2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-MALES 2,195 249 11.8 10.1-13.7 1,946 88.2 86.3-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 161 11.3 9.4-13.5 1,287 88.7 86.5-90.6
Non-Hispanic Black 366 47 15.4 10.7-21.6 319 84.6 78.4-89.3
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 502 68 14.6 11.0-19.0 434 85.4 81.0-89.0
35-44 298 32 9.9 6.3-15.1 266 90.1 84.9-93.7
45-54 389 28 6.8 4.4-10.3 361 93.2 89.7-95.6
55-64 407 55 14.0 10.3-18.9 352 86.0 81.1-89.7
65-74 369 39 11.7 7.9-16.9 330 88.3 83.1-92.1
75+ 212 26 11.4 6.6-19.0 186 88.6 81.0-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 237 36 16.6 11.3-23.8 201 83.4 76.2-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 612 63 10.5 7.6-14.3 549 89.5 85.7-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 543 65 12.2 9.2-16.0 478 87.8 84.0-90.8
College Graduate 798 84 10.0 7.8-12.8 714 90.0 87.2-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 35 19.2 12.9-27.7 159 80.8 72.3-87.1
$15,000- 24,999 311 43 17.7 12.5-24.4 268 82.3 75.6-87.5
$25,000- 34,999 196 15 8.0 3.8-16.0 181 92.0 84.0-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 268 38 14.4 9.7-20.8 230 85.6 79.2-90.3
$50,000- 74,999 312 26 6.8 4.1-10.9 286 93.2 89.1-95.9
$75,000+ 601 60 9.2 6.9-12.2 541 90.8 87.8-93.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 95 14.9 11.7-18.8 540 85.1 81.2-88.3
No 1,476 142 10.4 8.4-12.7 1,334 89.6 87.3-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 49 7.7 5.3-11.0 589 92.3 89.0-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,553 200 13.1 11.0-15.4 1,353 86.9 84.6-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 69 10.5 7.9-13.8 542 89.5 86.2-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 446 49 11.9 8.5-16.2 397 88.1 83.8-91.5
Rural 1,138 131 12.9 10.3-16.0 1,007 87.1 84.0-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,348 134 11.0 9.0-13.5 1,214 89.0 86.5-91.0
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** 71 92.5 84.0-96.6
Retired 514 59 11.5 8.3-15.8 455 88.5 84.2-91.7
Unable to Work 167 33 21.9 14.3-31.9 134 78.1 68.1-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 73 14 13.0 6.5-24.3 59 87.0 75.7-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 29 23.0 15.2-33.3 110 77.0 66.7-84.8
101% to 150% 295 40 18.0 12.3-25.5 255 82.0 74.5-87.7
151% to 200% 141 13 7.6 3.9-14.3 128 92.4 85.7-96.1
More than 200% 1,144 119 9.7 7.8-12.0 1,025 90.3 88.0-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 45 11.2 7.4-16.6 395 88.8 83.4-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 98 13.2 10.5-16.5 681 86.8 83.5-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 976 106 10.9 8.6-13.7 870 89.1 86.3-91.4

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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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