2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
GENDER
Male 1,663 109 7.6 6.0- 9.7 1,554 92.4 90.3-94.0
Female 2,138 30 2.3 1.4- 3.7 2,108 97.7 96.3-98.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,499 73 3.5 2.6- 4.8 2,426 96.5 95.2-97.4
Non-Hispanic Black 770 36 7.2 4.7-11.0 734 92.8 89.0-95.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 118 *** *** *** 115 99.1 96.9-99.7
Hispanic 247 20 11.4 6.6-18.9 227 88.6 81.1-93.4
AGE
18-34 597 42 8.2 5.5-12.1 555 91.8 87.9-94.5
35-44 451 14 3.5 1.9- 6.5 437 96.5 93.5-98.1
45-54 669 35 6.6 4.5- 9.7 634 93.4 90.3-95.5
55-64 802 23 2.6 1.5- 4.6 779 97.4 95.4-98.5
65-74 728 18 3.2 1.7- 6.0 710 96.8 94.0-98.3
75+ 520 *** *** *** 515 97.9 94.1-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 24 8.8 5.5-13.8 401 91.2 86.2-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 959 40 5.0 3.3- 7.3 919 95.0 92.7-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 46 4.4 2.9- 6.5 1,061 95.6 93.5-97.1
College Graduate 1,305 29 2.7 1.7- 4.2 1,276 97.3 95.8-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 20 8.3 4.7-14.2 341 91.7 85.8-95.3
$15,000- 24,999 577 28 5.2 3.3- 8.1 549 94.8 91.9-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 386 18 8.1 4.5-14.1 368 91.9 85.9-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 432 11 4.5 1.9-10.4 421 95.5 89.6-98.1
$50,000-74,999 491 13 2.9 1.5- 5.5 478 97.1 94.5-98.5
$75,000+ 869 28 3.4 2.1- 5.6 841 96.6 94.4-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 687 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5 666 95.7 92.5-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 57 6.3 4.4- 8.9 1,249 93.7 91.1-95.6
No 2,476 81 4.2 3.1- 5.5 2,395 95.8 94.5-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 524 30 5.4 3.3- 8.7 494 94.6 91.3-96.7
Non-Veteran 3,277 109 4.7 3.7- 6.0 3,168 95.3 94.0-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 876 32 4.1 2.7- 6.0 844 95.9 94.0-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 738 30 4.2 2.7- 6.5 708 95.8 93.5-97.3
Rural 2,189 77 5.6 4.1- 7.8 2,112 94.4 92.2-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,868 93 6.3 4.9- 8.2 1,775 93.7 91.8-95.1
Unemployed 137 *** *** *** 131 95.4 85.9-98.6
Retired 1,139 13 1.2 0.5- 2.7 1,126 98.8 97.3-99.5
Unable to Work 406 23 7.6 4.5-12.7 383 92.4 87.3-95.5
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 230 97.8 92.7-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** 103 91.0 78.3-96.6
50% to 100% 306 18 7.6 4.3-12.9 288 92.4 87.1-95.7
101% to 150% 577 28 6.2 3.8-10.0 549 93.8 90.0-96.2
151% to 200% 262 *** *** *** 253 96.5 90.3-98.8
More than 200% 1,850 55 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,795 96.0 94.3-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 687 21 4.3 2.5- 7.5 666 95.7 92.5-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 945 26 4.2 2.4- 7.3 919 95.8 92.7-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 53 5.0 3.5- 7.0 1,359 95.0 93.0-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,446 60 4.9 3.5- 6.8 1,386 95.1 93.2-96.5

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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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