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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-FEMALES 2,637 575 17.2 15.4-19.1 2,062 82.8 80.9-84.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,715 355 17.0 14.9-19.4 1,360 83.0 80.6-85.1
Non-Hispanic Black 567 150 21.1 17.0-25.8 417 78.9 74.2-83.0
Other 91 29 16.7 9.9-26.9 62 83.3 73.1-90.1
AGE
18-34 477 21 4.7 3.0- 7.4 456 95.3 92.6-97.0
35-44 341 36 10.6 6.6-16.7 305 89.4 83.3-93.4
45-54 421 94 17.9 13.8-22.8 327 82.1 77.2-86.2
55-64 514 147 25.7 20.9-31.0 367 74.3 69.0-79.1
65-74 485 145 27.1 21.9-33.0 340 72.9 67.0-78.1
75+ 365 129 36.8 30.2-44.0 236 63.2 56.0-69.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 106 34.3 26.9-42.5 158 65.7 57.5-73.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 625 169 21.2 17.5-25.4 456 78.8 74.6-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 784 181 14.7 12.1-17.7 603 85.3 82.3-87.9
College Graduate 956 117 8.2 6.5-10.3 839 91.8 89.7-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 128 44.5 36.4-52.9 140 55.5 47.1-63.6
$15,000- 24,999 420 135 24.2 19.3-29.9 285 75.8 70.1-80.7
$25,000- 34,999 279 61 16.2 11.3-22.7 218 83.8 77.3-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 287 48 14.4 9.5-21.2 239 85.6 78.8-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 314 30 7.1 4.6-10.8 284 92.9 89.2-95.4
$75,000+ 539 38 6.1 4.0- 9.3 501 93.9 90.7-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 876 575 59.5 54.7-64.2 301 40.5 35.8-45.3
No 1,746 *** *** *** 1,746 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 13 14.0 7.2-25.5 63 86.0 74.5-92.8
Non-Veteran 2,561 562 17.3 15.5-19.3 1,999 82.7 80.7-84.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 92 11.7 9.1-14.9 584 88.3 85.1-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 529 102 15.0 11.6-19.2 427 85.0 80.8-88.4
Rural 1,432 381 23.3 20.4-26.5 1,051 76.7 73.5-79.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,165 78 5.5 4.2- 7.3 1,087 94.5 92.7-95.8
Unemployed 105 17 12.7 6.5-23.3 88 87.3 76.7-93.5
Retired 799 224 25.8 21.9-30.2 575 74.2 69.8-78.1
Unable to Work 292 223 73.7 66.1-80.1 69 26.3 19.9-33.9
Other not in Labor Force 261 30 7.6 4.6-12.5 231 92.4 87.5-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 74 26.3 19.0-35.1 151 73.7 64.9-81.0
101% to 150% 398 138 29.3 23.5-35.9 260 70.7 64.1-76.5
151% to 200% 186 48 17.8 12.4-25.0 138 82.2 75.0-87.6
More than 200% 1,128 132 9.4 7.5-11.7 996 90.6 88.3-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 619 185 27.1 22.3-32.5 434 72.9 67.5-77.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 993 218 19.5 16.5-22.8 775 80.5 77.2-83.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,025 172 12.8 10.6-15.5 853 87.2 84.5-89.4

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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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