2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-FEMALES 1,880 736 45.1 42.0-48.3 241 13.1 11.1-15.4 685 28.5 25.9-31.3 143 8.9 7.0-11.2 55 3.2 2.3- 4.5 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,285 507 46.3 42.7-50.0 192 14.7 12.3-17.4 482 29.8 26.6-33.1 58 4.8 3.5- 6.5 37 3.5 2.3- 5.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 403 154 41.4 34.7-48.3 32 8.3 4.7-14.2 140 30.0 24.0-36.8 58 15.7 11.0-21.9 14 3.0 1.5- 5.8 *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 242 147 58.0 49.3-66.2 26 10.7 6.2-17.9 *** *** *** 48 21.1 14.3-30.0 11 5.3 2.7-10.4 *** *** ***
35-44 194 135 69.8 61.2-77.2 20 10.7 6.6-16.9 12 7.7 3.8-14.9 20 9.7 5.6-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 296 170 62.9 55.6-69.7 51 16.8 12.0-23.0 32 8.8 5.4-14.1 25 6.9 4.3-10.8 13 3.1 1.7- 5.6 *** *** ***
55-64 393 199 52.2 45.5-58.8 80 22.9 17.5-29.4 65 14.2 10.3-19.4 30 6.3 4.0- 9.9 15 3.7 2.0- 6.8 *** *** ***
65-74 407 54 11.5 8.3-15.7 32 7.4 4.7-11.5 306 75.9 69.7-81.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 328 25 9.0 5.4-14.4 25 7.8 4.6-12.8 257 74.0 66.9-80.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 23 17.3 10.7-26.7 13 7.9 3.7-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 103 30.1 24.2-36.6 50 14.3 10.2-19.9 195 36.0 30.3-42.1 55 14.9 10.8-20.0 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 590 237 48.4 43.0-53.8 76 13.5 10.1-17.9 205 25.6 21.6-30.1 43 7.5 4.9-11.3 21 3.8 2.2- 6.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 706 372 64.9 60.5-69.1 102 13.9 10.9-17.4 189 16.4 13.7-19.6 16 1.2 0.7- 2.1 19 2.6 1.5- 4.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 170 17 16.7 9.3-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 30.2 21.6-40.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 275 60 24.3 17.7-32.5 47 16.7 11.2-24.2 130 39.1 31.1-47.8 29 15.4 8.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 204 61 34.0 25.7-43.5 33 14.5 9.4-21.8 87 37.4 29.1-46.6 16 11.4 6.4-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 208 103 53.9 44.4-63.2 23 9.5 5.5-15.8 66 23.8 17.3-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 237 129 62.5 54.2-70.1 38 15.0 10.1-21.5 57 17.1 12.1-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 402 268 72.3 66.0-77.7 48 14.7 10.2-20.8 63 7.9 5.6-11.0 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.2- 7.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 128 26.2 21.6-31.4 62 8.2 5.9-11.2 375 47.4 42.1-52.7 79 13.7 10.2-18.3 20 2.5 1.5- 4.2 *** *** ***
No 1,198 604 53.9 50.0-57.7 179 15.5 12.8-18.6 305 19.7 16.9-22.7 62 6.6 4.5- 9.5 35 3.5 2.3- 5.4 13 0.8 0.4- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,831 712 44.8 41.7-48.0 239 13.3 11.2-15.6 677 29.0 26.3-31.9 141 9.1 7.1-11.4 42 2.6 1.8- 3.9 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 418 201 51.0 45.2-56.8 67 16.1 12.3-20.9 116 23.2 18.9-28.2 23 6.6 4.2-10.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 355 144 47.8 40.9-54.7 51 14.1 9.6-20.3 114 26.9 21.3-33.2 27 6.4 4.0-10.2 16 3.8 2.0- 6.9 *** *** ***
Rural 1,107 391 39.5 35.4-43.8 123 10.5 8.3-13.2 455 33.1 29.3-37.2 93 11.8 8.5-16.1 31 3.6 2.3- 5.5 14 1.5 0.7- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 787 546 71.2 66.8-75.3 117 13.4 10.6-16.8 54 5.1 3.4- 7.5 37 6.0 3.9- 9.3 24 3.3 2.0- 5.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 682 99 14.1 11.0-17.7 73 12.2 9.1-16.3 477 67.6 62.6-72.3 17 2.6 1.5- 4.6 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 228 20 16.2 9.8-25.8 16 6.6 3.5-12.1 123 48.2 39.4-57.2 59 24.3 17.8-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 133 *** *** *** 29 22.7 14.1-34.5 22 10.5 5.1-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 25 22.6 14.2-34.0 13 8.8 3.8-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 279 69 31.1 23.9-39.3 43 14.6 10.0-20.9 131 39.5 32.1-47.4 27 9.7 6.1-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** 24 15.9 9.5-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 897 494 62.2 57.8-66.3 118 14.2 11.2-17.8 233 16.8 14.2-19.9 14 2.3 1.0- 5.2 32 3.9 2.4- 6.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 507 161 34.4 28.7-40.7 53 10.7 7.3-15.4 241 41.9 35.7-48.3 40 10.6 6.9-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 716 287 46.5 41.8-51.4 77 9.7 7.3-12.7 246 29.0 24.9-33.5 66 8.9 6.7-11.7 32 4.2 2.8- 6.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 657 288 47.4 42.3-52.5 111 17.0 13.5-21.3 198 23.6 19.8-27.8 37 8.3 5.1-13.0 16 2.8 1.5- 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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