2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 949 155 16.4 13.3-20.0 794 83.6 80.0-86.7
GENDER
Male 366 47 15.4 10.7-21.6 319 84.6 78.4-89.3
Female 583 108 17.2 13.5-21.8 475 82.8 78.2-86.5
AGE
18-34 198 37 19.4 13.0-27.8 161 80.6 72.2-87.0
35-44 137 23 15.0 8.7-24.5 114 85.0 75.5-91.3
45-54 160 25 14.4 8.6-23.3 135 85.6 76.7-91.4
55-64 202 36 21.3 14.4-30.4 166 78.7 69.6-85.6
65-74 156 25 12.3 7.1-20.5 131 87.7 79.5-92.9
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 53 16.1 11.1-22.9 249 83.9 77.1-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 256 42 17.5 12.1-24.6 214 82.5 75.4-87.9
College Graduate 267 30 10.6 6.7-16.3 237 89.4 83.7-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 33 20.0 12.1-31.0 104 80.0 69.0-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 204 41 21.0 14.7-29.2 163 79.0 70.8-85.3
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 70 22.4 16.7-29.5 250 77.6 70.5-83.3
No 593 76 13.6 10.1-18.2 517 86.4 81.8-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 827 144 16.8 13.5-20.7 683 83.2 79.3-86.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 46 15.6 11.1-21.5 262 84.4 78.5-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 180 29 14.4 8.8-22.7 151 85.6 77.3-91.2
Rural 461 80 18.5 13.7-24.6 381 81.5 75.4-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 66 14.6 10.6-19.8 418 85.4 80.2-89.4
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 25 9.3 5.6-15.0 204 90.7 85.0-94.4
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 33 22.2 14.6-32.3 153 77.8 67.7-85.4
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 38 11.6 7.6-17.3 292 88.4 82.7-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 48 21.0 14.1-30.2 217 79.0 69.8-85.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 55 13.9 10.0-19.0 297 86.1 81.0-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 52 16.9 12.1-23.0 280 83.1 77.0-87.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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