2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
GENDER
Male 2,190 387 18.8 16.7-21.0 698 31.7 29.2-34.2 701 31.6 29.2-34.2 282 12.9 11.2-14.9 122 5.0 4.0- 6.2
Female 2,699 470 17.3 15.5-19.3 788 30.4 28.1-32.8 848 32.2 29.8-34.7 404 14.4 12.7-16.3 189 5.7 4.6- 6.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,191 639 19.7 18.0-21.6 1,073 34.5 32.4-36.7 919 29.0 27.1-31.1 356 10.8 9.5-12.3 204 5.9 4.9- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 947 117 15.4 12.4-18.8 215 22.0 18.7-25.7 371 38.8 34.6-43.1 189 19.7 16.4-23.6 55 4.1 2.9- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 15 11.2 5.5-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 15.9 8.7-27.2 21 8.8 4.7-15.8
Non-Hispanic Other 185 32 21.6 15.0-30.2 64 36.9 28.9-45.7 59 32.4 24.6-41.4 17 5.7 2.8-11.2 13 3.3 1.6- 6.6
Hispanic 352 44 11.2 7.4-16.5 78 22.4 17.1-28.7 131 38.0 31.1-45.4 85 24.9 19.5-31.2 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4
AGE
18-34 995 247 23.7 20.6-27.0 360 34.4 30.9-38.1 284 30.1 26.6-33.8 91 10.7 8.4-13.6 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0
35-44 653 148 21.6 18.0-25.7 214 31.7 27.4-36.2 188 29.8 25.6-34.4 84 13.6 10.5-17.4 19 3.3 1.7- 6.4
45-54 818 121 14.7 11.8-18.0 240 29.4 25.6-33.6 289 34.4 30.4-38.7 113 15.6 12.4-19.4 55 5.9 4.1- 8.4
55-64 935 145 14.9 12.2-17.9 264 31.9 28.1-36.0 264 29.5 25.8-33.5 172 14.9 12.3-18.0 90 8.8 6.7-11.5
65-74 854 119 14.4 11.4-17.9 246 27.2 23.4-31.5 284 34.6 30.3-39.1 133 14.7 11.9-18.0 72 9.2 6.7-12.5
75+ 582 63 8.2 6.0-11.1 147 25.2 20.6-30.4 218 36.9 31.7-42.3 92 18.6 14.4-23.9 62 11.1 8.1-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 504 33 8.7 5.7-13.0 70 16.5 12.5-21.4 169 33.7 28.3-39.5 148 26.2 21.5-31.5 84 14.9 11.3-19.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,250 165 15.7 13.2-18.6 298 27.0 23.9-30.3 457 34.7 31.3-38.2 238 17.2 14.6-20.0 92 5.4 4.2- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,344 198 16.5 14.0-19.2 417 32.8 29.6-36.1 454 33.9 30.7-37.2 198 13.2 11.1-15.6 77 3.7 2.7- 5.0
College Graduate 1,778 460 27.4 24.9-30.1 698 40.8 38.0-43.6 463 25.7 23.2-28.3 100 4.1 3.2- 5.2 57 2.1 1.5- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 489 39 8.4 5.6-12.5 66 15.6 11.7-20.6 138 31.9 26.4-38.1 141 27.1 22.1-32.7 105 16.9 13.0-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 736 79 12.2 9.3-15.8 146 21.0 17.3-25.3 277 35.4 30.7-40.3 176 23.4 19.5-27.7 58 8.0 5.7-11.1
$25,000- 34,999 474 68 15.7 11.7-20.7 123 27.2 22.2-32.8 174 38.0 32.4-44.0 81 13.9 10.5-18.3 28 5.1 2.9- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 558 85 17.9 13.8-22.7 187 31.4 26.7-36.6 200 34.4 29.5-39.7 63 12.0 8.6-16.5 23 4.3 2.3- 8.0
$50,000-74,999 629 132 19.3 15.7-23.6 254 40.8 36.0-45.9 172 28.9 24.5-33.8 53 8.3 5.7-12.0 18 2.6 1.5- 4.5
$75,000+ 1,143 318 27.7 24.6-31.1 481 41.6 38.0-45.3 291 25.2 22.1-28.5 43 5.0 3.4- 7.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 137 15.2 12.3-18.7 229 27.9 24.1-32.1 297 35.3 31.1-39.7 130 15.3 12.3-18.9 69 6.2 4.7- 8.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,505 91 7.2 5.4- 9.4 221 15.1 12.9-17.7 513 33.7 30.6-37.0 415 27.9 24.8-31.2 265 16.1 13.7-18.8
No 3,217 747 22.7 20.9-24.6 1,216 37.3 35.2-39.5 970 30.6 28.6-32.8 246 8.2 7.0- 9.6 38 1.2 0.8- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 720 133 19.5 16.1-23.5 221 29.3 25.4-33.6 223 30.8 26.8-35.1 107 16.0 12.9-19.7 36 4.3 2.9- 6.4
Non-Veteran 4,167 724 17.8 16.3-19.4 1,264 31.3 29.4-33.1 1,325 32.1 30.2-34.0 579 13.4 12.0-14.9 275 5.5 4.6- 6.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,302 257 19.2 16.8-21.9 446 33.6 30.7-36.7 419 33.6 30.6-36.8 134 10.6 8.7-12.8 46 2.9 2.1- 4.1
Regional City or Suburban County 986 202 21.7 18.6-25.3 314 32.1 28.5-36.0 296 27.2 23.9-30.7 126 13.3 10.7-16.3 48 5.7 3.9- 8.2
Rural 2,603 399 14.8 13.1-16.7 726 28.0 25.7-30.4 834 33.2 30.6-35.8 427 16.8 14.8-19.0 217 7.3 6.0- 8.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,546 564 21.5 19.6-23.6 925 35.2 32.9-37.6 796 32.0 29.7-34.4 231 10.1 8.5-11.9 30 1.2 0.8- 2.0
Unemployed 190 24 19.1 11.9-29.1 50 26.8 19.4-35.7 72 34.0 26.0-43.0 34 14.0 9.2-20.8 *** *** ***
Retired 1,319 190 14.7 12.3-17.6 364 28.1 24.9-31.6 468 34.6 31.3-38.1 203 15.6 13.1-18.5 94 6.9 5.2- 9.1
Unable to Work 464 *** *** *** 22 6.4 3.9-10.3 103 24.7 19.6-30.5 167 34.0 28.5-40.0 165 33.7 28.0-39.9
Other not in Labor Force 340 68 18.3 14.0-23.6 119 35.5 29.2-42.4 98 31.6 25.2-38.8 45 12.7 8.9-17.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 *** *** *** 16 15.0 8.3-25.5 45 32.2 23.3-42.7 49 30.4 21.7-40.7 26 15.1 9.0-24.1
50% to 100% 368 39 11.5 7.9-16.5 51 14.4 10.4-19.7 125 34.3 27.6-41.6 108 29.3 23.4-36.0 45 10.5 6.9-15.6
101% to 150% 693 67 12.5 9.2-16.8 143 23.1 19.1-27.7 258 36.3 31.7-41.2 142 17.0 13.8-20.8 83 11.1 8.1-14.9
151% to 200% 330 45 14.1 9.9-19.7 87 26.4 20.8-32.9 109 34.9 28.5-42.0 62 17.3 12.4-23.6 27 7.2 4.2-12.3
More than 200% 2,278 509 22.6 20.4-24.9 891 39.2 36.6-41.9 655 28.5 26.2-31.0 171 8.1 6.6- 9.9 52 1.6 1.1- 2.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 137 15.2 12.3-18.7 229 27.9 24.1-32.1 297 35.3 31.1-39.7 130 15.3 12.3-18.9 69 6.2 4.7- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,070 134 12.4 9.9-15.4 257 23.3 19.9-27.2 371 35.6 31.4-40.0 204 21.2 17.5-25.4 104 7.5 5.7-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,798 292 16.1 14.0-18.4 543 29.5 26.9-32.2 590 32.8 30.1-35.7 251 14.6 12.6-17.0 122 7.0 5.5- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,023 432 20.9 18.7-23.1 686 34.0 31.4-36.6 588 30.3 27.8-33.0 232 11.3 9.6-13.2 85 3.6 2.7- 4.7

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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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