2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
GENDER
Male 2,119 114 4.9 3.9- 6.2 2,005 95.1 93.8-96.1
Female 2,633 297 9.6 8.3-11.2 2,336 90.4 88.8-91.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,120 249 7.0 6.0- 8.3 2,871 93.0 91.7-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 919 99 8.5 6.6-11.0 820 91.5 89.0-93.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 20 10.0 5.4-17.7 128 90.0 82.3-94.6
Non-Hispanic Other 174 18 7.1 3.9-12.5 156 92.9 87.5-96.1
Hispanic 336 18 6.7 3.7-11.6 318 93.3 88.4-96.3
AGE
18-34 962 32 3.4 2.2- 5.0 930 96.6 95.0-97.8
35-44 626 38 6.0 3.9- 9.2 588 94.0 90.8-96.1
45-54 793 76 7.9 5.9-10.6 717 92.1 89.4-94.1
55-64 913 125 11.2 9.0-13.9 788 88.8 86.1-91.0
65-74 840 67 8.0 5.9-10.9 773 92.0 89.1-94.1
75+ 570 72 15.3 11.4-20.2 498 84.7 79.8-88.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 491 100 17.6 13.7-22.3 391 82.4 77.7-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,209 123 8.2 6.5-10.1 1,086 91.8 89.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,318 117 5.9 4.6- 7.4 1,201 94.1 92.6-95.4
College Graduate 1,725 70 2.9 2.2- 3.9 1,655 97.1 96.1-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 120 25.1 20.1-30.8 312 74.9 69.2-79.9
$15,000- 24,999 726 85 8.5 6.4-11.3 641 91.5 88.7-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 475 35 6.8 4.3-10.6 440 93.2 89.4-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 551 33 6.3 4.0- 9.9 518 93.7 90.1-96.0
$50,000-74,999 625 22 3.2 1.9- 5.4 603 96.8 94.6-98.1
$75,000+ 1,127 15 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,112 98.6 97.5-99.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 818 101 10.4 8.1-13.3 717 89.6 86.7-91.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,500 411 26.3 23.4-29.4 1,089 73.7 70.6-76.6
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 694 43 6.0 4.1- 8.6 651 94.0 91.4-95.9
Non-Veteran 4,056 367 7.6 6.6- 8.6 3,689 92.4 91.4-93.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,258 75 5.2 4.0- 6.8 1,183 94.8 93.2-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 956 65 6.3 4.6- 8.6 891 93.7 91.4-95.4
Rural 2,540 271 9.9 8.5-11.6 2,269 90.1 88.4-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,461 48 2.0 1.4- 2.9 2,413 98.0 97.1-98.6
Unemployed 180 25 11.0 6.6-17.8 155 89.0 82.2-93.4
Retired 1,301 113 9.2 7.2-11.6 1,188 90.8 88.4-92.8
Unable to Work 452 208 42.8 36.7-49.1 244 57.2 50.9-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 332 14 3.4 1.7- 6.5 318 96.6 93.5-98.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 142 44 26.6 18.4-36.8 98 73.4 63.2-81.6
50% to 100% 362 61 10.6 7.6-14.5 301 89.4 85.5-92.4
101% to 150% 688 98 12.4 9.4-16.2 590 87.6 83.8-90.6
151% to 200% 328 27 7.0 3.9-12.4 301 93.0 87.6-96.1
More than 200% 2,255 73 3.2 2.5- 4.2 2,182 96.8 95.8-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 818 101 10.4 8.1-13.3 717 89.6 86.7-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,042 143 14.4 11.5-18.0 899 85.6 82.0-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,748 140 7.6 6.2- 9.3 1,608 92.4 90.7-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,964 128 5.5 4.4- 6.8 1,836 94.5 93.2-95.6

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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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