2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
GENDER
Male 2,123 92 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,031 96.1 95.0-97.0
Female 2,642 169 5.1 4.1- 6.2 2,473 94.9 93.8-95.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,129 160 3.9 3.2- 4.8 2,969 96.1 95.2-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 921 72 6.9 5.0- 9.4 849 93.1 90.6-95.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 *** *** *** 139 96.5 92.5-98.4
Non-Hispanic Other 175 *** *** *** 168 96.8 91.5-98.8
Hispanic 336 *** *** *** 326 95.8 91.1-98.1
AGE
18-34 962 11 1.2 0.6- 2.3 951 98.8 97.7-99.4
35-44 627 17 2.4 1.2- 4.6 610 97.6 95.4-98.8
45-54 796 66 7.1 5.1- 9.7 730 92.9 90.3-94.9
55-64 916 72 7.4 5.4-10.0 844 92.6 90.0-94.6
65-74 842 54 5.1 3.7- 7.1 788 94.9 92.9-96.3
75+ 574 40 8.8 6.2-12.5 534 91.2 87.5-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 491 56 8.7 6.2-12.1 435 91.3 87.9-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,218 82 5.2 4.0- 6.7 1,136 94.8 93.3-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,320 80 4.4 3.3- 5.9 1,240 95.6 94.1-96.7
College Graduate 1,727 42 1.6 1.1- 2.3 1,685 98.4 97.7-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 435 75 14.6 10.7-19.6 360 85.4 80.4-89.3
$15,000- 24,999 728 58 7.0 5.0- 9.8 670 93.0 90.2-95.0
$25,000- 34,999 475 24 4.1 2.3- 7.2 451 95.9 92.8-97.7
$35,000- 49,999 552 16 2.1 1.2- 3.7 536 97.9 96.3-98.8
$50,000-74,999 625 11 1.6 0.8- 3.1 614 98.4 96.9-99.2
$75,000+ 1,129 14 1.6 0.8- 3.1 1,115 98.4 96.9-99.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 823 63 5.5 4.1- 7.4 760 94.5 92.6-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,508 261 16.0 13.7-18.6 1,247 84.0 81.4-86.3
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 696 37 5.3 3.6- 7.8 659 94.7 92.2-96.4
Non-Veteran 4,067 224 4.4 3.7- 5.2 3,843 95.6 94.8-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,260 39 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,221 96.9 95.4-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 959 48 3.8 2.7- 5.4 911 96.2 94.6-97.3
Rural 2,548 174 6.1 5.0- 7.4 2,374 93.9 92.6-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,465 33 1.4 0.9- 2.2 2,432 98.6 97.8-99.1
Unemployed 180 *** *** *** 173 97.4 94.1-98.9
Retired 1,307 68 5.0 3.8- 6.7 1,239 95.0 93.3-96.2
Unable to Work 455 145 28.9 23.6-34.8 310 71.1 65.2-76.4
Other not in Labor Force 332 *** *** *** 326 98.7 96.5-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 143 24 12.2 7.2-20.1 119 87.8 79.9-92.8
50% to 100% 365 44 9.0 5.9-13.3 321 91.0 86.7-94.1
101% to 150% 689 63 7.9 5.7-10.9 626 92.1 89.1-94.3
151% to 200% 328 15 2.1 1.1- 3.8 313 97.9 96.2-98.9
More than 200% 2,258 47 2.2 1.5- 3.1 2,211 97.8 96.9-98.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 823 63 5.5 4.1- 7.4 760 94.5 92.6-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,046 80 6.9 5.0- 9.3 966 93.1 90.7-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,754 109 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,645 94.5 93.1-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,967 72 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,895 96.8 95.7-97.7

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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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