2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-FEMALES 2,705 440 18.7 16.7-21.0 2,265 81.3 79.0-83.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,749 230 15.7 13.4-18.4 1,519 84.3 81.6-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 583 119 22.9 18.4-28.2 464 77.1 71.8-81.6
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 493 107 22.1 17.9-27.0 386 77.9 73.0-82.1
35-44 355 82 26.1 20.4-32.8 273 73.9 67.2-79.6
45-54 430 96 21.7 17.0-27.2 334 78.3 72.8-83.0
55-64 529 86 16.9 12.7-22.0 443 83.1 78.0-87.3
65-74 488 41 10.1 6.0-16.7 447 89.9 83.3-94.0
75+ 374 22 6.4 3.7-10.6 352 93.6 89.4-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 272 75 32.7 25.2-41.3 197 67.3 58.7-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 641 122 19.7 16.0-24.0 519 80.3 76.0-84.0
Some Post-H.S. 800 145 19.0 15.5-23.0 655 81.0 77.0-84.5
College Graduate 981 94 10.0 7.9-12.7 887 90.0 87.3-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 296 94 34.1 26.7-42.3 202 65.9 57.7-73.3
$15,000- 24,999 427 112 32.7 26.6-39.6 315 67.3 60.4-73.4
$25,000- 34,999 281 48 16.5 11.6-22.9 233 83.5 77.1-88.4
$35,000- 49,999 291 44 19.5 13.0-28.3 247 80.5 71.7-87.0
$50,000- 74,999 318 34 13.4 9.0-19.3 284 86.6 80.7-91.0
$75,000+ 542 29 5.9 3.7- 9.2 513 94.1 90.8-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 875 214 29.6 25.2-34.5 661 70.4 65.5-74.8
No 1,744 208 14.1 11.9-16.5 1,536 85.9 83.5-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 73 89.4 77.6-95.4
Non-Veteran 2,625 433 19.0 16.9-21.2 2,192 81.0 78.8-83.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 126 19.4 16.1-23.3 568 80.6 76.7-83.9
Regional City or Suburban County 540 73 15.0 11.3-19.6 467 85.0 80.4-88.7
Rural 1,471 241 20.4 17.2-23.9 1,230 79.6 76.1-82.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,197 210 18.7 15.9-21.9 987 81.3 78.1-84.1
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 49 5.6 3.6- 8.5 763 94.4 91.5-96.4
Unable to Work 300 91 36.9 29.1-45.3 209 63.1 54.7-70.9
Other not in Labor Force 269 48 19.9 14.2-27.2 221 80.1 72.8-85.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 229 78 38.6 29.8-48.2 151 61.4 51.8-70.2
101% to 150% 404 104 31.0 25.0-37.9 300 69.0 62.1-75.0
151% to 200% 187 31 14.4 9.0-22.4 156 85.6 77.6-91.0
More than 200% 1,138 96 10.2 7.9-13.1 1,042 89.8 86.9-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 633 95 19.8 14.7-26.3 538 80.2 73.7-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,022 174 19.9 16.7-23.5 848 80.1 76.5-83.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 171 17.5 14.7-20.8 879 82.5 79.2-85.3

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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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