2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 926 58 5.6 4.0- 7.7 868 94.4 92.3-96.0
GENDER
Male 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 571 45 7.6 5.2-11.1 526 92.4 88.9-94.8
AGE
18-34 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 199 20 10.2 5.7-17.5 179 89.8 82.5-94.3
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 296 20 5.9 3.3-10.3 276 94.1 89.7-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 248 18 5.5 3.2- 9.4 230 94.5 90.6-96.8
College Graduate 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 20 16.7 9.2-28.3 104 83.3 71.7-90.8
$15,000- 24,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 58 18.2 13.2-24.5 264 81.8 75.5-86.8
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 808 52 5.5 3.9- 7.9 756 94.5 92.1-96.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 452 34 7.7 5.0-11.6 418 92.3 88.4-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 469 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 30 23.5 15.0-34.9 108 76.5 65.1-85.0
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 343 23 5.5 3.3- 9.0 320 94.5 91.0-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 17 5.1 2.9- 9.0 304 94.9 91.0-97.1

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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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