2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
GENDER
Male 2,121 214 9.8 8.3-11.6 1,907 90.2 88.4-91.7
Female 2,633 346 12.6 10.9-14.5 2,287 87.4 85.5-89.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,124 336 10.3 9.0-11.8 2,788 89.7 88.2-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 913 119 12.9 10.2-16.2 794 87.1 83.8-89.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 29 16.4 9.7-26.5 119 83.6 73.5-90.3
Non-Hispanic Other 175 22 10.5 6.2-17.4 153 89.5 82.6-93.8
Hispanic 337 44 14.0 10.0-19.4 293 86.0 80.6-90.0
AGE
18-34 961 107 11.2 9.0-14.0 854 88.8 86.0-91.0
35-44 626 61 10.3 7.5-14.1 565 89.7 85.9-92.5
45-54 795 100 11.9 9.3-15.2 695 88.1 84.8-90.7
55-64 914 144 13.3 10.8-16.3 770 86.7 83.7-89.2
65-74 841 79 10.7 8.0-14.2 762 89.3 85.8-92.0
75+ 569 68 10.1 7.4-13.6 501 89.9 86.4-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 490 117 22.9 18.3-28.2 373 77.1 71.8-81.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,215 177 13.3 11.1-15.9 1,038 86.7 84.1-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,313 162 9.9 8.0-12.1 1,151 90.1 87.9-92.0
College Graduate 1,727 102 4.5 3.6- 5.8 1,625 95.5 94.2-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 430 114 25.5 20.3-31.5 316 74.5 68.5-79.7
$15,000- 24,999 728 117 15.2 12.1-19.0 611 84.8 81.0-87.9
$25,000- 34,999 475 55 12.1 8.5-16.9 420 87.9 83.1-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 550 51 10.2 6.8-15.0 499 89.8 85.0-93.2
$50,000-74,999 626 40 5.8 3.9- 8.5 586 94.2 91.5-96.1
$75,000+ 1,132 52 4.0 2.8- 5.5 1,080 96.0 94.5-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 815 131 15.7 12.7-19.1 684 84.3 80.9-87.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,505 560 40.2 36.8-43.7 945 59.8 56.3-63.2
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 699 82 12.9 10.0-16.4 617 87.1 83.6-90.0
Non-Veteran 4,053 477 11.0 9.8-12.4 3,576 89.0 87.6-90.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,257 123 9.9 8.0-12.1 1,134 90.1 87.9-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 963 95 10.0 7.8-12.8 868 90.0 87.2-92.2
Rural 2,536 342 13.2 11.5-15.3 2,194 86.8 84.7-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,465 165 7.2 6.0- 8.7 2,300 92.8 91.3-94.0
Unemployed 180 35 20.9 13.8-30.3 145 79.1 69.7-86.2
Retired 1,303 132 9.0 7.2-11.2 1,171 91.0 88.8-92.8
Unable to Work 448 195 45.6 39.3-52.1 253 54.4 47.9-60.7
Other not in Labor Force 332 30 6.6 4.1-10.3 302 93.4 89.7-95.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 143 41 23.9 16.2-33.6 102 76.1 66.4-83.8
50% to 100% 359 66 18.3 13.5-24.4 293 81.7 75.6-86.5
101% to 150% 688 122 18.4 14.6-23.0 566 81.6 77.0-85.4
151% to 200% 326 39 10.1 6.7-15.0 287 89.9 85.0-93.3
More than 200% 2,262 146 5.5 4.4- 6.9 2,116 94.5 93.1-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 815 131 15.7 12.7-19.1 684 84.3 80.9-87.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,040 150 15.1 11.9-18.9 890 84.9 81.1-88.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,751 212 12.1 10.2-14.1 1,539 87.9 85.9-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,965 198 9.7 8.2-11.6 1,767 90.3 88.4-91.8

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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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