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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 921 72 6.9 5.0- 9.4 849 93.1 90.6-95.0
GENDER
Male 353 24 5.6 3.5- 8.8 329 94.4 91.2-96.5
Female 568 48 8.0 5.3-11.9 520 92.0 88.1-94.7
AGE
18-34 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 20 13.3 7.5-22.5 133 86.7 77.5-92.5
55-64 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 17 12.5 6.8-21.8 103 87.5 78.2-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 294 26 6.7 4.1-10.7 268 93.3 89.3-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 247 21 8.0 4.5-13.9 226 92.0 86.1-95.5
College Graduate 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 321 72 22.4 16.7-29.4 249 77.6 70.6-83.3
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 804 60 6.5 4.6- 9.2 744 93.5 90.8-95.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 451 45 9.8 6.7-14.1 406 90.2 85.9-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 18 6.6 3.9-11.0 209 93.4 89.0-96.1
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 27 9.7 5.8-15.7 234 90.3 84.3-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 340 27 7.9 4.9-12.6 313 92.1 87.4-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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