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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 921 221 18.7 15.7-22.1 700 81.3 77.9-84.3
GENDER
Male 354 71 15.9 11.8-21.0 283 84.1 79.0-88.2
Female 567 150 21.1 17.0-25.8 417 78.9 74.2-83.0
AGE
18-34 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 40 24.3 16.8-33.7 113 75.7 66.3-83.2
55-64 198 73 36.0 27.6-45.2 125 64.0 54.8-72.4
65-74 155 57 26.7 19.0-36.2 98 73.3 63.8-81.0
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 294 82 19.8 14.6-26.3 212 80.2 73.7-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 247 57 17.4 12.5-23.7 190 82.6 76.3-87.5
College Graduate 259 31 8.0 5.1-12.4 228 92.0 87.6-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 201 62 23.4 17.2-30.9 139 76.6 69.1-82.8
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 221 60.9 52.9-68.3 100 39.1 31.7-47.1
No 593 *** *** *** 593 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 33 25.0 17.3-34.8 85 75.0 65.2-82.7
Non-Veteran 803 188 18.0 14.8-21.6 615 82.0 78.4-85.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 294 47 14.9 10.6-20.6 247 85.1 79.4-89.4
Regional City or Suburban County 177 45 15.1 10.4-21.3 132 84.9 78.7-89.6
Rural 450 129 25.8 20.5-31.8 321 74.2 68.2-79.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 468 33 5.6 3.4- 9.0 435 94.4 91.0-96.6
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 71 25.6 19.3-33.2 155 74.4 66.8-80.7
Unable to Work 136 104 76.5 66.3-84.3 32 23.5 15.7-33.7
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 61 28.4 20.7-37.5 122 71.6 62.5-79.3
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 43 11.7 7.7-17.4 284 88.3 82.6-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 72 23.9 17.2-32.3 189 76.1 67.7-82.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 340 92 23.6 18.3-29.9 248 76.4 70.1-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 57 13.1 9.5-17.8 263 86.9 82.2-90.5

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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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