2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 947 640 66.3 62.1-70.3 138 11.7 9.3-14.6 169 22.0 18.5-25.9
GENDER
Male 366 217 58.5 51.6-65.0 52 11.1 7.7-15.7 97 30.4 24.4-37.2
Female 581 423 72.8 67.7-77.5 86 12.2 9.1-16.1 72 15.0 11.4-19.4
AGE
18-34 196 116 57.6 48.6-66.2 *** *** *** 65 35.9 27.8-44.9
35-44 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 25.2 16.8-36.0
45-54 160 105 62.6 52.5-71.7 23 16.2 10.2-24.7 32 21.2 14.0-30.7
55-64 204 145 76.8 69.2-82.9 31 12.7 8.3-19.1 28 10.5 6.5-16.4
65-74 156 111 78.7 69.8-85.5 36 14.9 9.6-22.5 *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** 21 16.0 9.2-26.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 180 57.1 49.3-64.6 45 10.5 7.0-15.6 77 32.4 25.4-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 253 176 68.1 60.1-75.2 41 15.3 10.4-21.8 36 16.7 11.4-23.8
College Graduate 267 197 75.0 67.6-81.1 38 11.7 7.5-17.7 32 13.3 8.8-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** 23 11.9 6.9-19.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 203 125 58.1 49.0-66.6 32 12.5 8.1-18.9 46 29.4 21.7-38.6
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** 20 16.1 9.1-26.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 91 83.1 72.8-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 202 61.9 54.4-68.9 68 19.2 14.0-25.6 51 18.9 13.8-25.3
No 590 415 69.4 64.1-74.3 67 8.6 6.2-11.9 108 21.9 17.5-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** 28 18.9 12.1-28.4 24 25.7 17.0-37.0
Non-Veteran 824 569 67.7 63.1-72.0 110 10.8 8.4-13.9 145 21.5 17.8-25.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 305 204 67.0 60.4-73.0 44 12.9 9.0-18.2 57 20.1 15.3-26.0
Regional City or Suburban County 181 120 64.0 53.7-73.2 26 11.3 6.9-18.1 35 24.7 16.5-35.1
Rural 461 316 66.8 60.1-72.8 68 10.4 7.6-14.0 77 22.9 17.4-29.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 326 63.3 57.2-68.9 51 11.1 7.8-15.5 108 25.6 20.6-31.3
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 165 79.6 72.9-85.0 52 14.3 10.1-20.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 96 67.0 56.1-76.3 27 17.6 11.1-26.8 17 15.4 8.9-25.4
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 120 60.5 50.6-69.6 29 12.5 7.9-19.4 37 26.9 18.7-37.2
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 241 74.8 67.5-80.9 50 11.9 8.0-17.3 40 13.3 8.6-20.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 177 66.4 58.0-73.8 42 11.8 7.9-17.3 47 21.8 15.6-29.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 236 61.0 53.9-67.7 50 12.8 9.0-17.9 67 26.2 20.1-33.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 227 70.6 64.2-76.4 46 10.8 7.4-15.5 55 18.6 13.9-24.4

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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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