2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 941 787 79.7 75.8-83.1 79 10.4 8.0-13.4 40 4.5 3.1- 6.6 33 5.3 3.4- 8.1 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 364 288 75.9 69.4-81.4 36 10.7 7.2-15.6 20 6.5 3.9-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 577 499 82.9 78.1-86.8 43 10.1 7.1-14.2 20 2.8 1.6- 4.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 193 141 69.9 61.0-77.5 26 15.8 10.3-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 136 101 72.7 62.1-81.2 17 13.3 7.7-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 139 87.6 80.2-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 203 172 82.2 73.1-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 104 84.2 72.7-91.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 246 79.1 72.3-84.5 25 8.9 5.5-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 253 208 76.3 68.0-83.0 27 14.3 9.2-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 266 228 82.6 75.6-87.9 23 11.9 7.4-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 169 79.6 71.4-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** 15 17.1 9.2-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 100 88.2 79.5-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 280 86.3 80.1-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 587 479 77.3 72.2-81.7 58 12.4 9.2-16.5 28 5.2 3.2- 8.2 22 5.1 2.9- 8.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 104 86.6 77.9-92.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 819 683 78.8 74.6-82.5 72 11.2 8.5-14.5 33 4.3 2.8- 6.6 29 5.5 3.5- 8.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 304 243 77.4 71.2-82.5 35 12.8 8.9-18.0 15 5.3 3.1- 9.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 180 155 84.0 75.2-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 457 389 80.3 73.5-85.7 30 7.6 4.7-12.0 *** *** *** 21 8.8 4.9-15.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 481 385 76.4 70.8-81.2 55 13.5 9.9-18.1 25 5.5 3.4- 8.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 213 93.3 88.2-96.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 122 82.2 70.2-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 149 74.1 63.8-82.3 16 12.9 7.7-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 286 83.2 76.3-88.3 34 12.7 8.4-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 221 83.4 76.0-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 295 76.8 69.8-82.5 29 10.4 6.7-15.7 17 7.0 4.1-11.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 271 80.8 74.9-85.7 32 10.9 7.4-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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