2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
GENDER
Male 2,190 1,786 82.1 79.9-84.1 404 17.9 15.9-20.1
Female 2,699 2,106 80.0 77.8-82.0 593 20.0 18.0-22.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,191 2,631 83.3 81.5-84.9 560 16.7 15.1-18.5
Non-Hispanic Black 947 703 76.1 72.2-79.7 244 23.9 20.3-27.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 185 155 90.9 85.3-94.6 30 9.1 5.4-14.7
Hispanic 352 253 71.5 65.0-77.3 99 28.5 22.7-35.0
AGE
18-34 995 891 88.2 85.3-90.5 104 11.8 9.5-14.7
35-44 653 550 83.1 78.8-86.6 103 16.9 13.4-21.2
45-54 818 650 78.5 74.4-82.1 168 21.5 17.9-25.6
55-64 935 673 76.3 72.7-79.5 262 23.7 20.5-27.3
65-74 854 649 76.1 72.0-79.8 205 23.9 20.2-28.0
75+ 582 428 70.3 64.7-75.3 154 29.7 24.7-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 504 272 58.9 53.1-64.4 232 41.1 35.6-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,250 920 77.4 74.3-80.2 330 22.6 19.8-25.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,344 1,069 83.1 80.5-85.5 275 16.9 14.5-19.5
College Graduate 1,778 1,621 93.8 92.5-94.9 157 6.2 5.1- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 489 243 56.0 50.0-61.9 246 44.0 38.1-50.0
$15,000- 24,999 736 502 68.6 63.9-73.0 234 31.4 27.0-36.1
$25,000- 34,999 474 365 80.9 75.9-85.1 109 19.1 14.9-24.1
$35,000- 49,999 558 472 83.7 78.6-87.7 86 16.3 12.3-21.4
$50,000-74,999 629 558 89.1 85.2-92.0 71 10.9 8.0-14.8
$75,000+ 1,143 1,090 94.6 92.2-96.2 53 5.4 3.8- 7.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 663 78.5 74.7-81.8 199 21.5 18.2-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,505 825 56.0 52.5-59.4 680 44.0 40.6-47.5
No 3,217 2,933 90.6 89.1-91.9 284 9.4 8.1-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 720 577 79.7 75.8-83.1 143 20.3 16.9-24.2
Non-Veteran 4,167 3,313 81.1 79.5-82.7 854 18.9 17.3-20.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,302 1,122 86.5 84.1-88.6 180 13.5 11.4-15.9
Regional City or Suburban County 986 812 81.0 77.5-84.1 174 19.0 15.9-22.5
Rural 2,603 1,959 75.9 73.5-78.2 644 24.1 21.8-26.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,546 2,285 88.7 86.8-90.3 261 11.3 9.7-13.2
Unemployed 190 146 79.9 71.9-86.0 44 20.1 14.0-28.1
Retired 1,319 1,022 77.5 74.2-80.4 297 22.5 19.6-25.8
Unable to Work 464 132 32.3 26.8-38.5 332 67.7 61.5-73.2
Other not in Labor Force 340 285 85.4 80.3-89.4 55 14.6 10.6-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 71 54.5 44.0-64.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 368 215 60.2 53.2-66.9 153 39.8 33.1-46.8
101% to 150% 693 468 71.9 67.3-76.2 225 28.1 23.8-32.7
151% to 200% 330 241 75.5 68.6-81.2 89 24.5 18.8-31.4
More than 200% 2,278 2,055 90.3 88.4-91.9 223 9.7 8.1-11.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 663 78.5 74.7-81.8 199 21.5 18.2-25.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,070 762 71.3 66.9-75.3 308 28.7 24.7-33.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,798 1,425 78.4 75.8-80.8 373 21.6 19.2-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,023 1,706 85.1 83.1-87.0 317 14.9 13.0-16.9

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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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