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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
GENDER
Male 2,194 221 7.5 6.3- 8.8 1,973 92.5 91.2-93.7
Female 2,704 225 6.9 5.8- 8.2 2,479 93.1 91.8-94.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,194 419 10.4 9.2-11.8 2,775 89.6 88.2-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 951 *** *** *** 944 99.3 98.5-99.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 *** *** *** 145 98.2 94.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic Other 185 *** *** *** 176 96.8 92.0-98.8
Hispanic 354 *** *** *** 353 99.9 99.6- 100
AGE
18-34 998 *** *** *** 989 98.9 97.5-99.5
35-44 653 11 1.3 0.7- 2.6 642 98.7 97.4-99.3
45-54 821 45 5.5 3.8- 7.8 776 94.5 92.2-96.2
55-64 934 82 9.4 7.3-12.1 852 90.6 87.9-92.7
65-74 855 157 18.8 15.5-22.6 698 81.2 77.4-84.5
75+ 585 141 22.2 18.1-26.9 444 77.8 73.1-81.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 509 34 5.9 3.9- 8.9 475 94.1 91.1-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,253 95 5.9 4.6- 7.5 1,158 94.1 92.5-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,344 123 7.5 6.0- 9.4 1,221 92.5 90.6-94.0
College Graduate 1,778 193 8.7 7.4-10.2 1,585 91.3 89.8-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 492 34 4.9 3.2- 7.4 458 95.1 92.6-96.8
$15,000- 24,999 741 45 4.0 2.6- 5.9 696 96.0 94.1-97.4
$25,000- 34,999 475 33 6.1 4.0- 9.1 442 93.9 90.9-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 559 55 6.7 4.7- 9.5 504 93.3 90.5-95.3
$50,000-74,999 629 68 8.4 6.1-11.5 561 91.6 88.5-93.9
$75,000+ 1,142 122 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,020 91.0 88.9-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 89 8.6 6.5-11.1 773 91.4 88.9-93.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,511 202 11.6 9.7-13.8 1,309 88.4 86.2-90.3
No 3,219 231 5.5 4.6- 6.4 2,988 94.5 93.6-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 719 101 10.9 8.5-13.8 618 89.1 86.2-91.5
Non-Veteran 4,177 345 6.6 5.8- 7.6 3,832 93.4 92.4-94.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,304 101 6.8 5.4- 8.4 1,203 93.2 91.6-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 985 80 5.9 4.5- 7.8 905 94.1 92.2-95.5
Rural 2,611 265 8.2 7.0- 9.6 2,346 91.8 90.4-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,543 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,417 95.8 94.8-96.6
Unemployed 191 *** *** *** 184 98.3 95.7-99.3
Retired 1,323 252 18.0 15.5-20.9 1,071 82.0 79.1-84.5
Unable to Work 467 39 8.4 5.5-12.5 428 91.6 87.5-94.5
Other not in Labor Force 343 20 3.9 2.1- 7.0 323 96.1 93.0-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 *** *** *** 141 97.5 92.8-99.2
50% to 100% 371 11 1.8 0.8- 3.8 360 98.2 96.2-99.2
101% to 150% 698 53 6.0 4.2- 8.5 645 94.0 91.5-95.8
151% to 200% 331 30 7.0 4.4-11.0 301 93.0 89.0-95.6
More than 200% 2,279 244 8.5 7.3-10.0 2,035 91.5 90.0-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 89 8.6 6.5-11.1 773 91.4 88.9-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,073 98 7.8 6.0-10.2 975 92.2 89.8-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,800 154 6.6 5.3- 8.0 1,646 93.4 92.0-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,027 194 7.4 6.3- 8.8 1,833 92.6 91.2-93.7

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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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