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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-FEMALES 2,633 346 12.6 10.9-14.5 2,287 87.4 85.5-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,714 214 12.0 10.1-14.3 1,500 88.0 85.7-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 564 74 14.4 10.6-19.4 490 85.6 80.6-89.4
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 477 52 12.6 9.1-17.2 425 87.4 82.8-90.9
35-44 338 38 11.1 7.1-16.9 300 88.9 83.1-92.9
45-54 420 66 13.2 9.8-17.6 354 86.8 82.4-90.2
55-64 515 89 14.4 11.1-18.6 426 85.6 81.4-88.9
65-74 485 50 11.7 7.9-16.9 435 88.3 83.1-92.1
75+ 364 50 13.9 9.8-19.4 314 86.1 80.6-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 263 65 24.3 17.8-32.3 198 75.7 67.7-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 625 103 14.5 11.3-18.4 522 85.5 81.6-88.7
Some Post-H.S. 782 114 12.3 9.6-15.6 668 87.7 84.4-90.4
College Graduate 955 63 5.2 3.8- 7.0 892 94.8 93.0-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 75 24.8 18.4-32.5 191 75.2 67.5-81.6
$15,000- 24,999 418 78 18.3 13.8-23.8 340 81.7 76.2-86.2
$25,000- 34,999 280 36 13.7 8.6-21.2 244 86.3 78.8-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 286 27 11.5 6.1-20.6 259 88.5 79.4-93.9
$50,000- 74,999 317 18 4.8 2.7- 8.4 299 95.2 91.6-97.3
$75,000+ 539 26 4.6 2.9- 7.2 513 95.4 92.8-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 874 346 43.6 38.9-48.4 528 56.4 51.6-61.1
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** 67 86.6 74.2-93.5
Non-Veteran 2,557 337 12.6 10.9-14.5 2,220 87.4 85.5-89.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 71 10.4 7.9-13.6 601 89.6 86.4-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 529 54 11.2 8.0-15.5 475 88.8 84.5-92.0
Rural 1,432 221 15.4 12.8-18.4 1,211 84.6 81.6-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,165 78 7.1 5.3- 9.5 1,087 92.9 90.5-94.7
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 799 84 9.6 7.2-12.7 715 90.4 87.3-92.8
Unable to Work 289 138 51.6 43.5-59.6 151 48.4 40.4-56.5
Other not in Labor Force 261 22 5.9 3.5- 9.7 239 94.1 90.3-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 43 17.6 11.8-25.3 179 82.4 74.7-88.2
101% to 150% 397 82 23.0 17.3-30.0 315 77.0 70.0-82.7
151% to 200% 185 24 12.6 7.4-20.7 161 87.4 79.3-92.6
More than 200% 1,132 77 5.9 4.2- 8.2 1,055 94.1 91.8-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 102 17.0 12.8-22.3 516 83.0 77.7-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 994 125 12.7 10.2-15.7 869 87.3 84.3-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 119 11.4 9.0-14.2 902 88.6 85.8-91.0

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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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