2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 946 67 5.0 3.6- 7.0 879 95.0 93.0-96.4
GENDER
Male 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 582 51 6.4 4.3- 9.4 531 93.6 90.6-95.7
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 204 18 10.4 5.9-17.6 186 89.6 82.4-94.1
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 27 4.4 2.8- 7.0 275 95.6 93.0-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 19 9.6 5.6-16.0 117 90.4 84.0-94.4
$15,000- 24,999 204 22 8.8 5.1-14.8 182 91.2 85.2-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 45 11.2 7.6-16.1 273 88.8 83.9-92.4
No 592 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 824 63 5.4 3.8- 7.6 761 94.6 92.4-96.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 179 18 6.0 3.5-10.2 161 94.0 89.8-96.5
Rural 459 37 6.0 4.0- 9.0 422 94.0 91.0-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 32 18.8 12.2-27.9 108 81.2 72.1-87.8
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 24 12.0 7.3-19.3 160 88.0 80.7-92.7
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 21 4.9 2.7- 8.5 244 95.1 91.5-97.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 350 30 6.3 4.1- 9.6 320 93.7 90.4-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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