2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
GENDER
Male 2,139 239 10.0 8.5-11.7 1,900 90.0 88.3-91.5
Female 2,653 182 5.2 4.3- 6.3 2,471 94.8 93.7-95.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,142 315 8.7 7.5-10.0 2,827 91.3 90.0-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 928 57 5.2 3.7- 7.2 871 94.8 92.8-96.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 19 9.2 4.7-17.4 131 90.8 82.6-95.3
Non-Hispanic Other 178 *** *** *** 169 97.7 94.3-99.1
Hispanic 338 15 5.4 2.8-10.1 323 94.6 89.9-97.2
AGE
18-34 972 30 3.8 2.5- 5.6 942 96.2 94.4-97.5
35-44 630 14 1.9 1.1- 3.5 616 98.1 96.5-98.9
45-54 796 33 4.4 2.7- 7.0 763 95.6 93.0-97.3
55-64 922 92 8.9 6.8-11.6 830 91.1 88.4-93.2
65-74 847 112 14.7 11.7-18.2 735 85.3 81.8-88.3
75+ 576 136 23.7 19.2-28.9 440 76.3 71.1-80.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 492 74 12.4 9.2-16.5 418 87.6 83.5-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,229 111 7.8 6.2- 9.9 1,118 92.2 90.1-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,322 119 7.3 5.9- 9.2 1,203 92.7 90.8-94.1
College Graduate 1,740 116 4.6 3.6- 5.7 1,624 95.4 94.3-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 436 51 11.0 7.7-15.5 385 89.0 84.5-92.3
$15,000- 24,999 732 66 6.7 4.8- 9.2 666 93.3 90.8-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 477 50 9.7 6.8-13.8 427 90.3 86.2-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 555 50 8.7 6.1-12.3 505 91.3 87.7-93.9
$50,000-74,999 629 46 6.1 4.1- 8.8 583 93.9 91.2-95.9
$75,000+ 1,134 70 5.9 4.2- 8.0 1,064 94.1 92.0-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 831 88 7.6 5.8- 9.9 743 92.4 90.1-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,513 421 26.7 23.8-29.8 1,092 73.3 70.2-76.2
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 703 118 15.9 12.8-19.7 585 84.1 80.3-87.2
Non-Veteran 4,087 303 6.2 5.4- 7.3 3,784 93.8 92.7-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,268 75 5.5 4.2- 7.1 1,193 94.5 92.9-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 967 67 6.9 5.1- 9.1 900 93.1 90.9-94.9
Rural 2,559 279 9.6 8.2-11.2 2,280 90.4 88.8-91.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,477 105 4.3 3.3- 5.5 2,372 95.7 94.5-96.7
Unemployed 182 17 7.2 4.1-12.4 165 92.8 87.6-95.9
Retired 1,312 226 17.6 14.9-20.5 1,086 82.4 79.5-85.1
Unable to Work 459 65 11.7 8.5-15.9 394 88.3 84.1-91.5
Other not in Labor Force 336 *** *** *** 328 98.0 95.8-99.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 143 12 7.4 3.4-15.3 131 92.6 84.7-96.6
50% to 100% 366 30 6.6 4.4- 9.9 336 93.4 90.1-95.6
101% to 150% 691 67 8.5 6.3-11.5 624 91.5 88.5-93.7
151% to 200% 330 36 8.8 5.4-14.2 294 91.2 85.8-94.6
More than 200% 2,269 173 6.5 5.3- 8.0 2,096 93.5 92.0-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 831 88 7.6 5.8- 9.9 743 92.4 90.1-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,048 111 9.6 7.1-12.9 937 90.4 87.1-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,767 155 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,612 91.9 90.2-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,979 155 6.5 5.3- 7.9 1,824 93.5 92.1-94.7

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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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