2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-FEMALES 2,687 2,214 80.1 77.9-82.1 214 8.2 7.0- 9.7 142 6.5 5.3- 7.9 110 4.9 3.8- 6.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,739 1,423 80.0 77.3-82.4 136 7.9 6.4- 9.6 103 7.2 5.7- 9.1 72 4.7 3.3- 6.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 577 499 82.9 78.1-86.8 43 10.1 7.1-14.2 20 2.8 1.6- 4.9 14 4.1 2.2- 7.6 *** *** ***
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 487 356 74.4 69.4-78.8 59 10.6 7.8-14.3 47 9.7 6.9-13.5 23 4.8 3.0- 7.6 *** *** ***
35-44 354 261 71.1 64.5-76.9 49 14.6 10.5-19.8 23 6.8 4.1-10.9 20 7.3 4.0-13.0 *** *** ***
45-54 428 343 81.8 77.0-85.7 35 7.0 4.9-10.1 27 6.4 4.1- 9.9 22 4.2 2.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
55-64 525 441 81.4 76.0-85.8 37 6.3 4.2- 9.3 25 6.9 4.3-11.0 21 5.4 2.9- 9.9 *** *** ***
65-74 487 437 90.1 84.9-93.7 22 3.0 1.8- 5.0 12 2.4 1.1- 5.0 16 4.5 1.9-10.3 *** *** ***
75+ 371 347 93.9 89.8-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 223 77.1 68.6-83.8 12 2.9 1.4- 6.0 18 9.9 5.7-16.7 16 9.5 5.0-17.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 637 518 80.2 75.9-83.9 51 7.7 5.4-10.9 32 5.6 3.7- 8.3 34 6.3 4.2- 9.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 796 650 81.2 77.3-84.5 66 8.6 6.4-11.5 41 6.0 4.1- 8.6 39 4.3 2.7- 6.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 975 815 80.2 76.7-83.3 84 10.9 8.6-13.9 51 6.3 4.6- 8.6 21 2.0 1.2- 3.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 294 230 69.8 60.8-77.5 23 6.0 3.4-10.5 13 8.2 3.9-16.3 28 16.0 10.0-24.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 426 343 78.9 72.9-83.8 24 5.8 3.6- 9.2 32 8.5 5.5-13.0 27 6.8 4.0-11.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 277 222 78.8 71.7-84.5 25 8.7 5.3-13.9 11 5.5 2.7-10.9 17 6.5 3.5-11.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 290 242 79.8 71.9-85.9 24 9.6 5.6-15.9 14 6.4 3.6-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 318 276 85.0 79.1-89.5 20 6.7 3.8-11.5 17 6.5 3.8-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 541 445 81.8 77.4-85.6 59 11.4 8.5-15.1 26 4.7 2.8- 7.8 11 2.1 1.0- 4.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 869 740 81.4 77.0-85.1 42 4.7 3.1- 6.9 40 5.3 3.6- 7.7 44 8.6 5.7-12.8 *** *** ***
No 1,735 1,409 80.2 77.7-82.6 164 9.5 7.9-11.5 98 6.7 5.3- 8.5 60 3.1 2.2- 4.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 69 91.3 82.3-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,609 2,145 79.8 77.6-81.9 209 8.3 7.0- 9.8 139 6.6 5.3- 8.1 109 5.0 3.9- 6.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 689 550 78.0 73.9-81.6 72 10.6 8.2-13.6 43 7.5 5.3-10.5 24 3.9 2.4- 6.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 535 435 79.5 74.6-83.6 40 7.5 5.2-10.7 35 6.9 4.7-10.0 23 5.6 3.3- 9.5 *** *** ***
Rural 1,463 1,229 82.3 79.2-85.1 102 6.7 5.1- 8.6 64 5.4 3.9- 7.4 63 5.3 3.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,187 932 77.9 74.7-80.8 119 10.8 8.7-13.2 83 7.4 5.7- 9.5 51 3.8 2.6- 5.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 809 741 91.8 88.5-94.2 35 4.1 2.6- 6.2 14 1.6 0.8- 3.3 17 2.5 1.1- 5.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 300 260 80.7 71.9-87.2 12 1.9 0.9- 3.9 13 7.9 4.3-14.0 14 9.4 4.5-18.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 268 189 71.7 64.3-78.1 38 12.2 8.4-17.4 23 9.6 5.6-16.0 16 5.1 2.8- 9.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** 13 9.8 4.6-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 228 174 73.5 64.4-80.9 15 6.9 3.8-12.4 15 6.8 3.7-12.1 24 12.8 7.3-21.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 402 331 80.9 74.5-86.0 21 5.5 3.2- 9.3 19 5.0 2.7- 9.0 31 8.6 5.0-14.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 149 77.6 68.7-84.6 13 5.7 2.9-11.0 14 9.8 5.4-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,135 960 84.0 81.0-86.6 99 8.9 6.9-11.3 53 5.4 3.8- 7.4 20 1.5 0.9- 2.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 628 529 84.4 79.4-88.3 42 5.9 3.8- 8.9 21 3.5 1.6- 7.3 34 6.2 3.7-10.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,017 832 78.3 74.6-81.5 75 7.3 5.6- 9.6 61 7.4 5.6- 9.8 45 6.4 4.4- 9.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 853 80.5 77.2-83.4 97 9.6 7.6-12.0 60 6.5 4.7- 8.8 31 3.4 2.1- 5.3 *** *** ***

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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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