2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
GENDER
Male 2,195 249 11.8 10.1-13.7 1,946 88.2 86.3-89.9
Female 2,705 421 15.3 13.6-17.2 2,284 84.7 82.8-86.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,198 418 13.4 11.9-15.0 2,780 86.6 85.0-88.1
Non-Hispanic Black 949 155 16.4 13.3-20.0 794 83.6 80.0-86.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 152 28 14.9 8.7-24.2 124 85.1 75.8-91.3
Non-Hispanic Other 185 24 11.6 7.2-18.1 161 88.4 81.9-92.8
Hispanic 354 36 9.6 6.6-13.7 318 90.4 86.3-93.4
AGE
18-34 997 152 14.8 12.3-17.7 845 85.2 82.3-87.7
35-44 654 86 13.8 10.7-17.7 568 86.2 82.3-89.3
45-54 820 95 11.4 8.8-14.6 725 88.6 85.4-91.2
55-64 934 141 15.0 12.2-18.2 793 85.0 81.8-87.8
65-74 856 124 14.9 11.9-18.4 732 85.1 81.6-88.1
75+ 587 69 10.0 7.2-13.6 518 90.0 86.4-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 509 94 17.6 13.6-22.4 415 82.4 77.6-86.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,254 170 13.0 10.8-15.6 1,084 87.0 84.4-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,344 190 13.9 11.7-16.4 1,154 86.1 83.6-88.3
College Graduate 1,779 214 11.9 10.1-13.8 1,565 88.1 86.2-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 489 114 23.0 18.3-28.5 375 77.0 71.5-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 741 128 18.7 15.1-23.0 613 81.3 77.0-84.9
$25,000- 34,999 477 59 10.9 7.7-15.2 418 89.1 84.8-92.3
$35,000- 49,999 559 84 14.4 11.1-18.5 475 85.6 81.5-88.9
$50,000-74,999 630 72 11.1 8.2-14.8 558 88.9 85.2-91.8
$75,000+ 1,142 117 10.1 8.1-12.5 1,025 89.9 87.5-91.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 96 11.8 9.2-15.1 768 88.2 84.9-90.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,511 308 19.2 16.7-22.0 1,203 80.8 78.0-83.3
No 3,222 339 11.4 10.0-12.9 2,883 88.6 87.1-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 718 60 8.5 6.1-11.6 658 91.5 88.4-93.9
Non-Veteran 4,180 610 14.4 13.0-15.9 3,570 85.6 84.1-87.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,304 177 12.5 10.5-14.7 1,127 87.5 85.3-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 985 136 14.9 12.2-18.0 849 85.1 82.0-87.8
Rural 2,613 357 13.9 12.1-16.0 2,256 86.1 84.0-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,544 293 12.5 10.9-14.3 2,251 87.5 85.7-89.1
Unemployed 190 31 16.8 11.0-24.8 159 83.2 75.2-89.0
Retired 1,325 165 11.7 9.6-14.2 1,160 88.3 85.8-90.4
Unable to Work 467 131 28.5 23.2-34.5 336 71.5 65.5-76.8
Other not in Labor Force 343 48 10.9 7.7-15.4 295 89.1 84.6-92.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 35 24.0 16.1-34.3 110 76.0 65.7-83.9
50% to 100% 370 89 23.8 18.4-30.2 281 76.2 69.8-81.6
101% to 150% 700 117 18.1 14.4-22.6 583 81.9 77.4-85.6
151% to 200% 329 46 10.1 7.0-14.5 283 89.9 85.5-93.0
More than 200% 2,282 266 11.4 9.9-13.2 2,016 88.6 86.8-90.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 96 11.8 9.2-15.1 768 88.2 84.9-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,073 152 14.5 11.3-18.3 921 85.5 81.7-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,802 259 14.8 12.9-17.0 1,543 85.2 83.0-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,027 259 12.5 10.8-14.5 1,768 87.5 85.5-89.2

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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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