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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-FEMALES 2,704 225 6.9 5.8- 8.2 2,479 93.1 91.8-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,747 213 10.3 8.6-12.2 1,534 89.7 87.8-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 584 *** *** *** 581 99.5 98.0-99.9
Other 92 *** *** *** 89 99.6 98.5-99.9
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 491 98.6 95.4-99.6
35-44 355 *** *** *** 348 98.2 96.1-99.2
45-54 429 21 4.7 2.8- 8.0 408 95.3 92.0-97.2
55-64 528 39 7.9 5.3-11.6 489 92.1 88.4-94.7
65-74 487 72 15.4 11.4-20.3 415 84.6 79.7-88.6
75+ 374 81 22.3 16.9-28.7 293 77.7 71.3-83.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 22 7.5 4.4-12.6 251 92.5 87.4-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 641 41 5.4 3.6- 7.9 600 94.6 92.1-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 798 65 7.0 5.1- 9.7 733 93.0 90.3-94.9
College Graduate 981 97 7.8 6.1- 9.8 884 92.2 90.2-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 20 4.5 2.5- 7.9 277 95.5 92.1-97.5
$15,000- 24,999 428 25 3.8 2.1- 6.7 403 96.2 93.3-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 279 18 5.7 3.2-10.1 261 94.3 89.9-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 291 26 7.0 4.2-11.7 265 93.0 88.3-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 318 30 7.9 4.8-12.6 288 92.1 87.4-95.2
$75,000+ 541 49 7.7 5.4-10.9 492 92.3 89.1-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 875 103 10.3 7.9-13.2 772 89.7 86.8-92.1
No 1,743 119 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,624 94.3 92.8-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 77 98.1 92.3-99.6
Non-Veteran 2,624 222 7.0 5.9- 8.3 2,402 93.0 91.7-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 51 6.7 4.8- 9.3 642 93.3 90.7-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 540 45 6.1 4.2- 8.8 495 93.9 91.2-95.8
Rural 1,471 129 7.4 5.8- 9.4 1,342 92.6 90.6-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 46 3.8 2.6- 5.5 1,149 96.2 94.5-97.4
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 105 98.1 94.2-99.4
Retired 810 133 16.1 13.0-19.7 677 83.9 80.3-87.0
Unable to Work 300 24 8.2 4.7-13.7 276 91.8 86.3-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 270 17 4.4 2.2- 8.5 253 95.6 91.5-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** 91 97.4 89.9-99.4
50% to 100% 230 *** *** *** 225 98.2 94.8-99.4
101% to 150% 405 31 5.2 3.2- 8.5 374 94.8 91.5-96.8
151% to 200% 187 16 6.9 3.5-13.0 171 93.1 87.0-96.5
More than 200% 1,136 110 8.3 6.5-10.5 1,026 91.7 89.5-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 633 48 6.1 4.0- 9.2 585 93.9 90.8-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,021 84 6.7 5.1- 8.8 937 93.3 91.2-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 93 7.2 5.5- 9.2 957 92.8 90.8-94.5

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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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