2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-FEMALES 2,614 385 17.0 15.1-19.2 2,229 83.0 80.8-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,705 264 18.1 15.6-20.8 1,441 81.9 79.2-84.4
Non-Hispanic Black 559 61 13.8 10.1-18.7 498 86.2 81.3-89.9
Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 474 116 24.5 20.0-29.7 358 75.5 70.3-80.0
35-44 336 59 20.5 15.2-27.0 277 79.5 73.0-84.8
45-54 416 89 21.5 16.7-27.4 327 78.5 72.6-83.3
55-64 511 73 13.2 9.8-17.4 438 86.8 82.6-90.2
65-74 478 40 8.1 5.4-11.9 438 91.9 88.1-94.6
75+ 365 *** *** *** 361 99.4 98.0-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 33 15.9 10.3-23.9 227 84.1 76.1-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 613 106 20.1 16.0-24.9 507 79.9 75.1-84.0
Some Post-H.S. 781 163 21.6 18.0-25.6 618 78.4 74.4-82.0
College Graduate 952 82 8.6 6.6-11.0 870 91.4 89.0-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 50 21.4 15.1-29.4 216 78.6 70.6-84.9
$15,000- 24,999 415 88 22.4 17.2-28.6 327 77.6 71.4-82.8
$25,000- 34,999 277 64 28.7 21.6-37.0 213 71.3 63.0-78.4
$35,000- 49,999 286 42 18.7 12.3-27.2 244 81.3 72.8-87.7
$50,000- 74,999 309 38 13.8 9.5-19.5 271 86.2 80.5-90.5
$75,000+ 537 52 12.0 8.7-16.2 485 88.0 83.8-91.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 869 177 23.1 19.0-27.7 692 76.9 72.3-81.0
No 1,729 205 14.6 12.5-17.1 1,524 85.4 82.9-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,541 369 16.8 14.9-19.0 2,172 83.2 81.0-85.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 664 87 14.2 11.2-17.8 577 85.8 82.2-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 526 76 16.9 13.0-21.6 450 83.1 78.4-87.0
Rural 1,424 222 19.6 16.5-23.1 1,202 80.4 76.9-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,155 195 19.2 16.3-22.5 960 80.8 77.5-83.7
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 794 45 5.6 3.8- 8.2 749 94.4 91.8-96.2
Unable to Work 290 73 25.3 18.5-33.6 217 74.7 66.4-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 258 40 15.0 10.4-21.0 218 85.0 79.0-89.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 49 20.4 14.1-28.7 176 79.6 71.3-85.9
101% to 150% 392 95 27.6 21.6-34.7 297 72.4 65.3-78.4
151% to 200% 184 33 19.5 12.5-29.1 151 80.5 70.9-87.5
More than 200% 1,122 123 13.7 11.1-16.9 999 86.3 83.1-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 89 17.8 13.0-23.8 529 82.2 76.2-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 983 144 17.4 14.5-20.8 839 82.6 79.2-85.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,013 152 16.6 13.7-19.9 861 83.4 80.1-86.3

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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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