2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-FEMALES 2,642 169 5.1 4.1- 6.2 2,473 94.9 93.8-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,719 101 4.5 3.5- 5.7 1,618 95.5 94.3-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 568 48 8.0 5.3-11.9 520 92.0 88.1-94.7
Other 91 *** *** *** 83 95.9 90.0-98.4
AGE
18-34 476 *** *** *** 471 98.9 97.4-99.6
35-44 341 13 3.0 1.3- 6.7 328 97.0 93.3-98.7
45-54 421 43 8.6 5.7-12.8 378 91.4 87.2-94.3
55-64 516 47 8.9 6.0-13.1 469 91.1 86.9-94.0
65-74 485 30 4.1 2.6- 6.3 455 95.9 93.7-97.4
75+ 369 30 8.9 5.9-13.3 339 91.1 86.7-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 40 10.6 7.0-15.7 224 89.4 84.3-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 627 46 5.7 3.9- 8.2 581 94.3 91.8-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 786 51 4.6 3.1- 6.8 735 95.4 93.2-96.9
College Graduate 957 32 2.3 1.5- 3.6 925 97.7 96.4-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 53 17.8 12.2-25.3 215 82.2 74.7-87.8
$15,000- 24,999 419 33 5.9 3.8- 9.3 386 94.1 90.7-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 280 16 3.9 1.9- 7.9 264 96.1 92.1-98.1
$35,000- 49,999 287 *** *** *** 281 98.8 96.9-99.5
$50,000- 74,999 316 *** *** *** 310 98.1 95.5-99.3
$75,000+ 538 *** *** *** 529 98.0 95.2-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 878 169 17.5 14.4-21.2 709 82.5 78.8-85.6
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** 74 98.1 91.3-99.6
Non-Veteran 2,566 167 5.2 4.2- 6.3 2,399 94.8 93.7-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 22 3.2 1.8- 5.5 653 96.8 94.5-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 528 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 496 95.8 93.5-97.3
Rural 1,439 115 7.2 5.6- 9.2 1,324 92.8 90.8-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,165 15 1.3 0.7- 2.5 1,150 98.7 97.5-99.3
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** 101 98.3 94.9-99.4
Retired 803 42 4.3 3.0- 6.2 761 95.7 93.8-97.0
Unable to Work 293 101 32.4 25.3-40.3 192 67.6 59.7-74.7
Other not in Labor Force 261 *** *** *** 255 98.2 95.3-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 18 13.5 7.2-24.1 74 86.5 75.9-92.8
50% to 100% 225 29 9.1 5.2-15.5 196 90.9 84.5-94.8
101% to 150% 398 37 7.8 5.0-12.1 361 92.2 87.9-95.0
151% to 200% 186 *** *** *** 176 97.6 94.9-98.9
More than 200% 1,130 26 2.4 1.4- 3.9 1,104 97.6 96.1-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 622 55 8.4 5.7-12.3 567 91.6 87.7-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 996 73 6.1 4.5- 8.1 923 93.9 91.9-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 41 3.4 2.2- 5.1 983 96.6 94.9-97.8

Back to Demographics.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts