2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
GENDER
Male 2,196 1,882 83.7 81.5-85.7 314 16.3 14.3-18.5
Female 2,698 2,401 86.0 84.0-87.8 297 14.0 12.2-16.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,195 2,953 90.5 88.9-91.8 242 9.5 8.2-11.1
Non-Hispanic Black 947 812 83.3 79.6-86.4 135 16.7 13.6-20.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 151 138 90.2 81.5-95.0 13 9.8 5.0-18.5
Non-Hispanic Other 184 154 82.8 74.5-88.7 30 17.2 11.3-25.5
Hispanic 353 171 43.7 36.7-50.9 182 56.3 49.1-63.3
AGE
18-34 990 799 78.6 75.1-81.7 191 21.4 18.3-24.9
35-44 653 515 77.8 73.4-81.6 138 22.2 18.4-26.6
45-54 822 676 83.7 80.2-86.6 146 16.3 13.4-19.8
55-64 935 815 85.9 82.5-88.7 120 14.1 11.3-17.5
65-74 857 847 98.9 97.7-99.5 *** *** ***
75+ 585 579 98.4 95.0-99.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 507 342 64.4 58.6-69.8 165 35.6 30.2-41.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,253 1,019 78.9 75.7-81.8 234 21.1 18.2-24.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,342 1,205 90.1 87.9-91.9 137 9.9 8.1-12.1
College Graduate 1,780 1,708 96.0 94.7-97.0 72 4.0 3.0- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 490 367 69.8 63.6-75.3 123 30.2 24.7-36.4
$15,000- 24,999 742 567 74.3 69.8-78.4 175 25.7 21.6-30.2
$25,000- 34,999 477 406 81.2 75.7-85.7 71 18.8 14.3-24.3
$35,000- 49,999 557 510 87.9 82.8-91.6 47 12.1 8.4-17.2
$50,000-74,999 628 593 93.6 90.7-95.7 35 6.4 4.3- 9.3
$75,000+ 1,143 1,110 96.4 94.6-97.6 33 3.6 2.4- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 731 80.2 76.2-83.8 128 19.8 16.2-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,509 1,319 83.6 80.7-86.3 190 16.4 13.7-19.3
No 3,216 2,827 85.6 83.9-87.2 389 14.4 12.8-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 720 690 96.3 94.5-97.6 30 3.7 2.4- 5.5
Non-Veteran 4,172 3,592 83.3 81.6-84.8 580 16.7 15.2-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,306 1,145 85.1 82.3-87.4 161 14.9 12.6-17.7
Regional City or Suburban County 983 869 86.2 83.1-88.9 114 13.8 11.1-16.9
Rural 2,607 2,270 84.0 81.8-86.0 337 16.0 14.0-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,545 2,162 83.4 81.4-85.3 383 16.6 14.7-18.6
Unemployed 189 114 60.4 50.9-69.2 75 39.6 30.8-49.1
Retired 1,326 1,308 97.9 96.3-98.9 18 2.1 1.1- 3.7
Unable to Work 466 412 87.0 81.7-91.0 54 13.0 9.0-18.3
Other not in Labor Force 340 267 77.4 71.2-82.7 73 22.6 17.3-28.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 370 255 71.4 64.9-77.1 115 28.6 22.9-35.1
101% to 150% 700 567 76.1 71.2-80.4 133 23.9 19.6-28.8
151% to 200% 331 291 85.4 79.2-90.0 40 14.6 10.0-20.8
More than 200% 2,278 2,170 94.2 92.7-95.4 108 5.8 4.6- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 731 80.2 76.2-83.8 128 19.8 16.2-23.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,066 930 84.5 80.6-87.7 136 15.5 12.3-19.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,803 1,576 84.2 81.8-86.4 227 15.8 13.6-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,027 1,778 85.5 83.3-87.4 249 14.5 12.6-16.7

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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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