2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 908 126 17.9 14.6-21.8 782 82.1 78.2-85.4
GENDER
Male 349 65 22.9 17.4-29.4 284 77.1 70.6-82.6
Female 559 61 13.8 10.1-18.7 498 86.2 81.3-89.9
AGE
18-34 188 46 29.6 21.7-39.1 142 70.4 60.9-78.3
35-44 129 30 24.7 16.6-35.0 99 75.3 65.0-83.4
45-54 151 20 13.6 8.2-21.7 131 86.4 78.3-91.8
55-64 194 17 7.5 4.2-13.2 177 92.5 86.8-95.8
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 288 46 20.1 14.5-27.2 242 79.9 72.8-85.5
Some Post-H.S. 244 40 19.4 13.3-27.3 204 80.6 72.7-86.7
College Graduate 257 25 10.9 6.7-17.1 232 89.1 82.9-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 16 17.4 10.1-28.3 105 82.6 71.7-89.9
$15,000- 24,999 200 29 15.7 10.2-23.3 171 84.3 76.7-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 15 13.0 7.3-22.2 100 87.0 77.8-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 48 20.6 14.4-28.6 269 79.4 71.4-85.6
No 585 76 16.5 12.8-21.1 509 83.5 78.9-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 15 17.4 10.2-28.1 99 82.6 71.9-89.8
Non-Veteran 794 111 18.0 14.4-22.2 683 82.0 77.8-85.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 50 18.4 13.6-24.3 241 81.6 75.7-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 172 19 11.1 6.7-17.8 153 88.9 82.2-93.3
Rural 445 57 21.3 15.3-29.0 388 78.7 71.0-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 461 73 20.9 16.1-26.7 388 79.1 73.3-83.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 21 15.5 9.2-24.9 113 84.5 75.1-90.8
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 27 19.9 12.5-30.2 152 80.1 69.8-87.5
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 323 38 16.4 11.1-23.6 285 83.6 76.4-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 33 16.0 10.5-23.6 225 84.0 76.4-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 40 16.7 11.7-23.3 292 83.3 76.7-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 53 19.6 14.4-26.0 265 80.4 74.0-85.6

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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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