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 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-FEMALES 2,700 138 3.7 2.9- 4.7 2,562 96.3 95.3-97.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,745 90 4.1 3.0- 5.4 1,655 95.9 94.6-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 584 33 3.8 2.4- 6.1 551 96.2 93.9-97.6
Other 91 *** *** *** 82 95.8 89.8-98.3
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
35-44 355 12 3.9 1.9- 7.8 343 96.1 92.2-98.1
45-54 429 *** *** *** 419 97.7 95.2-98.9
55-64 526 37 5.3 3.4- 8.2 489 94.7 91.8-96.6
65-74 487 37 6.3 4.1- 9.4 450 93.7 90.6-95.9
75+ 372 40 10.6 6.4-17.0 332 89.4 83.0-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 271 22 6.4 3.4-11.5 249 93.6 88.5-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 640 43 4.6 3.1- 6.7 597 95.4 93.3-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 800 40 3.3 2.1- 5.0 760 96.7 95.0-97.9
College Graduate 978 33 2.3 1.4- 3.6 945 97.7 96.4-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 296 33 6.3 3.8-10.3 263 93.7 89.7-96.2
$15,000- 24,999 427 30 5.1 3.1- 8.1 397 94.9 91.9-96.9
$25,000- 34,999 281 17 4.1 2.1- 7.9 264 95.9 92.1-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 291 *** *** *** 281 97.1 93.7-98.7
$50,000- 74,999 318 *** *** *** 308 97.3 94.1-98.8
$75,000+ 539 *** *** *** 533 99.3 98.2-99.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 870 98 9.0 6.8-11.9 772 91.0 88.1-93.2
No 1,744 37 1.6 1.0- 2.5 1,707 98.4 97.5-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 77 95.3 84.4-98.7
Non-Veteran 2,620 135 3.7 2.9- 4.7 2,485 96.3 95.3-97.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 691 22 2.6 1.6- 4.1 669 97.4 95.9-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 539 24 3.7 2.0- 6.7 515 96.3 93.3-98.0
Rural 1,470 92 4.7 3.5- 6.4 1,378 95.3 93.6-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 16 1.4 0.7- 2.6 1,179 98.6 97.4-99.3
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 102 97.2 91.1-99.2
Retired 809 64 7.6 5.3-10.7 745 92.4 89.3-94.7
Unable to Work 301 49 10.3 7.0-14.7 252 89.7 85.3-93.0
Other not in Labor Force 270 *** *** *** 265 98.1 94.1-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** 85 91.0 78.7-96.5
50% to 100% 230 16 3.0 1.4- 6.2 214 97.0 93.8-98.6
101% to 150% 404 35 5.9 3.9- 9.0 369 94.1 91.0-96.1
151% to 200% 187 13 4.7 2.3- 9.5 174 95.3 90.5-97.7
More than 200% 1,136 33 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,103 97.9 96.7-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 631 48 7.1 4.7-10.7 583 92.9 89.3-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,023 52 3.3 2.3- 4.9 971 96.7 95.1-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,046 38 3.2 2.1- 4.8 1,008 96.8 95.2-97.9

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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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