2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
GENDER
Male 2,123 331 13.5 11.8-15.3 1,792 86.5 84.7-88.2
Female 2,637 575 17.2 15.4-19.1 2,062 82.8 80.9-84.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,126 582 15.5 14.0-17.1 2,544 84.5 82.9-86.0
Non-Hispanic Black 921 221 18.7 15.7-22.1 700 81.3 77.9-84.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 39 18.4 11.5-28.0 110 81.6 72.0-88.5
Non-Hispanic Other 174 24 10.1 5.9-16.9 150 89.9 83.1-94.1
Hispanic 335 26 6.8 4.2-10.9 309 93.2 89.1-95.8
AGE
18-34 961 40 4.1 2.9- 5.7 921 95.9 94.3-97.1
35-44 626 56 9.8 6.9-13.8 570 90.2 86.2-93.1
45-54 797 146 15.9 13.0-19.2 651 84.1 80.8-87.0
55-64 915 238 23.0 19.7-26.8 677 77.0 73.2-80.3
65-74 844 227 24.9 21.2-29.0 617 75.1 71.0-78.8
75+ 569 195 37.3 32.0-43.0 374 62.7 57.0-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 491 160 27.3 22.5-32.6 331 72.7 67.4-77.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,218 284 17.9 15.5-20.7 934 82.1 79.3-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,316 280 15.0 13.0-17.3 1,036 85.0 82.7-87.0
College Graduate 1,726 179 6.9 5.8- 8.3 1,547 93.1 91.7-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 434 186 39.9 33.8-46.3 248 60.1 53.7-66.2
$15,000- 24,999 730 206 21.9 18.4-25.8 524 78.1 74.2-81.6
$25,000- 34,999 472 99 17.7 13.7-22.6 373 82.3 77.4-86.3
$35,000- 49,999 551 82 12.8 9.5-17.0 469 87.2 83.0-90.5
$50,000-74,999 624 66 8.1 6.1-10.8 558 91.9 89.2-93.9
$75,000+ 1,130 79 6.0 4.5- 8.0 1,051 94.0 92.0-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 821 188 17.2 14.4-20.5 633 82.8 79.5-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,510 906 54.9 51.4-58.4 604 45.1 41.6-48.6
No 3,226 *** *** *** 3,226 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 694 139 18.9 15.6-22.8 555 81.1 77.2-84.4
Non-Veteran 4,064 767 14.9 13.6-16.4 3,297 85.1 83.6-86.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,261 154 10.8 9.0-13.0 1,107 89.2 87.0-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 961 165 13.4 11.1-16.2 796 86.6 83.8-88.9
Rural 2,540 587 20.7 18.7-22.9 1,953 79.3 77.1-81.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,466 140 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,326 94.9 93.7-95.9
Unemployed 180 32 15.9 10.3-23.8 148 84.1 76.2-89.7
Retired 1,302 365 27.1 24.0-30.5 937 72.9 69.5-76.0
Unable to Work 455 333 69.3 63.1-74.9 122 30.7 25.1-36.9
Other not in Labor Force 331 32 6.2 3.8- 9.9 299 93.8 90.1-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 142 52 32.9 23.7-43.5 90 67.1 56.5-76.3
50% to 100% 365 112 25.3 19.9-31.7 253 74.7 68.3-80.1
101% to 150% 689 218 26.3 22.2-30.8 471 73.7 69.2-77.8
151% to 200% 328 79 18.9 14.2-24.7 249 81.1 75.3-85.8
More than 200% 2,255 244 8.9 7.6-10.5 2,011 91.1 89.5-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 821 188 17.2 14.4-20.5 633 82.8 79.5-85.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,044 277 24.4 20.9-28.4 767 75.6 71.6-79.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,749 340 17.7 15.6-20.1 1,409 82.3 79.9-84.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,969 289 11.6 10.0-13.3 1,680 88.4 86.7-90.0

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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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