 30.0-43.4 157 63.5 56.6-70.0
$25,000- 34,999 196 73 33.3 26.3-41.1 123 66.7 58.9-73.7
$35,000- 49,999 234 85 33.8 27.3-41.0 149 66.2 59.0-72.7
$50,000- 74,999 267 104 35.8 29.4-42.7 163 64.2 57.3-70.6
$75,000+ 704 218 28.4 24.9-32.2 486 71.6 67.8-75.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 70 36.2 28.7-44.4 118 63.8 55.6-71.3
101% to 150% 224 85 34.9 28.0-42.4 139 65.1 57.6-72.0
151% to 200% 134 49 32.9 24.9-42.1 85 67.1 57.9-75.1
More than 200% 1,177 416 32.3 29.3-35.4 761 67.7 64.6-70.7
HOUSING
Own 1,432 596 38.8 36.0-41.8 836 61.2 58.2-64.0
Rent 696 212 26.2 22.8-30.0 484 73.8 70.0-77.2
Other arrangement 157 41 21.3 15.2-28.9 116 78.7 71.1-84.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,277 418 29.6 26.8-32.4 859 70.4 67.6-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 573 249 40.4 35.9-45.1 324 59.6 54.9-64.1
Rural 457 189 38.0 33.1-43.2 268 62.0 56.8-66.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 66 50.4 40.8-60.0 67 49.6 40.0-59.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 343 37.6 33.8-41.5 494 62.4 58.5-66.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,337 447 30.2 27.5-33.0 890 69.8 67.0-72.5

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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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