2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-FEMALES 2,699 2,106 80.0 77.8-82.0 593 20.0 18.0-22.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,744 1,415 82.3 79.8-84.6 329 17.7 15.4-20.2
Non-Hispanic Black 583 431 76.9 71.8-81.3 152 23.1 18.7-28.2
Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 495 442 87.3 82.9-90.7 53 12.7 9.3-17.1
35-44 355 297 82.8 76.6-87.6 58 17.2 12.4-23.4
45-54 429 327 76.0 70.0-81.2 102 24.0 18.8-30.0
55-64 528 370 75.1 70.1-79.5 158 24.9 20.5-29.9
65-74 487 366 76.3 70.5-81.3 121 23.7 18.7-29.5
75+ 370 270 70.7 63.4-77.0 100 29.3 23.0-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 271 132 53.1 44.7-61.3 139 46.9 38.7-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 639 453 76.5 72.2-80.3 186 23.5 19.7-27.8
Some Post-H.S. 800 633 83.4 79.8-86.5 167 16.6 13.5-20.2
College Graduate 979 880 92.6 90.6-94.3 99 7.4 5.7- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 131 53.1 45.0-61.0 164 46.9 39.0-55.0
$15,000- 24,999 425 293 69.9 63.4-75.7 132 30.1 24.3-36.6
$25,000- 34,999 280 213 80.1 73.1-85.6 67 19.9 14.4-26.9
$35,000- 49,999 290 243 82.3 73.9-88.4 47 17.7 11.6-26.1
$50,000- 74,999 317 289 91.8 87.4-94.8 28 8.2 5.2-12.6
$75,000+ 542 522 95.8 92.5-97.7 20 4.2 2.3- 7.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 452 53.2 48.5-57.9 421 46.8 42.1-51.5
No 1,740 1,588 91.0 89.0-92.7 152 9.0 7.3-11.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 71 92.6 85.1-96.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,619 2,035 79.6 77.4-81.7 584 20.4 18.3-22.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 591 85.4 81.9-88.3 103 14.6 11.7-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 538 446 82.2 77.4-86.2 92 17.8 13.8-22.6
Rural 1,467 1,069 73.9 70.4-77.0 398 26.1 23.0-29.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 1,084 90.0 87.2-92.2 112 10.0 7.8-12.8
Unemployed 110 77 74.6 63.3-83.4 33 25.4 16.6-36.7
Retired 808 630 78.9 74.6-82.7 178 21.1 17.3-25.4
Unable to Work 300 87 34.1 27.0-42.0 213 65.9 58.0-73.0
Other not in Labor Force 267 216 81.9 75.4-86.9 51 18.1 13.1-24.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 227 133 63.2 53.9-71.7 94 36.8 28.3-46.1
101% to 150% 403 269 71.4 64.9-77.1 134 28.6 22.9-35.1
151% to 200% 187 131 74.2 64.9-81.7 56 25.8 18.3-35.1
More than 200% 1,135 1,031 91.5 88.8-93.5 104 8.5 6.5-11.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 631 426 67.7 61.7-73.2 205 32.3 26.8-38.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,016 801 78.9 75.4-82.1 215 21.1 17.9-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,052 879 83.9 80.8-86.7 173 16.1 13.3-19.2

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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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