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 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 928 57 5.2 3.7- 7.2 871 94.8 92.8-96.3
GENDER
Male 355 30 7.4 4.7-11.5 325 92.6 88.5-95.3
Female 573 27 3.3 2.0- 5.3 546 96.7 94.7-98.0
AGE
18-34 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 17 10.8 5.9-18.9 103 89.2 81.1-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 57 16.8 12.1-22.8 265 83.2 77.2-87.9
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 810 44 4.5 3.0- 6.6 766 95.5 93.4-97.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 296 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 453 33 6.2 4.0- 9.4 420 93.8 90.6-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 469 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 25 11.5 7.2-17.9 202 88.5 82.1-92.8
Unable to Work 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 20 6.5 3.8-10.8 242 93.5 89.2-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 345 17 5.4 3.0- 9.3 328 94.6 90.7-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 20 4.5 2.6- 7.9 301 95.5 92.1-97.4

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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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