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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-FEMALES 2,693 326 11.9 10.3-13.6 2,367 88.1 86.4-89.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,742 197 11.9 10.0-14.1 1,545 88.1 85.9-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 581 89 13.7 10.4-17.7 492 86.3 82.3-89.6
Other 91 15 11.9 5.6-23.5 76 88.1 76.5-94.4
AGE
18-34 495 56 10.2 7.5-13.6 439 89.8 86.4-92.5
35-44 354 40 12.5 8.7-17.8 314 87.5 82.2-91.3
45-54 430 56 13.8 9.7-19.1 374 86.2 80.9-90.3
55-64 522 70 13.0 9.6-17.5 452 87.0 82.5-90.4
65-74 485 71 14.7 11.1-19.2 414 85.3 80.8-88.9
75+ 371 31 7.3 4.6-11.3 340 92.7 88.7-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 269 50 15.5 10.6-22.1 219 84.5 77.9-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 638 84 12.2 9.4-15.6 554 87.8 84.4-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 798 101 11.8 9.2-15.1 697 88.2 84.9-90.8
College Graduate 977 90 9.7 7.6-12.3 887 90.3 87.7-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 68 22.4 16.5-29.7 222 77.6 70.3-83.5
$15,000- 24,999 426 66 15.7 11.4-21.1 360 84.3 78.9-88.6
$25,000- 34,999 281 36 11.4 7.5-16.9 245 88.6 83.1-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 289 34 10.2 6.7-15.1 255 89.8 84.9-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 317 36 12.1 7.8-18.1 281 87.9 81.9-92.2
$75,000+ 540 41 7.3 5.0-10.4 499 92.7 89.6-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 866 165 17.5 14.3-21.1 701 82.5 78.9-85.7
No 1,742 152 9.6 7.9-11.6 1,590 90.4 88.4-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** 74 92.0 81.2-96.8
Non-Veteran 2,614 321 12.0 10.4-13.7 2,293 88.0 86.3-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 689 79 10.2 8.0-13.0 610 89.8 87.0-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 535 69 14.4 10.9-18.7 466 85.6 81.3-89.1
Rural 1,469 178 11.8 9.6-14.4 1,291 88.2 85.6-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,192 114 10.2 8.1-12.7 1,078 89.8 87.3-91.9
Unemployed 110 17 18.6 10.9-29.9 93 81.4 70.1-89.1
Retired 807 85 10.3 7.9-13.3 722 89.7 86.7-92.1
Unable to Work 295 85 28.6 22.1-36.1 210 71.4 63.9-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 270 23 6.9 4.1-11.4 247 93.1 88.6-95.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 227 50 20.5 14.1-28.8 177 79.5 71.2-85.9
101% to 150% 402 57 13.9 10.0-18.9 345 86.1 81.1-90.0
151% to 200% 186 30 11.3 6.9-17.8 156 88.7 82.2-93.1
More than 200% 1,134 109 9.7 7.6-12.2 1,025 90.3 87.8-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 630 86 13.9 9.8-19.4 544 86.1 80.6-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,019 123 12.9 10.5-15.8 896 87.1 84.2-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,044 117 10.4 8.4-12.9 927 89.6 87.1-91.6

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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