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 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
GENDER
Male 2,197 84 4.0 3.1- 5.3 2,113 96.0 94.7-96.9
Female 2,696 116 4.3 3.4- 5.6 2,580 95.7 94.4-96.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,196 135 4.1 3.3- 5.1 3,061 95.9 94.9-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 947 40 4.5 2.9- 7.0 907 95.5 93.0-97.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 *** *** *** 144 94.5 84.9-98.1
Non-Hispanic Other 185 *** *** *** 183 98.3 91.9-99.7
Hispanic 352 *** *** *** 342 96.7 92.9-98.5
AGE
18-34 996 17 2.6 1.5- 4.6 979 97.4 95.4-98.5
35-44 653 *** *** *** 644 97.9 95.6-99.0
45-54 822 29 3.5 2.2- 5.5 793 96.5 94.5-97.8
55-64 932 46 6.1 4.2- 8.7 886 93.9 91.3-95.8
65-74 855 63 8.2 6.0-11.3 792 91.8 88.7-94.0
75+ 583 36 5.9 3.8- 9.0 547 94.1 91.0-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 505 28 6.0 3.8- 9.2 477 94.0 90.8-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,254 59 4.5 3.2- 6.3 1,195 95.5 93.7-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,343 63 5.0 3.6- 6.9 1,280 95.0 93.1-96.4
College Graduate 1,777 48 1.8 1.3- 2.6 1,729 98.2 97.4-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 487 32 7.6 4.8-11.8 455 92.4 88.2-95.2
$15,000- 24,999 740 46 7.3 5.1-10.4 694 92.7 89.6-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 478 29 5.3 3.3- 8.4 449 94.7 91.6-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 559 14 3.2 1.3- 7.2 545 96.8 92.8-98.7
$50,000-74,999 628 21 3.5 2.1- 5.9 607 96.5 94.1-97.9
$75,000+ 1,142 20 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,122 98.2 96.8-99.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 38 3.4 2.1- 5.4 823 96.6 94.6-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,505 132 9.1 7.2-11.5 1,373 90.9 88.5-92.8
No 3,220 65 2.3 1.7- 3.2 3,155 97.7 96.8-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 718 32 4.2 2.7- 6.3 686 95.8 93.7-97.3
Non-Veteran 4,173 168 4.2 3.4- 5.1 4,005 95.8 94.9-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,304 41 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,263 96.8 95.5-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 986 36 3.6 2.4- 5.4 950 96.4 94.6-97.6
Rural 2,605 123 5.5 4.2- 7.1 2,482 94.5 92.9-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,545 41 2.1 1.4- 3.2 2,504 97.9 96.8-98.6
Unemployed 191 *** *** *** 184 95.4 88.6-98.2
Retired 1,322 80 6.8 5.0- 9.1 1,242 93.2 90.9-95.0
Unable to Work 463 62 13.2 9.7-17.8 401 86.8 82.2-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 341 *** *** *** 331 96.6 92.7-98.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 *** *** *** 139 93.6 84.0-97.6
50% to 100% 369 24 6.1 3.6-10.0 345 93.9 90.0-96.4
101% to 150% 695 45 7.7 5.4-10.9 650 92.3 89.1-94.6
151% to 200% 331 18 6.8 3.8-11.9 313 93.2 88.1-96.2
More than 200% 2,280 66 3.0 2.1- 4.2 2,214 97.0 95.8-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 38 3.4 2.1- 5.4 823 96.6 94.6-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,070 49 6.0 3.9- 9.1 1,021 94.0 90.9-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,798 72 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,726 95.9 94.5-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,027 79 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,948 96.1 94.9-97.1

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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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