2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-MALES 2,186 162 6.8 5.6- 8.3 2,024 93.2 91.7-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 126 8.4 6.7-10.4 1,319 91.6 89.6-93.3
Non-Hispanic Black 364 16 3.4 1.8- 6.3 348 96.6 93.7-98.2
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 499 13 2.2 1.1- 4.2 486 97.8 95.8-98.9
35-44 296 *** *** *** 288 98.2 95.8-99.2
45-54 387 23 6.0 3.6- 9.8 364 94.0 90.2-96.4
55-64 407 40 10.8 7.3-15.6 367 89.2 84.4-92.7
65-74 367 46 13.4 9.5-18.6 321 86.6 81.4-90.5
75+ 212 31 20.4 13.3-29.9 181 79.6 70.1-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 34 13.0 8.7-19.0 201 87.0 81.0-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 612 46 6.0 4.1- 8.8 566 94.0 91.2-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 539 47 7.8 5.5-10.8 492 92.2 89.2-94.5
College Graduate 796 34 3.2 2.1- 4.9 762 96.8 95.1-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 31 15.3 9.8-23.0 160 84.7 77.0-90.2
$15,000- 24,999 312 30 9.3 5.9-14.5 282 90.7 85.5-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 193 16 8.9 4.8-15.8 177 91.1 84.2-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 268 20 7.1 4.2-11.8 248 92.9 88.2-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 310 21 6.7 3.9-11.3 289 93.3 88.7-96.1
$75,000+ 600 19 2.6 1.5- 4.5 581 97.4 95.5-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 108 17.5 14.0-21.8 524 82.5 78.2-86.0
No 1,471 50 3.0 2.1- 4.3 1,421 97.0 95.7-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 59 9.1 6.6-12.3 578 90.9 87.7-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,545 103 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,442 93.8 92.1-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 29 4.4 2.9- 6.8 580 95.6 93.2-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 442 31 6.9 4.6-10.3 411 93.1 89.7-95.4
Rural 1,135 102 9.0 7.0-11.6 1,033 91.0 88.4-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,343 45 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,298 96.9 95.6-97.8
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** 75 93.4 83.1-97.6
Retired 512 59 14.0 10.2-18.9 453 86.0 81.1-89.8
Unable to Work 166 51 27.1 19.1-36.9 115 72.9 63.1-80.9
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** 70 96.4 83.6-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 15 8.6 4.7-15.4 124 91.4 84.6-95.3
101% to 150% 291 35 11.7 7.6-17.5 256 88.3 82.5-92.4
151% to 200% 141 13 10.1 4.9-19.5 128 89.9 80.5-95.1
More than 200% 1,141 58 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,083 95.4 93.7-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 44 8.8 5.8-13.1 396 91.2 86.9-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 775 67 9.6 7.3-12.7 708 90.4 87.3-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 51 4.4 3.1- 6.2 920 95.6 93.8-96.9

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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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