2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-FEMALES 2,705 421 15.3 13.6-17.2 2,284 84.7 82.8-86.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,749 257 15.4 13.2-17.8 1,492 84.6 82.2-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 583 108 17.2 13.5-21.8 475 82.8 78.2-86.5
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 495 84 15.0 11.8-19.0 411 85.0 81.0-88.2
35-44 355 54 17.7 12.9-23.7 301 82.3 76.3-87.1
45-54 430 67 15.7 11.5-21.1 363 84.3 78.9-88.5
55-64 527 86 15.8 12.0-20.5 441 84.2 79.5-88.0
65-74 487 85 17.7 13.6-22.7 402 82.3 77.3-86.4
75+ 375 43 9.0 6.1-13.1 332 91.0 86.9-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 272 58 18.6 13.2-25.4 214 81.4 74.6-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 641 107 15.8 12.6-19.7 534 84.2 80.3-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 800 125 15.2 12.2-18.7 675 84.8 81.3-87.8
College Graduate 981 130 13.5 11.1-16.5 851 86.5 83.5-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 79 25.8 19.4-33.4 216 74.2 66.6-80.6
$15,000- 24,999 428 85 19.7 15.0-25.5 343 80.3 74.5-85.0
$25,000- 34,999 281 44 13.3 9.1-19.0 237 86.7 81.0-90.9
$35,000- 49,999 291 46 14.5 10.3-20.1 245 85.5 79.9-89.7
$50,000- 74,999 318 46 15.0 10.4-21.2 272 85.0 78.8-89.6
$75,000+ 541 57 11.3 8.1-15.4 484 88.7 84.6-91.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 876 213 22.9 19.3-27.0 663 77.1 73.0-80.7
No 1,744 197 12.3 10.4-14.6 1,547 87.7 85.4-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 11 15.1 7.9-26.9 69 84.9 73.1-92.1
Non-Veteran 2,625 410 15.3 13.6-17.3 2,215 84.7 82.7-86.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 108 14.3 11.6-17.6 585 85.7 82.4-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 539 87 17.6 13.8-22.1 452 82.4 77.9-86.2
Rural 1,473 226 14.9 12.5-17.7 1,247 85.1 82.3-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 159 14.4 11.9-17.3 1,036 85.6 82.7-88.1
Unemployed 110 22 22.8 14.2-34.5 88 77.2 65.5-85.8
Retired 811 106 11.8 9.3-14.9 705 88.2 85.1-90.7
Unable to Work 300 98 33.0 26.0-40.8 202 67.0 59.2-74.0
Other not in Labor Force 270 34 10.2 6.7-15.2 236 89.8 84.8-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 230 60 24.5 17.6-33.1 170 75.5 66.9-82.4
101% to 150% 405 77 18.3 13.7-23.9 328 81.7 76.1-86.3
151% to 200% 187 33 12.3 7.8-18.8 154 87.7 81.2-92.2
More than 200% 1,138 147 13.4 11.0-16.4 991 86.6 83.6-89.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 633 107 17.2 12.7-22.9 526 82.8 77.1-87.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,022 161 16.2 13.6-19.2 861 83.8 80.8-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 153 14.2 11.7-17.1 897 85.8 82.9-88.3

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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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