2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,741 1,517 28.3 26.7-30.0 3,224 71.7 70.0-73.3
GENDER
Male 2,117 639 27.5 25.1-29.9 1,478 72.5 70.1-74.9
Female 2,624 878 29.1 26.9-31.5 1,746 70.9 68.5-73.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,113 984 28.3 26.3-30.4 2,129 71.7 69.6-73.7
Non-Hispanic Black 915 322 31.0 27.2-35.2 593 69.0 64.8-72.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 173 44 17.5 11.9-25.0 129 82.5 75.0-88.1
Hispanic 335 78 24.6 19.0-31.3 257 75.4 68.7-81.0
AGE
18-34 956 165 17.8 15.0-21.0 791 82.2 79.0-85.0
35-44 625 113 19.4 15.5-23.9 512 80.6 76.1-84.5
45-54 792 228 27.6 23.7-31.8 564 72.4 68.2-76.3
55-64 912 347 34.5 30.6-38.7 565 65.5 61.3-69.4
65-74 838 335 38.8 34.4-43.4 503 61.2 56.6-65.6
75+ 570 321 58.0 52.4-63.4 249 42.0 36.6-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 489 263 49.8 43.8-55.7 226 50.2 44.3-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,211 459 32.2 29.0-35.6 752 67.8 64.4-71.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,310 452 27.3 24.4-30.3 858 72.7 69.7-75.6
College Graduate 1,722 338 14.1 12.4-16.0 1,384 85.9 84.0-87.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 258 58.1 51.7-64.2 174 41.9 35.8-48.3
$15,000- 24,999 727 315 36.9 32.4-41.7 412 63.1 58.3-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 473 163 31.9 26.5-37.8 310 68.1 62.2-73.5
$35,000- 49,999 548 155 27.5 22.6-32.9 393 72.5 67.1-77.4
$50,000-74,999 622 138 18.7 15.2-22.7 484 81.3 77.3-84.8
$75,000+ 1,129 179 14.0 11.6-16.8 950 86.0 83.2-88.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 812 309 32.5 28.5-36.8 503 67.5 63.2-71.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 696 252 34.3 30.1-38.8 444 65.7 61.2-69.9
Non-Veteran 4,043 1,264 27.5 25.7-29.3 2,779 72.5 70.7-74.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,254 306 23.4 20.7-26.3 948 76.6 73.7-79.3
Regional City or Suburban County 960 278 25.5 22.3-29.1 682 74.5 70.9-77.7
Rural 2,529 933 34.4 31.9-37.1 1,596 65.6 62.9-68.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,455 392 15.7 13.9-17.7 2,063 84.3 82.3-86.1
Unemployed 179 71 41.3 32.1-51.1 108 58.7 48.9-67.9
Retired 1,297 587 44.7 41.1-48.4 710 55.3 51.6-58.9
Unable to Work 453 393 84.5 79.2-88.7 60 15.5 11.3-20.8
Other not in Labor Force 331 66 14.9 10.9-20.1 265 85.1 79.9-89.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 362 167 41.9 35.1-49.0 195 58.1 51.0-64.9
101% to 150% 688 324 42.0 37.1-47.0 364 58.0 53.0-62.9
151% to 200% 328 121 32.3 26.0-39.3 207 67.7 60.7-74.0
More than 200% 2,251 487 18.5 16.6-20.7 1,764 81.5 79.3-83.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 812 309 32.5 28.5-36.8 503 67.5 63.2-71.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,036 417 39.5 35.1-44.0 619 60.5 56.0-64.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,746 543 29.4 26.8-32.2 1,203 70.6 67.8-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,961 557 24.8 22.5-27.3 1,404 75.2 72.7-77.5

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2017 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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