2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-MALES 2,137 92 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,045 96.6 95.6-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,416 59 3.4 2.4- 4.7 1,357 96.6 95.3-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 355 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 342 96.9 94.1-98.4
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 487 *** *** *** 477 98.7 97.3-99.4
35-44 288 *** *** *** 282 98.5 96.2-99.4
45-54 377 14 3.9 1.9- 7.6 363 96.1 92.4-98.1
55-64 401 23 4.9 2.8- 8.4 378 95.1 91.6-97.2
65-74 361 18 5.6 3.2- 9.7 343 94.4 90.3-96.8
75+ 207 21 9.3 5.5-15.2 186 90.7 84.8-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 20 6.9 4.1-11.4 208 93.1 88.6-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 30 3.3 2.1- 5.2 566 96.7 94.8-97.9
Some Post-H.S. 534 27 3.5 2.1- 5.8 507 96.5 94.2-97.9
College Graduate 776 13 1.2 0.6- 2.4 763 98.8 97.6-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 18 9.6 5.2-17.2 150 90.4 82.8-94.8
$15,000- 24,999 309 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3 290 96.3 93.7-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 196 *** *** *** 187 95.4 90.2-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 264 *** *** *** 254 96.4 92.8-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 310 *** *** *** 301 98.1 95.1-99.3
$75,000+ 594 *** *** *** 587 99.0 97.1-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 92 12.5 9.7-16.0 546 87.5 84.0-90.3
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 626 38 6.2 4.2- 9.2 588 93.8 90.8-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,507 54 2.5 1.8- 3.6 1,453 97.5 96.4-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 588 17 2.5 1.4- 4.4 571 97.5 95.6-98.6
Regional City or Suburban County 435 19 3.1 1.8- 5.2 416 96.9 94.8-98.2
Rural 1,114 56 4.4 3.1- 6.2 1,058 95.6 93.8-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,303 27 1.2 0.7- 1.9 1,276 98.8 98.1-99.3
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** 72 93.2 83.1-97.5
Retired 509 32 5.9 3.9- 8.9 477 94.1 91.1-96.1
Unable to Work 163 25 18.5 11.6-28.3 138 81.5 71.7-88.4
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** 70 99.0 95.4-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 47 94.0 80.2-98.4
50% to 100% 140 13 7.6 3.7-15.3 127 92.4 84.7-96.3
101% to 150% 292 19 5.2 3.0- 8.8 273 94.8 91.2-97.0
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 134 95.6 89.0-98.3
More than 200% 1,132 26 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,106 98.1 96.8-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 427 25 5.2 3.0- 8.9 402 94.8 91.1-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 762 40 4.8 3.3- 6.9 722 95.2 93.1-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 27 2.0 1.2- 3.3 921 98.0 96.7-98.8

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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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