2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
GENDER
Male 2,101 396 22.8 20.5-25.3 1,705 77.2 74.7-79.5
Female 2,614 385 17.0 15.1-19.2 2,229 83.0 80.8-84.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,108 537 21.0 19.1-23.0 2,571 79.0 77.0-80.9
Non-Hispanic Black 908 126 17.9 14.6-21.8 782 82.1 78.2-85.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 170 39 21.5 14.8-30.1 131 78.5 69.9-85.2
Hispanic 328 43 12.8 9.0-17.9 285 87.2 82.1-91.0
AGE
18-34 956 300 32.3 28.8-36.1 656 67.7 63.9-71.2
35-44 617 129 23.3 19.2-28.0 488 76.7 72.0-80.8
45-54 785 148 19.3 15.9-23.2 637 80.7 76.8-84.1
55-64 907 128 13.5 10.9-16.7 779 86.5 83.3-89.1
65-74 837 63 7.3 5.4- 9.9 774 92.7 90.1-94.6
75+ 566 *** *** *** 559 99.2 98.0-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 485 70 18.7 14.3-24.2 415 81.3 75.8-85.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,197 252 24.9 21.8-28.3 945 75.1 71.7-78.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,310 287 23.2 20.3-26.3 1,023 76.8 73.7-79.7
College Graduate 1,714 171 10.9 9.2-13.0 1,543 89.1 87.0-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 428 86 20.2 15.6-25.8 342 79.8 74.2-84.4
$15,000- 24,999 721 155 23.6 19.6-28.2 566 76.4 71.8-80.4
$25,000- 34,999 469 106 27.7 22.2-33.9 363 72.3 66.1-77.8
$35,000- 49,999 550 104 24.7 19.8-30.4 446 75.3 69.6-80.2
$50,000-74,999 615 97 19.2 15.5-23.7 518 80.8 76.3-84.5
$75,000+ 1,125 132 15.4 12.7-18.5 993 84.6 81.5-87.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 101 14.9 11.9-18.4 708 85.1 81.6-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,495 310 23.6 20.6-26.9 1,185 76.4 73.1-79.4
No 3,193 466 18.3 16.6-20.2 2,727 81.7 79.8-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 687 120 20.6 17.0-24.9 567 79.4 75.1-83.0
Non-Veteran 4,026 658 19.6 18.0-21.4 3,368 80.4 78.6-82.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,242 195 17.2 14.8-19.9 1,047 82.8 80.1-85.2
Regional City or Suburban County 948 151 19.0 15.9-22.5 797 81.0 77.5-84.1
Rural 2,527 435 22.6 20.2-25.2 2,092 77.4 74.8-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,438 463 22.9 20.8-25.2 1,975 77.1 74.8-79.2
Unemployed 177 58 41.1 31.7-51.2 119 58.9 48.8-68.3
Retired 1,295 73 5.3 4.0- 7.1 1,222 94.7 92.9-96.0
Unable to Work 452 124 26.5 21.2-32.6 328 73.5 67.4-78.8
Other not in Labor Force 328 59 16.9 12.6-22.3 269 83.1 77.7-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 140 *** *** *** 105 69.2 58.0-78.5
50% to 100% 361 76 20.5 15.5-26.6 285 79.5 73.4-84.5
101% to 150% 679 163 27.8 23.2-33.0 516 72.2 67.0-76.8
151% to 200% 326 68 22.3 16.7-29.2 258 77.7 70.8-83.3
More than 200% 2,242 305 17.9 15.8-20.2 1,937 82.1 79.8-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 101 14.9 11.9-18.4 708 85.1 81.6-88.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,037 163 19.1 15.4-23.4 874 80.9 76.6-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,732 291 20.8 18.3-23.5 1,441 79.2 76.5-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,948 327 19.2 17.0-21.6 1,621 80.8 78.4-83.0

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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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