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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 949 55 4.9 3.4- 6.9 894 95.1 93.1-96.6
GENDER
Male 365 22 6.1 3.7-10.1 343 93.9 89.9-96.3
Female 584 33 3.8 2.4- 6.1 551 96.2 93.9-97.6
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 202 16 9.0 5.0-15.7 186 91.0 84.3-95.0
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 21 5.2 3.0- 8.9 282 94.8 91.1-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 254 14 4.6 2.5- 8.1 240 95.4 91.9-97.5
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 18 7.4 4.2-12.6 186 92.6 87.4-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 41 11.8 7.9-17.3 279 88.2 82.7-92.1
No 593 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 12 11.5 6.3-20.1 109 88.5 79.9-93.7
Non-Veteran 828 43 4.1 2.6- 6.2 785 95.9 93.8-97.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 461 32 6.8 4.2-11.1 429 93.2 88.9-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 18 8.3 4.8-14.1 209 91.7 85.9-95.2
Unable to Work 141 24 19.1 11.5-30.1 117 80.9 69.9-88.5
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 19 7.7 4.4-12.9 167 92.3 87.1-95.6
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 20 4.9 2.9- 8.3 312 95.1 91.7-97.1

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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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