2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
GENDER
Male 2,137 92 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,045 96.6 95.6-97.4
Female 2,647 181 6.1 5.0- 7.4 2,466 93.9 92.6-95.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,138 162 4.4 3.6- 5.5 2,976 95.6 94.5-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 926 58 5.6 4.0- 7.7 868 94.4 92.3-96.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 21 13.0 7.4-22.0 129 87.0 78.0-92.6
Non-Hispanic Other 176 *** *** *** 170 97.7 93.9-99.2
Hispanic 337 19 4.2 2.3- 7.6 318 95.8 92.4-97.7
AGE
18-34 967 23 1.7 1.1- 2.8 944 98.3 97.2-98.9
35-44 630 21 3.1 1.9- 5.2 609 96.9 94.8-98.1
45-54 799 52 5.9 4.1- 8.4 747 94.1 91.6-95.9
55-64 920 68 6.2 4.4- 8.8 852 93.8 91.2-95.6
65-74 844 52 7.7 5.2-11.2 792 92.3 88.8-94.8
75+ 576 55 9.6 6.8-13.3 521 90.4 86.7-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 492 69 12.6 9.3-17.0 423 87.4 83.0-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,225 82 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,143 95.2 93.7-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,322 79 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,243 95.9 94.6-96.9
College Graduate 1,736 41 1.4 1.0- 2.1 1,695 98.6 97.9-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 436 71 17.2 12.6-23.0 365 82.8 77.0-87.4
$15,000- 24,999 732 59 6.4 4.4- 9.1 673 93.6 90.9-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 475 24 5.1 3.2- 8.2 451 94.9 91.8-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 551 24 3.7 2.2- 6.2 527 96.3 93.8-97.8
$50,000-74,999 627 17 1.8 1.0- 3.4 610 98.2 96.6-99.0
$75,000+ 1,133 13 0.8 0.4- 1.8 1,120 99.2 98.2-99.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 65 5.8 4.2- 7.9 767 94.2 92.1-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,516 273 17.0 14.6-19.8 1,243 83.0 80.2-85.4
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 702 40 5.7 3.9- 8.4 662 94.3 91.6-96.1
Non-Veteran 4,080 233 4.7 3.9- 5.6 3,847 95.3 94.4-96.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,266 46 3.9 2.7- 5.4 1,220 96.1 94.6-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 965 43 3.4 2.3- 5.0 922 96.6 95.0-97.7
Rural 2,555 184 6.5 5.3- 7.9 2,371 93.5 92.1-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,473 60 1.6 1.2- 2.2 2,413 98.4 97.8-98.8
Unemployed 183 17 10.7 5.9-18.7 166 89.3 81.3-94.1
Retired 1,311 82 6.3 4.7- 8.4 1,229 93.7 91.6-95.3
Unable to Work 458 100 23.4 18.3-29.4 358 76.6 70.6-81.7
Other not in Labor Force 333 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6 320 98.1 96.4-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 143 24 14.0 8.5-22.0 119 86.0 78.0-91.5
50% to 100% 366 51 13.9 9.6-19.8 315 86.1 80.2-90.4
101% to 150% 691 56 7.3 5.0-10.4 635 92.7 89.6-95.0
151% to 200% 328 18 5.6 3.2- 9.7 310 94.4 90.3-96.8
More than 200% 2,263 56 1.7 1.2- 2.4 2,207 98.3 97.6-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 65 5.8 4.2- 7.9 767 94.2 92.1-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,048 83 6.4 4.7- 8.6 965 93.6 91.4-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,763 116 5.9 4.7- 7.4 1,647 94.1 92.6-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,975 74 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,901 96.4 95.2-97.3

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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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