2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
GENDER
Male 1,397 627 49.3 46.0-52.7 163 13.9 11.5-16.7 405 24.6 21.9-27.5 55 3.5 2.5- 5.0 132 7.5 6.0- 9.3 15 1.2 0.6- 2.2
Female 1,880 736 45.1 42.0-48.3 241 13.1 11.1-15.4 685 28.5 25.9-31.3 143 8.9 7.0-11.2 55 3.2 2.3- 4.5 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,285 957 47.9 45.2-50.6 309 14.6 12.7-16.7 790 27.7 25.4-30.0 86 3.7 2.9- 4.9 126 5.2 4.2- 6.5 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6
Non-Hispanic Black 641 254 43.7 38.5-49.0 56 9.2 6.3-13.2 204 28.2 23.7-33.3 77 11.4 8.3-15.4 42 5.9 4.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 13.5 8.2-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 109 *** *** *** 12 12.9 6.4-24.4 11 6.0 2.7-13.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 449 269 57.7 51.6-63.5 71 18.1 13.7-23.4 13 3.5 1.9- 6.4 59 13.6 9.6-19.0 28 5.4 3.3- 8.5 *** *** ***
35-44 349 242 70.4 64.1-76.1 42 11.8 8.3-16.5 18 7.1 4.1-12.2 27 6.5 4.0-10.3 15 3.3 1.6- 6.5 *** *** ***
45-54 552 349 65.7 60.5-70.6 79 15.4 11.7-20.0 48 8.2 5.6-11.7 35 4.8 3.2- 7.0 33 4.8 3.1- 7.2 *** *** ***
55-64 685 363 55.9 51.0-60.7 118 17.1 13.7-21.2 107 14.7 11.6-18.6 47 5.6 3.7- 8.3 44 6.2 4.3- 8.8 *** *** ***
65-74 708 93 12.1 9.4-15.5 46 6.7 4.6- 9.6 504 70.8 66.1-75.1 17 2.3 1.2- 4.4 44 6.6 4.5- 9.5 *** *** ***
75+ 506 36 7.0 4.6-10.6 40 8.3 5.5-12.3 392 75.7 70.3-80.4 13 3.3 1.8- 6.1 22 4.4 2.7- 7.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 279 49 18.4 13.3-24.8 26 10.9 6.5-17.6 150 51.4 43.2-59.4 46 15.5 10.0-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 770 221 34.1 29.7-38.7 98 16.7 13.3-20.8 323 32.1 28.2-36.3 76 10.3 7.8-13.4 45 5.6 3.9- 8.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 980 419 51.0 46.9-55.0 126 13.6 10.9-16.8 302 23.2 20.3-26.5 50 4.7 3.2- 7.0 73 6.6 4.9- 8.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,246 673 65.7 62.5-68.8 155 11.9 9.9-14.3 313 15.6 13.6-17.8 26 1.2 0.7- 2.0 65 4.3 3.3- 5.7 14 1.3 0.7- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 261 26 16.3 10.5-24.4 19 5.8 3.3-10.0 135 48.4 40.1-56.8 66 24.4 18.0-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 438 100 25.8 20.4-32.0 71 16.2 12.0-21.6 199 40.4 34.2-47.0 46 11.8 7.3-18.6 16 3.8 2.0- 7.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 324 111 38.0 31.1-45.5 43 10.6 7.2-15.4 124 34.3 27.8-41.4 20 8.4 5.0-13.9 21 6.9 4.1-11.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 389 183 49.8 43.1-56.5 48 13.4 9.4-18.8 115 22.8 18.0-28.5 11 4.8 2.0-11.1 30 8.8 5.6-13.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 460 241 59.4 53.4-65.0 62 15.2 11.2-20.2 122 19.4 15.5-24.0 *** *** *** 30 5.2 3.1- 8.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 843 543 70.7 66.5-74.5 93 13.9 10.8-17.8 137 9.6 7.7-11.9 *** *** *** 59 4.9 3.6- 6.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 159 31.1 26.2-36.4 69 14.6 10.8-19.4 258 39.0 33.7-44.5 48 9.5 6.6-13.3 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,115 221 24.9 21.5-28.6 100 10.3 7.9-13.3 586 46.3 42.3-50.3 117 10.7 8.4-13.6 79 6.2 4.7- 8.1 12 1.6 0.8- 3.2
No 2,145 1,135 56.6 53.8-59.4 305 15.0 13.1-17.2 497 18.1 16.2-20.2 79 4.5 3.3- 6.2 107 4.8 3.7- 6.1 22 1.0 0.6- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 133 30.1 25.1-35.6 20 5.1 2.9- 8.6 187 34.6 29.6-40.0 *** *** *** 141 27.7 23.0-32.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,785 1,230 49.6 47.1-52.1 385 14.9 13.1-16.8 903 25.4 23.4-27.6 190 7.2 5.8- 8.8 46 1.7 1.2- 2.5 31 1.2 0.8- 1.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 756 391 54.9 50.6-59.1 111 14.9 12.1-18.2 191 21.2 18.1-24.7 30 4.8 3.2- 7.1 26 3.2 2.0- 5.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 626 269 47.9 42.9-53.0 83 14.1 10.7-18.4 192 26.5 22.4-31.1 37 5.2 3.4- 7.7 40 5.3 3.5- 7.8 *** *** ***
Rural 1,896 703 41.1 38.0-44.3 211 12.3 10.2-14.7 707 30.5 27.7-33.4 131 8.1 6.2-10.7 121 6.5 5.2- 8.2 23 1.4 0.8- 2.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,567 1,081 70.8 67.8-73.7 226 14.8 12.6-17.3 117 5.7 4.4- 7.3 51 3.7 2.5- 5.4 78 4.3 3.2- 5.7 14 0.7 0.4- 1.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** 13 13.3 6.8-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,104 158 14.6 12.1-17.5 98 9.6 7.4-12.3 746 65.7 61.9-69.4 24 2.1 1.3- 3.4 69 6.9 5.2- 9.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 351 28 12.2 7.9-18.6 22 5.5 3.2- 9.2 192 54.2 47.0-61.3 83 21.2 16.2-27.3 21 5.0 2.6- 9.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 171 71 42.2 32.6-52.4 43 27.7 19.4-37.8 22 7.7 3.7-15.1 19 16.0 8.6-27.8 11 3.5 1.7- 7.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 40 22.2 15.5-30.7 23 10.4 5.9-17.7 93 42.7 33.6-52.3 43 21.2 13.3-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 453 110 30.0 24.4-36.3 67 14.3 10.6-18.9 201 38.4 32.7-44.4 45 8.6 6.0-12.2 19 5.2 2.8- 9.2 11 3.5 1.7- 7.4
151% to 200% 229 80 38.3 30.0-47.3 32 13.2 8.4-20.1 89 37.2 29.0-46.3 12 6.1 2.9-12.4 14 4.5 2.4- 8.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,753 960 61.5 58.5-64.5 211 13.9 11.7-16.4 433 16.8 14.9-18.9 17 1.3 0.6- 2.7 120 5.9 4.7- 7.4 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 159 31.1 26.2-36.4 69 14.6 10.8-19.4 258 39.0 33.7-44.5 48 9.5 6.6-13.3 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 816 283 38.9 34.0-43.9 95 13.4 9.9-17.7 337 35.4 30.7-40.3 65 8.4 5.9-11.7 26 2.6 1.5- 4.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,219 494 44.3 40.7-48.0 124 10.6 8.6-13.2 403 29.2 26.1-32.6 81 6.5 5.0- 8.4 102 7.9 6.2- 9.9 15 1.4 0.8- 2.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,243 586 51.8 48.3-55.4 186 16.1 13.5-19.0 350 21.8 19.2-24.6 52 5.7 3.8- 8.3 59 3.7 2.7- 5.2 *** *** ***

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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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