2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
GENDER
Male 2,178 1,574 69.4 66.8-71.9 237 12.1 10.4-14.1 168 8.4 7.1-10.0 177 8.5 7.1-10.3 22 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Female 2,687 2,214 80.1 77.9-82.1 214 8.2 7.0- 9.7 142 6.5 5.3- 7.9 110 4.9 3.8- 6.3 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,178 2,478 75.2 73.2-77.2 289 9.8 8.5-11.3 209 7.8 6.6- 9.1 190 6.6 5.4- 7.9 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2
Non-Hispanic Black 941 787 79.7 75.8-83.1 79 10.4 8.0-13.4 40 4.5 3.1- 6.6 33 5.3 3.4- 8.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 *** *** *** 20 17.4 10.1-28.4 *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.0-19.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 183 149 80.8 72.8-86.9 12 7.9 4.0-14.8 12 7.2 3.7-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 349 220 62.5 55.3-69.2 44 11.2 7.5-16.5 36 11.5 7.5-17.3 35 9.7 6.4-14.3 14 5.1 2.5- 9.8
AGE
18-34 980 630 64.4 60.6-68.0 142 14.5 12.0-17.5 122 11.6 9.4-14.1 75 8.0 6.2-10.4 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9
35-44 649 447 67.5 62.8-71.9 81 12.9 10.1-16.4 54 8.8 6.5-12.0 61 9.7 7.0-13.3 *** *** ***
45-54 816 611 77.0 73.2-80.4 88 9.7 7.5-12.4 55 6.4 4.7- 8.7 56 6.1 4.4- 8.6 *** *** ***
55-64 932 754 79.6 75.8-82.9 75 7.8 5.9-10.3 45 6.3 4.4- 8.9 57 6.3 4.4- 9.1 *** *** ***
65-74 856 770 90.0 86.6-92.6 35 3.3 2.2- 4.8 20 2.2 1.2- 3.8 28 3.7 2.0- 6.7 *** *** ***
75+ 581 533 91.2 87.3-93.9 25 4.4 2.6- 7.2 13 2.5 1.1- 5.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 499 362 68.5 62.6-73.8 39 8.8 5.9-13.0 40 9.1 6.2-13.1 47 11.3 7.9-16.0 11 2.4 1.1- 4.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,241 956 75.5 72.3-78.5 117 9.3 7.4-11.5 70 6.7 5.1- 8.7 90 7.5 5.8- 9.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,341 1,046 76.0 72.8-78.8 121 10.3 8.3-12.7 87 7.3 5.7- 9.3 84 6.1 4.6- 8.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,772 1,413 76.7 74.1-79.1 174 11.6 9.8-13.6 113 7.5 6.1- 9.2 66 3.8 2.8- 5.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 486 363 69.7 63.4-75.4 41 7.7 5.0-11.7 31 8.6 5.3-13.6 47 12.5 8.6-17.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 737 533 70.1 65.4-74.4 54 7.8 5.6-10.7 69 10.7 8.1-14.1 72 9.8 7.1-13.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 472 348 69.7 63.7-75.1 49 10.9 7.8-15.0 29 7.7 5.0-11.8 41 10.0 6.7-14.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 557 443 75.8 70.3-80.6 52 11.9 8.4-16.6 30 6.0 4.0- 8.9 30 5.7 3.2- 9.8 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 630 512 79.0 74.5-82.8 53 8.8 6.2-12.2 42 7.8 5.5-10.9 21 3.8 2.3- 6.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,141 912 78.2 75.0-81.1 124 11.7 9.5-14.3 62 5.6 4.1- 7.5 41 4.4 3.0- 6.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 677 77.0 73.0-80.6 79 10.7 8.2-13.9 47 6.9 4.9- 9.5 36 4.7 3.2- 6.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,500 1,228 77.8 74.6-80.8 98 6.9 5.4- 8.8 71 5.6 4.2- 7.4 94 8.6 6.5-11.2 *** *** ***
No 3,201 2,433 74.1 72.0-76.0 337 11.3 9.9-12.8 229 8.1 6.9- 9.4 184 5.9 4.9- 7.1 18 0.7 0.4- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 712 604 84.4 80.7-87.6 53 8.2 5.9-11.2 30 4.7 3.0- 7.2 24 2.4 1.4- 4.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 4,151 3,184 73.7 71.8-75.5 398 10.4 9.2-11.7 278 7.7 6.7- 8.9 263 7.2 6.2- 8.4 28 0.9 0.6- 1.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,293 966 72.4 69.4-75.3 157 12.5 10.5-14.8 94 8.0 6.4-10.0 69 6.0 4.6- 7.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 978 759 76.0 72.4-79.2 84 8.6 6.6-11.0 80 8.7 6.8-11.1 51 6.2 4.4- 8.8 *** *** ***
Rural 2,596 2,063 76.6 74.1-78.9 211 8.9 7.4-10.7 136 6.1 4.8- 7.6 168 7.4 6.0- 9.2 18 1.0 0.5- 1.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,526 1,827 71.0 68.7-73.2 285 11.8 10.3-13.6 210 8.6 7.3-10.0 183 7.5 6.3- 9.0 21 1.1 0.6- 1.8
Unemployed 186 122 63.2 53.6-72.0 19 9.2 4.6-17.5 19 11.8 7.2-18.9 26 15.7 9.8-24.3 *** *** ***
Retired 1,323 1,200 90.5 88.0-92.6 63 4.5 3.3- 6.1 27 2.3 1.3- 3.8 29 2.1 1.2- 3.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 463 394 80.5 74.2-85.6 24 5.5 3.1- 9.6 19 6.3 3.8-10.4 25 7.7 4.3-13.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 340 223 66.9 60.3-72.9 57 15.9 11.7-21.1 35 10.7 7.0-15.9 23 5.6 3.3- 9.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 144 *** *** *** 19 11.3 6.3-19.5 15 15.0 8.5-25.0 16 14.6 8.0-25.4 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 259 68.2 61.2-74.4 29 8.0 5.0-12.5 34 10.0 6.7-14.7 44 13.5 9.1-19.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 694 517 70.6 65.6-75.2 55 9.3 6.6-12.9 47 7.8 5.5-11.1 69 11.0 7.9-15.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 329 244 72.8 66.0-78.7 28 7.2 4.6-11.1 27 9.7 6.3-14.7 25 7.3 4.2-12.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,276 1,836 78.5 76.2-80.7 220 10.6 9.1-12.5 128 6.1 5.0- 7.5 85 4.3 3.3- 5.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 677 77.0 73.0-80.6 79 10.7 8.2-13.9 47 6.9 4.9- 9.5 36 4.7 3.2- 6.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,062 849 79.1 75.1-82.6 82 8.0 5.8-10.8 44 3.6 2.2- 5.8 82 9.2 6.8-12.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,794 1,407 75.2 72.4-77.8 157 9.4 7.7-11.4 117 7.8 6.3- 9.6 100 6.6 5.1- 8.5 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,011 1,532 73.8 71.3-76.1 213 11.2 9.6-13.1 149 8.0 6.7- 9.6 106 6.1 4.8- 7.6 11 0.9 0.5- 1.8

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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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