2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 641 254 43.7 38.5-49.0 56 9.2 6.3-13.2 204 28.2 23.7-33.3 77 11.4 8.3-15.4 42 5.9 4.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 238 100 46.7 38.7-54.9 24 10.4 6.4-16.5 64 25.9 19.3-33.8 19 5.8 3.2-10.2 28 9.6 6.1-14.7 *** *** ***
Female 403 154 41.4 34.7-48.3 32 8.3 4.7-14.2 140 30.0 24.0-36.8 58 15.7 11.0-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.0 5.6-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 21.7 14.3-31.5 *** *** *** 15 9.0 5.2-15.1 *** *** ***
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.2 8.0-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 46 29.1 20.9-39.0 18 13.7 8.0-22.5 66 31.1 22.7-41.0 34 21.5 14.5-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 185 82 50.6 40.9-60.2 *** *** *** 45 18.2 12.5-25.6 *** *** *** 21 10.7 6.4-17.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 196 118 70.2 62.0-77.2 17 7.9 4.7-13.2 38 14.2 9.3-21.0 *** *** *** 15 5.3 3.0- 9.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** 20 13.7 8.0-22.4 *** *** *** 21 11.3 6.7-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 232 36 21.0 14.3-29.9 *** *** *** 112 43.1 34.4-52.3 46 19.5 12.8-28.6 20 7.4 4.6-11.7 *** *** ***
No 407 218 55.1 48.5-61.5 41 10.4 6.7-15.9 90 20.7 15.8-26.7 31 7.3 4.8-11.2 22 5.1 2.9- 8.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 559 229 45.7 40.0-51.5 54 10.1 6.9-14.5 185 28.7 23.8-34.2 73 12.2 8.9-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 189 97 51.5 42.9-60.1 19 8.7 5.2-14.3 48 24.8 18.0-33.3 13 9.1 5.1-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 332 115 37.1 29.8-45.1 26 7.5 4.5-12.3 120 33.2 26.2-41.1 50 16.4 10.8-24.0 19 5.5 3.4- 8.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 310 211 68.7 61.2-75.3 33 9.9 6.5-14.8 25 7.8 4.4-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 25 13.2 7.7-21.6 *** *** *** 114 60.7 50.9-69.7 *** *** *** 21 13.6 8.3-21.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 *** *** *** 19 16.0 9.4-26.1 *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.0-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 249 146 62.9 54.0-71.0 *** *** *** 48 15.2 10.3-21.9 *** *** *** 24 7.2 4.4-11.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 67 37.9 28.5-48.4 19 11.7 6.5-20.3 *** *** *** 28 12.1 7.5-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 78 36.9 29.0-45.7 *** *** *** 76 32.9 25.3-41.6 32 12.5 8.3-18.5 30 11.0 7.0-16.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 109 51.8 43.1-60.3 25 13.0 7.7-21.1 51 21.3 15.3-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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