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 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
GENDER
Male 2,186 162 6.8 5.6- 8.3 2,024 93.2 91.7-94.4
Female 2,696 282 8.7 7.4-10.1 2,414 91.3 89.9-92.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,188 328 9.4 8.2-10.8 2,860 90.6 89.2-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 946 67 5.0 3.6- 7.0 879 95.0 93.0-96.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 21 10.0 5.2-18.5 130 90.0 81.5-94.8
Non-Hispanic Other 183 11 4.5 2.2- 8.9 172 95.5 91.1-97.8
Hispanic 352 11 3.1 1.4- 6.6 341 96.9 93.4-98.6
AGE
18-34 994 25 2.2 1.4- 3.5 969 97.8 96.5-98.6
35-44 650 28 3.8 2.3- 6.1 622 96.2 93.9-97.7
45-54 817 64 6.5 4.8- 8.9 753 93.5 91.1-95.2
55-64 934 103 11.5 9.0-14.5 831 88.5 85.5-91.0
65-74 850 137 15.5 12.5-18.9 713 84.5 81.1-87.5
75+ 585 85 19.0 14.5-24.5 500 81.0 75.5-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 504 87 15.6 12.0-20.1 417 84.4 79.9-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,253 146 8.6 7.0-10.6 1,107 91.4 89.4-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,336 132 7.3 5.9- 9.1 1,204 92.7 90.9-94.1
College Graduate 1,776 77 3.2 2.4- 4.2 1,699 96.8 95.8-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 486 99 17.8 13.8-22.8 387 82.2 77.2-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 742 96 10.4 8.0-13.4 646 89.6 86.6-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 474 55 9.6 6.8-13.4 419 90.4 86.6-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 559 42 6.4 4.4- 9.4 517 93.6 90.6-95.6
$50,000-74,999 628 35 5.8 3.9- 8.6 593 94.2 91.4-96.1
$75,000+ 1,139 40 3.1 2.1- 4.5 1,099 96.9 95.5-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 856 77 7.9 5.8-10.6 779 92.1 89.4-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,501 292 18.1 15.7-20.9 1,209 81.9 79.1-84.3
No 3,214 143 3.9 3.2- 4.9 3,071 96.1 95.1-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 717 62 8.2 6.0-11.2 655 91.8 88.8-94.0
Non-Veteran 4,163 382 7.7 6.8- 8.8 3,781 92.3 91.2-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,302 69 4.7 3.6- 6.3 1,233 95.3 93.7-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 980 89 8.9 7.0-11.4 891 91.1 88.6-93.0
Rural 2,602 286 9.8 8.4-11.5 2,316 90.2 88.5-91.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,536 94 3.4 2.7- 4.4 2,442 96.6 95.6-97.3
Unemployed 190 16 8.5 4.6-15.1 174 91.5 84.9-95.4
Retired 1,322 173 14.5 12.0-17.4 1,149 85.5 82.6-88.0
Unable to Work 464 144 26.6 21.6-32.2 320 73.4 67.8-78.4
Other not in Labor Force 340 17 3.9 2.1- 7.1 323 96.1 92.9-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 34 21.8 14.4-31.7 111 78.2 68.3-85.6
50% to 100% 369 50 10.5 7.4-14.7 319 89.5 85.3-92.6
101% to 150% 696 111 13.8 10.7-17.5 585 86.2 82.5-89.3
151% to 200% 329 38 9.5 6.1-14.4 291 90.5 85.6-93.9
More than 200% 2,277 123 4.7 3.8- 5.9 2,154 95.3 94.1-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 856 77 7.9 5.8-10.6 779 92.1 89.4-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,069 130 10.2 7.9-13.0 939 89.8 87.0-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,795 178 9.9 8.3-11.7 1,617 90.1 88.3-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,020 136 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,884 94.4 93.0-95.5

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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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