2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
GENDER
Male 2,193 1,355 61.2 58.5-63.8 285 11.6 10.0-13.4 553 27.2 24.9-29.7
Female 2,700 1,945 72.0 69.6-74.3 414 12.5 11.0-14.2 341 15.5 13.6-17.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,193 2,244 70.2 68.0-72.2 486 13.0 11.6-14.5 463 16.8 15.2-18.7
Non-Hispanic Black 947 640 66.3 62.1-70.3 138 11.7 9.3-14.6 169 22.0 18.5-25.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 152 *** *** *** 21 12.9 6.9-22.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 185 123 69.2 60.8-76.4 22 10.2 6.1-16.7 40 20.6 14.7-28.1
Hispanic 352 154 41.3 34.6-48.3 18 5.0 2.3-10.5 180 53.7 46.5-60.7
AGE
18-34 990 533 54.8 51.0-58.6 84 8.5 6.6-10.9 373 36.7 33.0-40.4
35-44 653 427 64.8 60.0-69.3 51 7.3 5.2-10.3 175 27.8 23.6-32.5
45-54 818 576 71.2 66.9-75.2 85 10.7 8.1-14.0 157 18.1 14.9-21.8
55-64 937 669 72.2 68.3-75.8 156 15.8 13.0-19.1 112 12.0 9.4-15.1
65-74 856 634 79.3 75.8-82.4 172 15.8 13.1-18.9 50 4.9 3.5- 6.9
75+ 586 422 74.0 69.0-78.4 140 21.8 17.7-26.5 24 4.2 2.6- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 505 296 58.2 52.2-63.9 54 9.4 6.4-13.6 155 32.4 27.1-38.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,255 776 60.8 57.2-64.2 185 12.3 10.2-14.6 294 26.9 23.8-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,340 936 71.0 67.8-74.0 208 13.2 11.1-15.6 196 15.8 13.4-18.6
College Graduate 1,780 1,282 72.3 69.7-74.8 251 11.9 10.2-13.9 247 15.8 13.8-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 487 269 54.6 48.5-60.6 88 15.0 11.1-19.9 130 30.4 25.0-36.4
$15,000- 24,999 738 444 57.7 52.7-62.6 95 10.3 8.0-13.2 199 31.9 27.3-37.0
$25,000- 34,999 477 315 65.2 59.3-70.7 65 11.0 7.9-15.1 97 23.7 18.9-29.3
$35,000- 49,999 558 376 68.0 62.5-72.9 93 14.8 11.4-18.9 89 17.3 13.3-22.2
$50,000-74,999 629 441 72.1 67.4-76.4 91 10.2 7.9-13.1 97 17.7 13.9-22.1
$75,000+ 1,144 875 75.9 72.5-79.0 137 11.5 9.2-14.1 132 12.6 10.4-15.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 580 64.6 60.2-68.8 130 12.9 10.2-16.1 152 22.5 18.9-26.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,510 966 62.5 59.0-65.8 327 19.2 16.6-22.0 217 18.4 15.7-21.4
No 3,214 2,230 69.0 66.8-71.0 349 9.1 7.9-10.3 635 22.0 20.1-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 719 449 62.5 58.0-66.7 139 18.4 15.2-22.1 131 19.1 15.8-22.9
Non-Veteran 4,172 2,850 67.4 65.5-69.3 560 11.1 10.0-12.4 762 21.4 19.7-23.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,301 867 65.3 62.1-68.4 152 10.5 8.7-12.7 282 24.2 21.5-27.1
Regional City or Suburban County 982 660 68.0 64.2-71.6 135 12.0 9.8-14.7 187 19.9 16.9-23.3
Rural 2,612 1,773 67.3 64.7-69.9 412 13.5 11.8-15.3 427 19.2 17.0-21.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,547 1,693 65.5 63.1-67.9 254 9.4 8.0-10.9 600 25.1 23.0-27.3
Unemployed 188 99 58.5 49.3-67.1 18 6.3 3.6-10.9 71 35.2 27.1-44.3
Retired 1,325 984 78.5 75.6-81.1 282 17.3 14.9-19.9 59 4.2 3.0- 5.8
Unable to Work 465 294 59.2 52.8-65.4 115 26.2 20.9-32.3 56 14.6 10.4-20.1
Other not in Labor Force 338 213 61.9 54.8-68.5 29 8.5 5.4-13.3 96 29.5 23.4-36.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 *** *** *** 16 8.7 4.6-15.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 368 193 50.9 43.8-58.0 54 11.2 8.0-15.5 121 37.8 31.0-45.2
101% to 150% 695 450 63.6 58.6-68.3 99 12.2 9.5-15.6 146 24.2 20.0-29.0
151% to 200% 330 206 65.2 58.2-71.6 61 14.4 10.3-19.8 63 20.4 15.2-26.8
More than 200% 2,281 1,669 73.7 71.2-76.0 321 12.2 10.6-14.0 291 14.1 12.3-16.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 862 580 64.6 60.2-68.8 130 12.9 10.2-16.1 152 22.5 18.9-26.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,075 728 65.5 61.0-69.8 174 15.4 12.3-19.0 173 19.1 15.6-23.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,797 1,206 65.9 63.0-68.7 262 13.4 11.6-15.6 329 20.6 18.2-23.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,023 1,366 67.7 65.0-70.2 263 10.2 8.7-11.9 394 22.1 19.9-24.6

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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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