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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-FEMALES 2,633 297 9.6 8.3-11.2 2,336 90.4 88.8-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,713 177 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,536 90.5 88.5-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 567 73 10.4 7.6-14.1 494 89.6 85.9-92.4
Other 90 16 13.8 6.7-26.3 74 86.2 73.7-93.3
AGE
18-34 476 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 457 96.1 93.6-97.6
35-44 341 28 8.8 5.3-14.4 313 91.2 85.6-94.7
45-54 419 56 11.0 7.8-15.4 363 89.0 84.6-92.2
55-64 515 90 14.4 11.0-18.5 425 85.6 81.5-89.0
65-74 482 50 9.9 6.8-14.3 432 90.1 85.7-93.2
75+ 366 53 17.7 12.4-24.6 313 82.3 75.4-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 76 26.0 19.4-33.9 188 74.0 66.1-80.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 621 83 10.9 8.3-14.0 538 89.1 86.0-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 784 83 6.7 5.0- 8.8 701 93.3 91.2-95.0
College Graduate 956 54 4.1 2.9- 5.8 902 95.9 94.2-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 92 32.2 25.0-40.4 174 67.8 59.6-75.0
$15,000- 24,999 418 62 10.2 7.3-14.1 356 89.8 85.9-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 280 26 8.3 5.0-13.6 254 91.7 86.4-95.0
$35,000- 49,999 286 17 7.6 3.7-14.7 269 92.4 85.3-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 316 15 4.0 2.1- 7.5 301 96.0 92.5-97.9
$75,000+ 538 *** *** *** 529 98.5 96.9-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 872 297 33.3 29.1-37.9 575 66.7 62.1-70.9
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 69 96.3 91.0-98.5
Non-Veteran 2,558 291 9.8 8.4-11.4 2,267 90.2 88.6-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 674 51 6.3 4.6- 8.6 623 93.7 91.4-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 526 46 8.3 5.5-12.3 480 91.7 87.7-94.5
Rural 1,433 200 13.3 11.1-16.0 1,233 86.7 84.0-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,164 23 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,141 97.9 96.6-98.7
Unemployed 105 16 11.6 5.9-21.4 89 88.4 78.6-94.1
Retired 797 80 10.2 7.5-13.7 717 89.8 86.3-92.5
Unable to Work 291 162 53.7 45.6-61.6 129 46.3 38.4-54.4
Other not in Labor Force 261 13 3.9 1.9- 7.9 248 96.1 92.1-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 224 49 12.7 8.7-18.3 175 87.3 81.7-91.3
101% to 150% 397 69 17.3 12.5-23.5 328 82.7 76.5-87.5
151% to 200% 186 20 8.1 4.1-15.6 166 91.9 84.4-95.9
More than 200% 1,129 43 3.5 2.5- 5.1 1,086 96.5 94.9-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 619 105 18.6 14.2-24.1 514 81.4 75.9-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 992 104 10.0 7.8-12.8 888 90.0 87.2-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 88 7.0 5.3- 9.1 934 93.0 90.9-94.7

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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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