2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
-FEMALES 2,698 2,401 86.0 84.0-87.8 297 14.0 12.2-16.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,745 1,625 90.6 88.3-92.5 120 9.4 7.5-11.7
Non-Hispanic Black 580 509 85.7 81.3-89.2 71 14.3 10.8-18.7
Other 92 85 91.6 78.9-96.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 490 402 80.7 75.8-84.7 88 19.3 15.3-24.2
35-44 354 288 79.5 73.2-84.7 66 20.5 15.3-26.8
45-54 430 356 81.9 76.5-86.2 74 18.1 13.8-23.5
55-64 529 469 86.8 82.1-90.5 60 13.2 9.5-17.9
65-74 487 483 99.4 98.1-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 373 369 97.8 91.7-99.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 194 65.0 56.5-72.6 76 35.0 27.4-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 640 545 82.7 78.5-86.2 95 17.3 13.8-21.5
Some Post-H.S. 799 715 88.5 85.2-91.1 84 11.5 8.9-14.8
College Graduate 980 939 96.7 95.2-97.7 41 3.3 2.3- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 296 232 68.7 60.0-76.3 64 31.3 23.7-40.0
$15,000- 24,999 428 346 77.5 71.3-82.7 82 22.5 17.3-28.7
$25,000- 34,999 280 247 86.7 80.3-91.3 33 13.3 8.7-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 290 269 86.9 78.6-92.3 21 13.1 7.7-21.4
$50,000- 74,999 318 305 95.5 91.5-97.7 13 4.5 2.3- 8.5
$75,000+ 541 526 97.0 94.4-98.4 15 3.0 1.6- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 772 84.1 79.8-87.6 101 15.9 12.4-20.2
No 1,739 1,559 87.3 85.0-89.3 180 12.7 10.7-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 76 94.9 86.6-98.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,618 2,325 85.8 83.7-87.6 293 14.2 12.4-16.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 609 85.1 81.2-88.3 85 14.9 11.7-18.8
Regional City or Suburban County 537 482 87.1 82.6-90.6 55 12.9 9.4-17.4
Rural 1,467 1,310 86.2 83.3-88.7 157 13.8 11.3-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 1,043 86.7 84.0-89.1 151 13.3 10.9-16.0
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 810 802 98.5 96.2-99.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 300 270 85.8 77.8-91.2 30 14.2 8.8-22.2
Other not in Labor Force 268 200 71.9 64.2-78.5 68 28.1 21.5-35.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 229 169 73.4 64.6-80.7 60 26.6 19.3-35.4
101% to 150% 405 344 80.7 74.3-85.9 61 19.3 14.1-25.7
151% to 200% 187 164 84.4 75.4-90.5 23 15.6 9.5-24.6
More than 200% 1,136 1,094 95.2 93.0-96.7 42 4.8 3.3- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 629 565 86.0 80.2-90.4 64 14.0 9.6-19.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,020 908 85.9 82.8-88.6 112 14.1 11.4-17.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,049 928 86.1 82.9-88.7 121 13.9 11.3-17.1

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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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