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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-MALES 2,188 134 6.4 5.2- 8.0 2,054 93.6 92.0-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,443 87 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,356 93.8 92.0-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 365 25 7.9 4.6-13.1 340 92.1 86.9-95.4
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 500 25 6.6 4.1-10.3 475 93.4 89.7-95.9
35-44 296 15 4.8 2.5- 9.0 281 95.2 91.0-97.5
45-54 388 14 3.0 1.7- 5.4 374 97.0 94.6-98.3
55-64 407 39 10.6 7.2-15.2 368 89.4 84.8-92.8
65-74 367 22 6.2 3.7- 9.9 345 93.8 90.1-96.3
75+ 212 18 8.9 4.7-16.4 194 91.1 83.6-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 23 8.3 5.0-13.5 213 91.7 86.5-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 610 31 5.0 3.0- 8.3 579 95.0 91.7-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 542 41 8.6 6.0-12.1 501 91.4 87.9-94.0
College Graduate 795 38 4.6 3.2- 6.7 757 95.4 93.3-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 193 19 7.1 4.1-12.1 174 92.9 87.9-95.9
$15,000- 24,999 310 26 11.5 7.2-17.9 284 88.5 82.1-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 196 *** *** *** 188 96.6 92.3-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 266 17 6.7 3.8-11.7 249 93.3 88.3-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 312 12 3.6 1.7- 7.5 300 96.4 92.5-98.3
$75,000+ 599 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8 566 94.7 92.2-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 61 9.0 6.5-12.2 572 91.0 87.8-93.5
No 1,471 68 5.5 4.1- 7.5 1,403 94.5 92.5-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 29 4.7 2.9- 7.7 608 95.3 92.3-97.1
Non-Veteran 1,547 105 7.0 5.5- 8.8 1,442 93.0 91.2-94.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 30 4.7 3.0- 7.5 579 95.3 92.5-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 442 29 8.1 5.3-12.3 413 91.9 87.7-94.7
Rural 1,137 75 7.0 5.2- 9.3 1,062 93.0 90.7-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,346 65 5.8 4.3- 7.8 1,281 94.2 92.2-95.7
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** 72 93.4 84.8-97.3
Retired 512 35 6.3 4.1- 9.6 477 93.7 90.4-95.9
Unable to Work 166 22 12.4 7.1-20.8 144 87.6 79.2-92.9
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** 67 92.3 79.6-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 13 7.8 4.0-14.7 126 92.2 85.3-96.0
101% to 150% 293 24 11.1 6.7-17.8 269 88.9 82.2-93.3
151% to 200% 141 11 5.8 2.7-12.0 130 94.2 88.0-97.3
More than 200% 1,141 59 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,082 94.8 93.0-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 30 7.3 4.6-11.4 409 92.7 88.6-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 776 49 6.8 4.9- 9.5 727 93.2 90.5-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 973 55 5.9 4.2- 8.3 918 94.1 91.7-95.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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