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 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-FEMALES 2,653 182 5.2 4.3- 6.3 2,471 94.8 93.7-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,723 137 6.3 5.1- 7.9 1,586 93.7 92.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic Black 573 27 3.3 2.0- 5.3 546 96.7 94.7-98.0
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 *** *** *** 478 98.6 96.7-99.4
35-44 342 *** *** *** 337 98.7 96.3-99.6
45-54 420 16 3.5 1.9- 6.2 404 96.5 93.8-98.1
55-64 520 40 5.8 3.7- 8.8 480 94.2 91.2-96.3
65-74 484 39 8.4 5.6-12.3 445 91.6 87.7-94.4
75+ 369 72 19.6 14.5-25.9 297 80.4 74.1-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 34 8.1 5.2-12.5 230 91.9 87.5-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 631 46 6.8 4.7- 9.7 585 93.2 90.3-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 788 49 4.4 3.1- 6.3 739 95.6 93.7-96.9
College Graduate 962 53 3.2 2.2- 4.6 909 96.8 95.4-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 32 9.5 5.9-15.0 236 90.5 85.0-94.1
$15,000- 24,999 421 31 5.3 3.3- 8.3 390 94.7 91.7-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 280 22 6.6 3.8-11.1 258 93.4 88.9-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 290 17 4.8 2.5- 9.0 273 95.2 91.0-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 318 13 3.0 1.4- 6.2 305 97.0 93.8-98.6
$75,000+ 539 18 2.6 1.4- 5.0 521 97.4 95.0-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 182 18.0 14.9-21.5 695 82.0 78.5-85.1
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 75 98.9 95.5-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,576 180 5.3 4.3- 6.4 2,396 94.7 93.6-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 681 33 3.9 2.6- 5.9 648 96.1 94.1-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 532 21 3.2 1.9- 5.4 511 96.8 94.6-98.1
Rural 1,440 128 7.5 5.9- 9.4 1,312 92.5 90.6-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 27 1.9 1.2- 3.2 1,143 98.1 96.8-98.8
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** 96 93.7 86.5-97.2
Retired 803 105 12.8 10.0-16.4 698 87.2 83.6-90.0
Unable to Work 296 36 9.1 5.9-13.7 260 90.9 86.3-94.1
Other not in Labor Force 264 *** *** *** 259 98.6 96.2-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** 82 89.9 78.2-95.6
50% to 100% 225 15 5.2 2.8- 9.5 210 94.8 90.5-97.2
101% to 150% 399 35 7.2 4.7-10.8 364 92.8 89.2-95.3
151% to 200% 186 16 5.8 2.7-12.1 170 94.2 87.9-97.3
More than 200% 1,135 55 3.4 2.4- 4.9 1,080 96.6 95.1-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 620 61 8.0 5.6-11.2 559 92.0 88.8-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,001 60 5.4 3.9- 7.3 941 94.6 92.7-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,032 61 4.3 3.1- 6.0 971 95.7 94.0-96.9

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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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