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 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
GENDER
Male 2,192 87 3.6 2.7- 4.7 2,105 96.4 95.3-97.3
Female 2,700 138 3.7 2.9- 4.7 2,562 96.3 95.3-97.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,194 147 3.6 2.9- 4.5 3,047 96.4 95.5-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 949 55 4.9 3.4- 6.9 894 95.1 93.1-96.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 *** *** *** 142 97.5 94.0-99.0
Non-Hispanic Other 183 *** *** *** 179 98.2 94.0-99.5
Hispanic 352 *** *** *** 345 98.3 96.2-99.3
AGE
18-34 997 *** *** *** 993 99.5 98.5-99.8
35-44 654 15 2.7 1.4- 5.1 639 97.3 94.9-98.6
45-54 819 24 3.1 1.9- 5.1 795 96.9 94.9-98.1
55-64 931 52 4.9 3.4- 7.0 879 95.1 93.0-96.6
65-74 856 69 7.5 5.7- 9.9 787 92.5 90.1-94.3
75+ 583 59 9.7 6.5-14.3 524 90.3 85.7-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 507 34 5.8 3.6- 9.1 473 94.2 90.9-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,254 78 4.7 3.6- 6.3 1,176 95.3 93.7-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,343 62 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,281 96.9 95.7-97.8
College Graduate 1,774 50 2.0 1.4- 3.1 1,724 98.0 96.9-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 491 49 7.6 5.0-11.2 442 92.4 88.8-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 740 51 5.7 4.0- 8.1 689 94.3 91.9-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 476 25 3.8 2.1- 6.7 451 96.2 93.3-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 558 20 3.0 1.7- 5.0 538 97.0 95.0-98.3
$50,000-74,999 626 18 2.6 1.4- 4.7 608 97.4 95.3-98.6
$75,000+ 1,141 19 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,122 98.5 97.3-99.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 43 4.0 2.6- 6.2 819 96.0 93.8-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,501 148 8.9 7.2-11.1 1,353 91.1 88.9-92.8
No 3,223 70 1.6 1.2- 2.2 3,153 98.4 97.8-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 717 45 6.1 4.3- 8.6 672 93.9 91.4-95.7
Non-Veteran 4,173 180 3.3 2.7- 4.1 3,993 96.7 95.9-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,300 36 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,264 97.8 96.8-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 984 41 3.9 2.5- 5.8 943 96.1 94.2-97.5
Rural 2,610 148 4.9 3.9- 6.1 2,462 95.1 93.9-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,545 40 1.4 1.0- 2.2 2,505 98.6 97.8-99.0
Unemployed 187 *** *** *** 181 97.3 93.2-98.9
Retired 1,319 108 7.8 6.0-10.0 1,211 92.2 90.0-94.0
Unable to Work 467 66 12.6 9.1-17.2 401 87.4 82.8-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 343 *** *** *** 338 98.6 95.6-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 *** *** *** 135 93.2 84.9-97.1
50% to 100% 371 29 6.1 3.6-10.1 342 93.9 89.9-96.4
101% to 150% 699 55 5.9 4.2- 8.2 644 94.1 91.8-95.8
151% to 200% 330 20 4.6 2.3- 8.7 310 95.4 91.3-97.7
More than 200% 2,275 64 2.3 1.6- 3.1 2,211 97.7 96.9-98.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 43 4.0 2.6- 6.2 819 96.0 93.8-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,070 67 6.4 4.4- 9.1 1,003 93.6 90.9-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,802 94 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,708 95.8 94.5-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,022 64 2.6 1.9- 3.6 1,958 97.4 96.4-98.1

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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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