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 kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 947 40 4.5 2.9- 7.0 907 95.5 93.0-97.1
GENDER
Male 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 581 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 593 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 825 32 4.4 2.7- 7.2 793 95.6 92.8-97.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 459 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 139 18 14.3 7.8-24.7 121 85.7 75.3-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 20 6.7 3.7-11.7 312 93.3 88.3-96.3

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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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