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 4,866 263 4.3 3.6- 5.0 4,603 95.7 95.0-96.4
GENDER
Male 2,182 133 5.3 4.2- 6.5 2,049 94.7 93.5-95.8
Female 2,684 130 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,554 96.7 95.8-97.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,171 197 5.3 4.5- 6.4 2,974 94.7 93.6-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 946 42 2.5 1.6- 3.7 904 97.5 96.3-98.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 *** *** *** 144 98.4 95.9-99.4
Non-Hispanic Other 185 *** *** *** 178 97.9 94.2-99.2
Hispanic 353 *** *** *** 349 99.5 98.4-99.8
AGE
18-34 997 *** *** *** 996 100 99.7- 100
35-44 651 *** *** *** 647 99.5 98.6-99.9
45-54 817 19 2.8 1.5- 5.1 798 97.2 94.9-98.5
55-64 927 72 6.9 5.0- 9.3 855 93.1 90.7-95.0
65-74 844 93 11.9 9.1-15.3 751 88.1 84.7-90.9
75+ 578 71 12.9 9.7-16.9 507 87.1 83.1-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 501 40 6.2 4.0- 9.6 461 93.8 90.4-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,245 78 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,167 95.5 94.1-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,335 85 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,250 95.2 93.8-96.3
College Graduate 1,771 58 2.2 1.5- 3.0 1,713 97.8 97.0-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 484 45 7.2 4.6-11.1 439 92.8 88.9-95.4
$15,000- 24,999 735 48 5.2 3.7- 7.4 687 94.8 92.6-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 472 32 6.1 3.9- 9.2 440 93.9 90.8-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 553 25 3.5 2.2- 5.6 528 96.5 94.4-97.8
$50,000-74,999 627 30 3.6 2.3- 5.5 597 96.4 94.5-97.7
$75,000+ 1,140 32 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,108 97.9 96.6-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 857 51 4.7 3.2- 7.0 806 95.3 93.0-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,488 176 9.5 7.8-11.4 1,312 90.5 88.6-92.2
No 3,211 78 2.1 1.5- 2.8 3,133 97.9 97.2-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 714 61 8.4 6.3-11.2 653 91.6 88.8-93.7
Non-Veteran 4,150 202 3.7 3.0- 4.4 3,948 96.3 95.6-97.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,298 38 2.3 1.6- 3.3 1,260 97.7 96.7-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 983 41 3.2 2.1- 4.7 942 96.8 95.3-97.9
Rural 2,587 184 6.7 5.4- 8.1 2,403 93.3 91.9-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,544 51 1.6 1.2- 2.3 2,493 98.4 97.7-98.8
Unemployed 191 *** *** *** 183 96.3 91.6-98.4
Retired 1,306 130 10.1 8.1-12.4 1,176 89.9 87.6-91.9
Unable to Work 453 67 12.5 8.7-17.7 386 87.5 82.3-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 341 *** *** *** 336 98.6 96.5-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 144 *** *** *** 136 96.4 91.2-98.5
50% to 100% 367 23 4.1 2.2- 7.4 344 95.9 92.6-97.8
101% to 150% 689 55 6.9 4.9- 9.8 634 93.1 90.2-95.1
151% to 200% 327 25 6.8 4.1-11.0 302 93.2 89.0-95.9
More than 200% 2,272 96 3.2 2.5- 4.2 2,176 96.8 95.8-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 857 51 4.7 3.2- 7.0 806 95.3 93.0-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,063 81 6.3 4.6- 8.5 982 93.7 91.5-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,787 101 5.2 4.0- 6.6 1,686 94.8 93.4-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,018 81 3.1 2.4- 4.1 1,937 96.9 95.9-97.6

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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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