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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 946 114 11.0 8.6-14.1 832 89.0 85.9-91.4
GENDER
Male 365 25 7.9 4.6-13.1 340 92.1 86.9-95.4
Female 581 89 13.7 10.4-17.7 492 86.3 82.3-89.6
AGE
18-34 198 22 10.5 6.0-18.0 176 89.5 82.0-94.0
35-44 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 21 12.9 7.3-21.7 139 87.1 78.3-92.7
55-64 201 28 16.2 10.2-24.6 173 83.8 75.4-89.8
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 22 12.9 7.6-20.9 98 87.1 79.1-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 39 10.6 6.5-16.8 261 89.4 83.2-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 256 32 13.3 8.6-20.0 224 86.7 80.0-91.4
College Graduate 267 20 6.7 3.8-11.6 247 93.3 88.4-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 26 13.7 7.8-23.1 109 86.3 76.9-92.2
$15,000- 24,999 204 32 15.2 10.0-22.5 172 84.8 77.5-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 55 15.7 11.2-21.5 263 84.3 78.5-88.8
No 592 54 9.1 6.3-13.1 538 90.9 86.9-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 824 110 11.7 9.0-14.9 714 88.3 85.1-91.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 34 10.7 7.0-16.1 274 89.3 83.9-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 180 22 11.9 6.7-20.2 158 88.1 79.8-93.3
Rural 458 58 11.0 7.9-15.1 400 89.0 84.9-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 43 9.1 6.0-13.6 441 90.9 86.4-94.0
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 18 5.3 3.0- 9.3 211 94.7 90.7-97.0
Unable to Work 138 41 30.5 21.2-41.7 97 69.5 58.3-78.8
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 185 23 14.1 8.6-22.4 162 85.9 77.6-91.4
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 25 7.0 4.1-11.8 305 93.0 88.2-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 35 12.9 8.2-19.5 227 87.1 80.5-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 38 9.3 6.1-14.0 314 90.7 86.0-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 41 11.8 8.0-17.2 291 88.2 82.8-92.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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