2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-FEMALES 2,699 470 17.3 15.5-19.3 788 30.4 28.1-32.8 848 32.2 29.8-34.7 404 14.4 12.7-16.3 189 5.7 4.6- 6.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,744 364 20.0 17.7-22.5 555 33.2 30.3-36.2 496 29.1 26.4-32.0 205 11.3 9.4-13.5 124 6.4 5.0- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 583 64 13.0 9.6-17.3 139 25.2 20.6-30.4 228 38.7 33.5-44.2 122 20.0 15.8-25.1 30 3.0 1.9- 4.9
Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.1 5.7-24.0
AGE
18-34 495 110 20.7 16.7-25.3 171 32.7 27.9-38.0 161 33.9 28.8-39.4 45 11.3 8.0-15.6 *** *** ***
35-44 355 80 19.6 15.3-24.7 117 32.4 26.6-38.8 100 30.8 24.9-37.4 48 14.1 10.1-19.3 *** *** ***
45-54 429 71 16.6 12.5-21.7 113 26.9 21.8-32.8 143 32.5 27.0-38.5 71 18.2 13.6-24.0 31 5.7 3.5- 9.3
55-64 528 93 17.3 13.5-21.9 147 31.3 26.2-36.9 130 26.5 21.5-32.1 103 15.5 12.1-19.7 55 9.4 6.6-13.2
65-74 487 69 14.2 10.6-18.7 135 28.8 23.3-34.9 162 33.4 27.8-39.5 80 14.3 10.8-18.7 41 9.4 5.8-14.7
75+ 370 39 8.2 5.4-12.1 92 26.2 20.2-33.2 139 36.3 29.9-43.3 56 17.9 12.4-25.0 44 11.5 8.0-16.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 271 13 3.9 1.9- 7.6 34 15.1 9.9-22.3 85 34.2 26.5-42.8 89 29.7 22.9-37.6 50 17.2 11.7-24.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 639 76 14.3 11.0-18.5 143 26.7 22.4-31.4 234 35.5 30.7-40.5 132 17.4 14.0-21.4 54 6.1 4.4- 8.5
Some Post-H.S. 800 117 16.3 13.2-20.0 239 32.0 27.8-36.5 277 35.1 31.0-39.5 118 13.3 10.4-16.7 49 3.3 2.2- 5.0
College Graduate 979 262 28.5 25.1-32.3 370 39.9 36.1-43.8 248 24.2 20.9-27.9 63 5.0 3.6- 6.8 36 2.4 1.6- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 23 8.0 4.7-13.3 31 13.8 9.0-20.5 77 31.3 24.0-39.8 96 30.4 23.7-38.0 68 16.5 11.6-23.0
$15,000- 24,999 425 49 12.8 9.1-17.8 75 19.1 14.4-24.8 169 38.0 31.5-45.1 97 21.7 16.7-27.6 35 8.4 5.4-13.0
$25,000- 34,999 280 34 13.2 8.4-20.0 78 30.7 24.0-38.3 101 36.2 29.0-44.2 48 15.1 10.2-21.7 19 4.8 2.4- 9.2
$35,000- 49,999 290 42 16.0 11.1-22.5 94 30.6 24.2-37.9 107 35.7 28.9-43.2 33 11.6 6.9-18.8 14 6.1 2.6-13.9
$50,000- 74,999 317 68 17.6 12.9-23.5 136 43.6 36.7-50.8 85 30.6 24.3-37.7 21 5.8 3.3- 9.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 542 179 32.7 27.9-37.8 219 40.5 35.2-46.1 124 22.6 18.4-27.5 18 4.1 2.2- 7.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 34 4.3 2.6- 7.2 131 16.2 13.1-19.7 287 32.7 28.5-37.2 257 28.9 24.7-33.4 164 17.9 14.5-21.9
No 1,740 424 23.1 20.7-25.7 634 36.4 33.4-39.4 530 31.6 28.7-34.6 132 8.3 6.7-10.2 20 0.7 0.4- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 14 15.7 8.8-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,619 456 17.4 15.6-19.4 757 30.0 27.7-32.4 822 32.2 29.8-34.8 397 14.6 12.8-16.6 187 5.8 4.7- 7.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 136 18.7 15.5-22.3 229 32.8 28.8-37.2 226 33.9 29.7-38.4 78 11.9 9.2-15.3 25 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 538 116 22.4 18.2-27.3 170 33.3 28.3-38.8 160 26.5 22.1-31.4 65 11.6 8.6-15.5 27 6.2 3.7-10.1
Rural 1,467 218 13.2 11.1-15.5 389 26.6 23.5-29.9 462 34.1 30.5-37.9 261 18.2 15.4-21.4 137 8.0 6.2-10.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 279 21.8 19.0-24.9 433 35.5 32.1-39.0 372 32.8 29.4-36.3 99 9.1 7.0-11.8 13 0.9 0.4- 1.7
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 19.8 12.4-30.0 *** *** ***
Retired 808 121 15.6 12.4-19.4 225 29.0 24.7-33.7 284 34.3 30.0-38.9 124 15.1 11.9-19.0 54 6.0 4.0- 8.9
Unable to Work 300 *** *** *** 13 6.1 3.2-11.2 68 26.2 19.8-33.8 107 32.0 25.4-39.4 106 33.9 26.6-42.0
Other not in Labor Force 267 50 15.7 11.4-21.2 86 33.5 26.4-41.5 80 32.7 25.2-41.1 41 15.6 10.8-21.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 227 27 12.4 7.8-19.0 31 14.7 9.4-22.2 75 36.2 27.1-46.4 69 29.3 21.7-38.2 25 7.5 3.8-14.2
101% to 150% 403 33 11.1 7.1-17.1 74 20.1 15.4-25.7 162 40.2 33.9-46.9 78 14.7 10.9-19.4 56 13.9 9.4-20.0
151% to 200% 187 27 14.5 9.1-22.2 46 27.6 19.9-36.9 58 32.1 23.8-41.7 38 19.5 12.6-28.9 18 6.3 3.6-10.7
More than 200% 1,135 272 23.2 20.2-26.5 440 39.5 35.7-43.4 319 28.7 25.3-32.4 79 6.8 4.9- 9.3 25 1.7 1.0- 2.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 631 66 9.1 6.6-12.4 143 21.6 17.2-26.8 217 37.0 31.3-43.1 134 23.1 18.1-29.0 71 9.2 6.4-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,016 176 16.1 13.4-19.1 298 30.0 26.6-33.7 327 32.9 29.2-36.7 142 14.2 11.7-17.3 73 6.8 5.0- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,052 228 20.5 17.6-23.7 347 33.0 29.4-36.8 304 30.4 26.9-34.3 128 12.3 9.8-15.2 45 3.8 2.6- 5.5

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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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