2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 950 178 19.3 16.1-22.9 772 80.7 77.1-83.9
GENDER
Male 367 59 14.9 10.8-20.1 308 85.1 79.9-89.2
Female 583 119 22.9 18.4-28.2 464 77.1 71.8-81.6
AGE
18-34 198 41 22.0 15.3-30.6 157 78.0 69.4-84.7
35-44 137 29 18.0 11.7-26.6 108 82.0 73.4-88.3
45-54 160 37 23.3 16.2-32.2 123 76.7 67.8-83.8
55-64 204 37 19.7 13.0-28.6 167 80.3 71.4-87.0
65-74 156 20 8.5 4.9-14.2 136 91.5 85.8-95.1
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 33 23.0 15.2-33.3 89 77.0 66.7-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 71 20.9 15.8-27.0 232 79.1 73.0-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 255 45 21.1 14.6-29.5 210 78.9 70.5-85.4
College Graduate 267 27 10.6 6.8-16.3 240 89.4 83.7-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 41 30.1 21.0-41.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 51 26.2 19.2-34.7 153 73.8 65.3-80.8
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 89 32.0 25.0-39.9 232 68.0 60.1-75.0
No 593 82 13.4 10.3-17.4 511 86.6 82.6-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 14 11.9 6.8-20.0 109 88.1 80.0-93.2
Non-Veteran 827 164 20.2 16.7-24.2 663 79.8 75.8-83.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 60 20.0 15.3-25.7 247 80.0 74.3-84.7
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 462 96 23.8 18.3-30.4 366 76.2 69.6-81.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 81 18.9 14.5-24.3 404 81.1 75.7-85.5
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 23 7.9 4.7-12.9 206 92.1 87.1-95.3
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 43 23.3 16.7-31.6 143 76.7 68.4-83.3
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 27 10.0 5.9-16.6 304 90.0 83.4-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 56 24.9 17.9-33.5 210 75.1 66.5-82.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 66 19.7 14.9-25.7 287 80.3 74.3-85.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 56 17.1 12.4-23.0 275 82.9 77.0-87.6

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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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