2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
GENDER
Male 2,200 285 13.2 11.4-15.1 1,915 86.8 84.9-88.6
Female 2,705 440 18.7 16.7-21.0 2,265 81.3 79.0-83.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,200 378 13.2 11.6-14.9 2,822 86.8 85.1-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 950 178 19.3 16.1-22.9 772 80.7 77.1-83.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 185 36 16.9 11.2-24.6 149 83.1 75.4-88.8
Hispanic 354 99 29.4 23.4-36.1 255 70.6 63.9-76.6
AGE
18-34 995 186 18.9 16.1-22.1 809 81.1 77.9-83.9
35-44 654 133 20.8 17.0-25.1 521 79.2 74.9-83.0
45-54 822 167 18.8 15.6-22.3 655 81.2 77.7-84.4
55-64 936 144 14.8 11.9-18.1 792 85.2 81.9-88.1
65-74 858 58 7.9 5.3-11.7 800 92.1 88.3-94.7
75+ 587 29 5.4 3.4- 8.4 558 94.6 91.6-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 509 145 28.3 23.4-33.9 364 71.7 66.1-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,256 229 18.2 15.6-21.1 1,027 81.8 78.9-84.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,345 205 15.2 12.8-17.9 1,140 84.8 82.1-87.2
College Graduate 1,781 141 8.1 6.6- 9.8 1,640 91.9 90.2-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 491 145 29.5 24.3-35.3 346 70.5 64.7-75.7
$15,000- 24,999 741 195 29.2 24.9-33.9 546 70.8 66.1-75.1
$25,000- 34,999 478 81 15.7 12.0-20.4 397 84.3 79.6-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 559 72 16.3 12.1-21.5 487 83.7 78.5-87.9
$50,000-74,999 630 53 9.2 6.6-12.6 577 90.8 87.4-93.4
$75,000+ 1,143 55 5.9 4.2- 8.2 1,088 94.1 91.8-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 865 124 16.4 13.3-20.2 741 83.6 79.8-86.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,514 331 25.4 22.3-28.8 1,183 74.6 71.2-77.7
No 3,222 365 12.3 10.8-13.9 2,857 87.7 86.1-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 720 48 7.3 5.2-10.2 672 92.7 89.8-94.8
Non-Veteran 4,183 675 17.3 15.7-18.9 3,508 82.7 81.1-84.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,305 201 16.1 13.8-18.6 1,104 83.9 81.4-86.2
Regional City or Suburban County 988 123 13.1 10.6-16.2 865 86.9 83.8-89.4
Rural 2,614 401 17.8 15.6-20.1 2,213 82.2 79.9-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,548 392 16.0 14.2-18.0 2,156 84.0 82.0-85.8
Unemployed 190 63 33.3 25.3-42.5 127 66.7 57.5-74.7
Retired 1,328 74 5.4 3.9- 7.3 1,254 94.6 92.7-96.1
Unable to Work 467 136 32.4 26.6-38.8 331 67.6 61.2-73.4
Other not in Labor Force 342 55 16.9 12.3-22.7 287 83.1 77.3-87.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 370 116 31.9 25.7-38.9 254 68.1 61.1-74.3
101% to 150% 699 177 27.9 23.5-32.6 522 72.1 67.4-76.5
151% to 200% 331 55 15.4 10.8-21.4 276 84.6 78.6-89.2
More than 200% 2,283 165 8.3 6.8-10.1 2,118 91.7 89.9-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 865 124 16.4 13.3-20.2 741 83.6 79.8-86.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,074 164 18.0 14.5-22.2 910 82.0 77.8-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,805 274 16.8 14.6-19.3 1,531 83.2 80.7-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,028 287 15.0 13.1-17.1 1,741 85.0 82.9-86.9

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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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