2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 947 117 15.4 12.4-18.8 215 22.0 18.7-25.7 371 38.8 34.6-43.1 189 19.7 16.4-23.6 55 4.1 2.9- 5.8
GENDER
Male 364 53 18.2 13.5-24.2 76 18.1 13.8-23.4 143 38.8 32.3-45.7 67 19.4 14.4-25.6 25 5.5 3.4- 8.7
Female 583 64 13.0 9.6-17.3 139 25.2 20.6-30.4 228 38.7 33.5-44.2 122 20.0 15.8-25.1 30 3.0 1.9- 4.9
AGE
18-34 197 45 22.0 15.6-30.0 61 28.3 21.1-36.8 68 35.3 27.1-44.4 20 13.2 7.4-22.4 *** *** ***
35-44 137 34 24.3 16.6-34.1 30 18.8 12.2-27.9 44 33.8 24.4-44.7 26 22.1 14.3-32.7 *** *** ***
45-54 160 *** *** *** 41 20.2 14.0-28.2 67 41.8 32.3-51.9 33 24.8 16.7-35.3 *** *** ***
55-64 204 *** *** *** 39 19.8 13.9-27.5 81 40.1 31.7-49.1 58 23.9 17.4-31.8 *** *** ***
65-74 155 *** *** *** 26 17.1 10.4-26.7 *** *** *** 33 17.6 11.4-26.1 *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.5 5.8-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 37 16.0 11.1-22.4 51 17.9 12.9-24.2 124 38.6 31.5-46.4 74 23.8 17.6-31.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 34 15.8 10.5-23.3 54 21.1 15.1-28.6 103 40.6 32.9-48.7 52 19.9 14.0-27.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 38 17.9 12.5-24.9 99 38.4 31.2-46.3 102 35.9 28.8-43.8 20 5.2 3.1- 8.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 8.9 5.0-15.5
$15,000- 24,999 202 19 14.5 8.9-22.7 35 15.6 10.6-22.3 91 38.3 30.0-47.3 43 24.6 17.5-33.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 21 18.0 10.4-29.3 29 22.0 14.0-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 *** *** *** 31 9.9 6.5-14.7 115 35.1 28.2-42.6 115 37.2 29.9-45.1 50 12.2 8.5-17.2
No 590 106 20.6 16.6-25.4 178 27.8 23.3-32.8 238 39.1 33.9-44.6 65 11.8 8.6-16.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** 21 16.3 10.0-25.3 51 40.3 30.5-50.8 30 26.0 17.5-36.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 824 104 15.7 12.6-19.5 194 22.7 19.1-26.7 320 38.6 34.1-43.3 159 19.0 15.4-23.1 47 4.0 2.8- 5.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 43 15.6 11.3-21.2 82 22.4 17.6-28.0 129 44.3 37.7-51.1 40 13.4 9.3-18.9 14 4.3 2.4- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 181 33 24.6 16.5-34.9 42 23.3 15.6-33.4 63 27.8 20.4-36.6 36 22.0 14.2-32.5 *** *** ***
Rural 458 41 9.9 6.9-13.9 91 20.8 16.0-26.5 179 37.6 31.2-44.4 113 26.8 21.1-33.5 34 4.9 3.2- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 86 20.2 15.8-25.5 143 24.9 20.6-29.9 188 39.6 33.8-45.6 65 14.9 10.7-20.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 18 11.7 6.8-19.3 44 22.9 15.8-31.9 103 41.7 33.4-50.5 43 17.3 12.0-24.2 19 6.5 3.7-11.1
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 24.7 16.4-35.3 *** *** *** 31 20.6 13.3-30.6
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 *** *** *** 34 20.1 13.6-28.7 80 40.1 31.0-49.9 37 20.8 13.9-30.0 20 8.3 4.6-14.4
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 57 20.4 14.9-27.3 112 29.1 23.0-36.0 117 34.6 27.9-41.9 42 15.4 10.0-23.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 22 13.5 8.3-21.1 43 15.8 10.5-23.3 113 40.4 32.2-49.3 65 25.7 18.7-34.2 21 4.6 2.6- 7.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 45 12.6 8.9-17.6 83 22.7 17.7-28.6 130 35.8 29.4-42.7 76 24.8 18.9-31.8 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 50 18.2 13.4-24.3 89 23.4 18.2-29.5 128 40.6 34.1-47.5 48 13.7 9.6-19.3 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0

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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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