2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 770 36 7.2 4.7-11.0 734 92.8 89.0-95.3
GENDER
Male 297 24 11.1 6.8-17.5 273 88.9 82.5-93.2
Female 473 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** 77 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 483 23 7.4 4.5-11.9 460 92.6 88.1-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 672 29 7.3 4.5-11.5 643 92.7 88.5-95.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 401 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 376 28 11.1 6.9-17.5 348 88.9 82.5-93.1
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** 51 100 . - .
More than 200% 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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