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 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-FEMALES 2,696 282 8.7 7.4-10.1 2,414 91.3 89.9-92.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,742 202 10.4 8.7-12.4 1,540 89.6 87.6-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 582 51 6.4 4.3- 9.4 531 93.6 90.6-95.7
Other 91 14 8.8 4.4-16.9 77 91.2 83.1-95.6
AGE
18-34 495 12 2.2 1.2- 4.2 483 97.8 95.8-98.8
35-44 353 20 5.7 3.1-10.1 333 94.3 89.9-96.9
45-54 429 41 7.1 4.7-10.4 388 92.9 89.6-95.3
55-64 527 63 12.1 8.9-16.2 464 87.9 83.8-91.1
65-74 483 91 17.3 13.2-22.2 392 82.7 77.8-86.8
75+ 373 54 18.1 12.7-25.2 319 81.9 74.8-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 269 53 18.3 12.9-25.3 216 81.7 74.7-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 640 100 11.6 9.1-14.8 540 88.4 85.2-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 796 85 7.0 5.3- 9.2 711 93.0 90.8-94.7
College Graduate 980 43 3.2 2.2- 4.6 937 96.8 95.4-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 68 19.7 14.2-26.6 227 80.3 73.4-85.8
$15,000- 24,999 428 66 11.4 8.3-15.3 362 88.6 84.7-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 281 39 10.1 6.7-15.1 242 89.9 84.9-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 291 22 5.7 3.1-10.0 269 94.3 90.0-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 318 14 5.0 2.7- 9.0 304 95.0 91.0-97.3
$75,000+ 539 21 3.6 2.1- 6.1 518 96.4 93.9-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 869 184 18.7 15.5-22.4 685 81.3 77.6-84.5
No 1,741 93 4.8 3.7- 6.3 1,648 95.2 93.7-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 77 98.4 93.4-99.6
Non-Veteran 2,616 279 8.8 7.6-10.3 2,337 91.2 89.7-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 40 5.0 3.4- 7.3 653 95.0 92.7-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 538 58 10.8 7.9-14.6 480 89.2 85.4-92.1
Rural 1,465 184 10.6 8.8-12.8 1,281 89.4 87.2-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,192 49 3.8 2.6- 5.4 1,143 96.2 94.6-97.4
Unemployed 110 11 9.6 4.5-19.6 99 90.4 80.4-95.5
Retired 810 114 14.9 11.7-18.7 696 85.1 81.3-88.3
Unable to Work 298 93 26.2 20.1-33.3 205 73.8 66.7-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 268 15 4.0 2.1- 7.4 253 96.0 92.6-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 229 35 11.8 7.7-17.7 194 88.2 82.3-92.3
101% to 150% 405 76 15.7 11.6-20.9 329 84.3 79.1-88.4
151% to 200% 187 25 8.9 5.2-14.9 162 91.1 85.1-94.8
More than 200% 1,136 65 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,071 95.1 93.4-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 629 86 11.3 8.2-15.3 543 88.7 84.7-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,019 111 10.1 8.2-12.5 908 89.9 87.5-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,048 85 6.8 5.1- 9.0 963 93.2 91.0-94.9

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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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