2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-FEMALES 2,696 116 4.3 3.4- 5.6 2,580 95.7 94.4-96.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,745 77 4.2 3.1- 5.6 1,668 95.8 94.4-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 581 26 5.1 2.7- 9.2 555 94.9 90.8-97.3
Other 90 *** *** *** 85 95.4 88.6-98.2
AGE
18-34 493 *** *** *** 483 96.8 92.9-98.6
35-44 355 *** *** *** 349 97.1 93.3-98.8
45-54 430 16 3.8 2.0- 7.0 414 96.2 93.0-98.0
55-64 524 27 5.7 3.4- 9.1 497 94.3 90.9-96.6
65-74 486 33 7.3 4.7-11.1 453 92.7 88.9-95.3
75+ 372 24 5.5 3.3- 9.1 348 94.5 90.9-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 269 18 7.2 4.1-12.3 251 92.8 87.7-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 638 32 4.3 2.6- 7.1 606 95.7 92.9-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 798 38 5.0 3.2- 7.8 760 95.0 92.2-96.8
College Graduate 980 28 2.0 1.3- 3.1 952 98.0 96.9-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 292 21 9.3 5.3-15.8 271 90.7 84.2-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 427 28 6.8 4.1-10.8 399 93.2 89.2-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 281 17 3.9 2.3- 6.7 264 96.1 93.3-97.7
$35,000- 49,999 291 *** *** *** 283 95.8 86.3-98.8
$50,000- 74,999 316 *** *** *** 307 97.1 94.1-98.6
$75,000+ 541 *** *** *** 536 99.1 97.6-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 868 80 9.3 6.7-12.7 788 90.7 87.3-93.3
No 1,742 34 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,708 97.6 96.3-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 77 97.2 90.9-99.2
Non-Veteran 2,616 113 4.4 3.4- 5.7 2,503 95.6 94.3-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 26 3.7 2.3- 5.9 667 96.3 94.1-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 539 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 521 97.4 95.6-98.5
Rural 1,464 72 6.0 4.1- 8.5 1,392 94.0 91.5-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 14 1.7 0.8- 3.6 1,180 98.3 96.4-99.2
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 104 93.1 82.1-97.6
Retired 809 42 5.2 3.4- 8.0 767 94.8 92.0-96.6
Unable to Work 296 44 14.4 9.9-20.4 252 85.6 79.6-90.1
Other not in Labor Force 268 *** *** *** 258 95.4 90.3-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** 88 90.6 76.8-96.6
50% to 100% 228 14 6.2 3.1-11.9 214 93.8 88.1-96.9
101% to 150% 401 28 7.7 4.9-12.1 373 92.3 87.9-95.1
151% to 200% 187 *** *** *** 178 94.6 88.3-97.6
More than 200% 1,136 30 2.5 1.4- 4.6 1,106 97.5 95.4-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 629 35 7.2 4.3-11.9 594 92.8 88.1-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 36 3.2 2.1- 5.0 982 96.8 95.0-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,049 45 4.5 3.0- 6.6 1,004 95.5 93.4-97.0

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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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