2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-FEMALES 2,647 181 6.1 5.0- 7.4 2,466 93.9 92.6-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,721 103 5.4 4.2- 7.0 1,618 94.6 93.0-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 571 45 7.6 5.2-11.1 526 92.4 88.9-94.8
Other 91 14 14.6 7.2-27.5 77 85.4 72.5-92.8
AGE
18-34 480 13 2.2 1.2- 4.1 467 97.8 95.9-98.8
35-44 341 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4 326 95.3 91.6-97.4
45-54 421 38 7.7 5.0-11.7 383 92.3 88.3-95.0
55-64 519 45 7.5 4.8-11.5 474 92.5 88.5-95.2
65-74 483 34 9.5 5.7-15.3 449 90.5 84.7-94.3
75+ 369 34 9.8 6.2-15.1 335 90.2 84.9-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 49 18.4 12.7-26.0 215 81.6 74.0-87.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 628 52 6.4 4.5- 9.1 576 93.6 90.9-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 787 52 4.5 3.2- 6.2 735 95.5 93.8-96.8
College Graduate 960 28 1.7 1.0- 2.7 932 98.3 97.3-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 53 22.7 16.0-31.2 215 77.3 68.8-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 421 40 8.7 5.5-13.4 381 91.3 86.6-94.5
$25,000- 34,999 279 15 5.6 3.0-10.1 264 94.4 89.9-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 287 14 3.8 1.8- 8.1 273 96.2 91.9-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 317 *** *** *** 309 98.3 96.0-99.3
$75,000+ 539 *** *** *** 533 99.4 98.2-99.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 878 181 21.0 17.4-25.2 697 79.0 74.8-82.6
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** 74 98.7 94.6-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,571 179 6.2 5.1- 7.6 2,392 93.8 92.4-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 678 29 5.1 3.3- 7.9 649 94.9 92.1-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 530 24 3.7 2.1- 6.3 506 96.3 93.7-97.9
Rural 1,439 128 8.4 6.5-10.6 1,311 91.6 89.4-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 33 2.2 1.4- 3.3 1,136 97.8 96.7-98.6
Unemployed 105 11 13.3 6.4-25.5 94 86.7 74.5-93.6
Retired 802 50 6.6 4.3- 9.8 752 93.4 90.2-95.7
Unable to Work 295 75 26.6 19.9-34.6 220 73.4 65.4-80.1
Other not in Labor Force 261 11 2.2 1.1- 4.5 250 97.8 95.5-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 20 18.3 10.7-29.5 72 81.7 70.5-89.3
50% to 100% 225 38 18.0 11.7-26.6 187 82.0 73.4-88.3
101% to 150% 399 37 9.3 5.7-14.7 362 90.7 85.3-94.3
151% to 200% 186 11 6.7 3.3-13.1 175 93.3 86.9-96.7
More than 200% 1,131 30 1.5 1.0- 2.4 1,101 98.5 97.6-99.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 621 58 7.4 5.2-10.5 563 92.6 89.5-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,000 76 6.8 5.1- 9.1 924 93.2 90.9-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,026 47 5.2 3.6- 7.4 979 94.8 92.6-96.4

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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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