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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 919 99 8.5 6.6-11.0 820 91.5 89.0-93.4
GENDER
Male 352 26 6.3 4.0- 9.7 326 93.7 90.3-96.0
Female 567 73 10.4 7.6-14.1 494 89.6 85.9-92.4
AGE
18-34 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 19 13.0 7.4-21.9 134 87.0 78.1-92.6
55-64 196 30 14.0 8.9-21.3 166 86.0 78.7-91.1
65-74 154 19 10.1 5.6-17.6 135 89.9 82.4-94.4
75+ 83 19 17.4 9.7-29.3 64 82.6 70.7-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 37 23.3 15.1-34.1 83 76.7 65.9-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 292 23 5.7 3.3- 9.7 269 94.3 90.3-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 247 23 6.9 4.2-11.2 224 93.1 88.8-95.8
College Graduate 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 33 24.0 15.3-35.6 90 76.0 64.4-84.7
$15,000- 24,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 99 27.8 21.8-34.7 221 72.2 65.3-78.2
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 802 85 8.3 6.3-11.0 717 91.7 89.0-93.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 293 19 5.6 3.2- 9.4 274 94.4 90.6-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 451 68 14.4 10.5-19.5 383 85.6 80.5-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 26 8.3 5.2-12.9 201 91.7 87.1-94.8
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 20 12.0 6.8-20.4 163 88.0 79.6-93.2
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 16 4.4 2.5- 7.7 310 95.6 92.3-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 39 13.3 8.8-19.6 222 86.7 80.4-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 338 34 9.4 6.1-14.1 304 90.6 85.9-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 26 6.3 3.9- 9.9 294 93.7 90.1-96.1

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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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