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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
GENDER
Male 2,188 134 6.4 5.2- 8.0 2,054 93.6 92.0-94.8
Female 2,693 326 11.9 10.3-13.6 2,367 88.1 86.4-89.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,186 284 9.1 7.9-10.6 2,902 90.9 89.4-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 946 114 11.0 8.6-14.1 832 89.0 85.9-91.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 20 10.4 5.5-18.9 130 89.6 81.1-94.5
Non-Hispanic Other 183 13 7.6 4.1-13.9 170 92.4 86.1-95.9
Hispanic 354 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 333 94.1 90.5-96.4
AGE
18-34 995 81 8.3 6.4-10.7 914 91.7 89.3-93.6
35-44 651 55 8.7 6.3-11.9 596 91.3 88.1-93.7
45-54 819 70 8.6 6.3-11.6 749 91.4 88.4-93.7
55-64 929 109 11.9 9.3-14.9 820 88.1 85.1-90.7
65-74 852 93 10.7 8.4-13.6 759 89.3 86.4-91.6
75+ 583 49 7.9 5.4-11.5 534 92.1 88.5-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 505 73 11.9 8.8-15.9 432 88.1 84.1-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,249 115 8.4 6.6-10.6 1,134 91.6 89.4-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,341 142 10.4 8.5-12.7 1,199 89.6 87.3-91.5
College Graduate 1,772 128 7.3 5.9- 8.9 1,644 92.7 91.1-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 483 87 15.9 12.1-20.6 396 84.1 79.4-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 738 92 13.7 10.6-17.7 646 86.3 82.3-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 477 44 7.8 5.4-11.2 433 92.2 88.8-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 555 51 8.3 5.9-11.6 504 91.7 88.4-94.1
$50,000-74,999 629 48 8.0 5.5-11.5 581 92.0 88.5-94.5
$75,000+ 1,139 74 6.2 4.7- 8.1 1,065 93.8 91.9-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 64 8.3 6.0-11.3 798 91.7 88.7-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,499 226 13.5 11.4-15.9 1,273 86.5 84.1-88.6
No 3,215 220 7.6 6.4- 9.0 2,995 92.4 91.0-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 716 34 5.1 3.3- 7.8 682 94.9 92.2-96.7
Non-Veteran 4,163 426 9.9 8.7-11.1 3,737 90.1 88.9-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,298 109 7.5 6.0- 9.4 1,189 92.5 90.6-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 977 98 11.4 9.1-14.3 879 88.6 85.7-90.9
Rural 2,608 253 9.5 8.0-11.2 2,355 90.5 88.8-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,539 179 7.7 6.4- 9.3 2,360 92.3 90.7-93.6
Unemployed 189 24 13.9 8.7-21.5 165 86.1 78.5-91.3
Retired 1,319 120 8.6 6.8-10.8 1,199 91.4 89.2-93.2
Unable to Work 461 107 22.0 17.4-27.5 354 78.0 72.5-82.6
Other not in Labor Force 342 28 7.1 4.4-11.3 314 92.9 88.7-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 144 30 21.3 13.7-31.6 114 78.7 68.4-86.3
50% to 100% 367 63 15.6 11.2-21.2 304 84.4 78.8-88.8
101% to 150% 695 81 12.5 9.4-16.4 614 87.5 83.6-90.6
151% to 200% 328 41 8.7 5.8-12.9 287 91.3 87.1-94.2
More than 200% 2,275 168 7.3 6.0- 8.8 2,107 92.7 91.2-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 64 8.3 6.0-11.3 798 91.7 88.7-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,069 116 10.9 8.2-14.3 953 89.1 85.7-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,796 172 10.1 8.5-12.0 1,624 89.9 88.0-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,018 172 8.2 6.8- 9.8 1,846 91.8 90.2-93.2

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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