2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 947 703 76.1 72.2-79.7 244 23.9 20.3-27.8
GENDER
Male 364 272 75.2 68.8-80.6 92 24.8 19.4-31.2
Female 583 431 76.9 71.8-81.3 152 23.1 18.7-28.2
AGE
18-34 197 174 85.6 76.5-91.6 23 14.4 8.4-23.5
35-44 137 108 76.9 66.5-84.9 29 23.1 15.1-33.5
45-54 160 117 69.9 59.5-78.6 43 30.1 21.4-40.5
55-64 204 131 67.2 58.6-74.8 73 32.8 25.2-41.4
65-74 155 107 74.8 65.3-82.4 48 25.2 17.6-34.7
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 212 72.5 64.9-78.9 91 27.5 21.1-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 255 191 77.5 69.9-83.6 64 22.5 16.4-30.1
College Graduate 267 239 92.2 88.0-95.0 28 7.8 5.0-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 202 145 68.3 59.3-76.1 57 31.7 23.9-40.7
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 156 50.6 42.9-58.2 165 49.4 41.8-57.1
No 590 522 87.6 83.3-90.9 68 12.4 9.1-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 85 68.8 58.1-77.8 38 31.2 22.2-41.9
Non-Veteran 824 618 77.0 72.7-80.8 206 23.0 19.2-27.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 254 82.3 76.5-86.9 54 17.7 13.1-23.5
Regional City or Suburban County 181 138 75.6 65.3-83.7 43 24.4 16.3-34.7
Rural 458 311 68.2 61.6-74.2 147 31.8 25.8-38.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 417 84.7 79.2-88.9 67 15.3 11.1-20.8
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 165 76.2 68.7-82.4 62 23.8 17.6-31.3
Unable to Work 141 45 30.2 21.3-40.9 96 69.8 59.1-78.7
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 127 70.9 61.5-78.8 57 29.1 21.2-38.5
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 286 84.0 76.5-89.5 45 16.0 10.5-23.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 178 69.8 61.2-77.1 86 30.2 22.9-38.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 258 71.1 64.1-77.2 95 28.9 22.8-35.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 267 82.2 76.4-86.8 63 17.8 13.2-23.6

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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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