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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 913 119 12.9 10.2-16.2 794 87.1 83.8-89.8
GENDER
Male 349 45 11.0 7.6-15.7 304 89.0 84.3-92.4
Female 564 74 14.4 10.6-19.4 490 85.6 80.6-89.4
AGE
18-34 185 19 11.7 6.6-19.9 166 88.3 80.1-93.4
35-44 134 16 12.6 6.9-21.8 118 87.4 78.2-93.1
45-54 152 19 13.0 7.3-22.1 133 87.0 77.9-92.7
55-64 196 38 18.3 12.5-25.9 158 81.7 74.1-87.5
65-74 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 291 48 13.6 9.6-19.0 243 86.4 81.0-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 245 26 11.1 6.4-18.3 219 88.9 81.7-93.6
College Graduate 259 15 4.8 2.7- 8.2 244 95.2 91.8-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 201 28 14.5 8.8-23.2 173 85.5 76.8-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 119 42.2 34.7-50.1 199 57.8 49.9-65.3
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 19 18.0 11.2-27.6 98 82.0 72.4-88.8
Non-Veteran 796 100 12.3 9.4-15.9 696 87.7 84.1-90.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 293 28 8.7 5.5-13.3 265 91.3 86.7-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 177 23 8.7 5.3-13.8 154 91.3 86.2-94.7
Rural 443 68 20.9 15.3-28.0 375 79.1 72.0-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 34 7.7 4.8-12.1 431 92.3 87.9-95.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 23 11.8 7.2-18.8 201 88.2 81.2-92.8
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 25 10.8 6.6-17.1 158 89.2 82.9-93.4
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 40 23.0 15.4-33.0 216 77.0 67.0-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 338 48 12.9 9.2-17.9 290 87.1 82.1-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 31 9.6 5.9-15.0 288 90.4 85.0-94.1

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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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