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 3,163 2,213 70.1 68.1-72.0 950 29.9 28.0-31.9
-Piedmont NC 1,671 1,233 72.9 70.3-75.4 438 27.1 24.6-29.7
GENDER
Male 759 561 73.4 69.5-77.0 198 26.6 23.0-30.5
Female 912 672 72.4 68.8-75.8 240 27.6 24.2-31.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,021 765 72.5 69.0-75.7 256 27.5 24.3-31.0
Non-Hispanic Black 375 276 74.4 69.1-79.1 99 25.6 20.9-30.9
Other 275 192 71.9 65.6-77.5 83 28.1 22.5-34.4
AGE
18-34 309 239 77.3 71.6-82.1 70 22.7 17.9-28.4
35-44 241 203 84.0 77.8-88.8 38 16.0 11.2-22.2
45-54 295 219 73.4 66.9-79.0 76 26.6 21.0-33.1
55-64 341 252 69.6 63.3-75.1 89 30.4 24.9-36.7
65-74 261 177 65.8 58.9-72.1 84 34.2 27.9-41.1
75+ 202 128 57.9 48.7-66.6 74 42.1 33.4-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 108 58.6 49.5-67.1 66 41.4 32.9-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 355 220 63.6 57.7-69.1 135 36.4 30.9-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 481 348 74.5 70.0-78.7 133 25.5 21.3-30.0
College Graduate 658 554 85.2 82.0-88.0 104 14.8 12.0-18.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 507 334 64.2 58.9-69.2 173 35.8 30.8-41.1
No 1,152 892 76.4 73.4-79.2 260 23.6 20.8-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 142 72.2 64.4-78.9 57 27.8 21.1-35.6
Non-Veteran 1,470 1,090 73.0 70.2-75.6 380 27.0 24.4-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 931 745 79.1 75.9-82.0 186 20.9 18.0-24.1
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 281 61.3 55.5-66.7 157 38.7 33.3-44.5
Unable to Work 131 86 61.8 51.7-70.9 45 38.2 29.1-48.3
Other not in Labor Force 103 81 79.7 69.2-87.3 22 20.3 12.7-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 126 60.4 52.0-68.2 70 39.6 31.8-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 147 92 64.0 54.5-72.5 55 36.0 27.5-45.5
$35,000- 49,999 176 128 75.2 67.0-81.9 48 24.8 18.1-33.0
$50,000- 74,999 183 138 73.6 65.1-80.6 45 26.4 19.4-34.9
$75,000+ 511 433 83.2 79.1-86.6 78 16.8 13.4-20.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 102 63.3 54.1-71.5 53 36.7 28.5-45.9
101% to 150% 164 108 60.2 50.7-69.0 56 39.8 31.0-49.3
151% to 200% 105 75 78.8 70.0-85.6 30 21.2 14.4-30.0
More than 200% 846 668 78.1 74.6-81.2 178 21.9 18.8-25.4
HOUSING
Own 1,078 798 72.0 68.7-75.2 280 28.0 24.8-31.3
Rent 468 337 73.3 68.5-77.6 131 26.7 22.4-31.5
Other arrangement 115 91 78.9 69.0-86.3 24 21.1 13.7-31.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 906 722 78.8 75.4-81.9 184 21.2 18.1-24.6
Regional City or Suburban County 412 285 68.9 63.2-74.0 127 31.1 26.0-36.8
Rural 353 226 62.6 56.6-68.3 127 37.4 31.7-43.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 448 67.1 62.6-71.3 203 32.9 28.7-37.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 919 719 77.8 74.4-80.9 200 22.2 19.1-25.6

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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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