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 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-MALES 2,197 84 4.0 3.1- 5.3 2,113 96.0 94.7-96.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 58 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,392 96.0 94.4-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 366 14 3.8 2.0- 7.0 352 96.2 93.0-98.0
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 503 *** *** *** 496 98.0 95.6-99.1
35-44 297 *** *** *** 294 98.6 94.8-99.6
45-54 391 13 3.2 1.7- 6.1 378 96.8 93.9-98.3
55-64 408 19 6.5 3.8-11.1 389 93.5 88.9-96.2
65-74 369 30 9.3 5.8-14.6 339 90.7 85.4-94.2
75+ 211 12 6.6 3.1-13.2 199 93.4 86.8-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 *** *** *** 226 95.2 90.4-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 615 27 4.7 3.0- 7.3 588 95.3 92.7-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 544 25 4.9 3.0- 7.8 519 95.1 92.2-97.0
College Graduate 797 20 1.7 1.0- 3.0 777 98.3 97.0-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 11 5.4 2.5-11.3 184 94.6 88.7-97.5
$15,000- 24,999 311 18 8.1 4.7-13.6 293 91.9 86.4-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 197 12 7.1 3.5-13.7 185 92.9 86.3-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 *** *** *** 262 97.7 94.6-99.1
$50,000- 74,999 312 12 4.2 2.1- 8.4 300 95.8 91.6-97.9
$75,000+ 601 15 2.5 1.3- 5.0 586 97.5 95.0-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 52 9.0 6.4-12.4 585 91.0 87.6-93.6
No 1,476 31 2.2 1.4- 3.6 1,445 97.8 96.4-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 638 29 4.3 2.8- 6.7 609 95.7 93.3-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,555 55 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,500 96.1 94.5-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 15 2.6 1.5- 4.5 596 97.4 95.5-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 447 18 4.7 2.6- 8.2 429 95.3 91.8-97.4
Rural 1,139 51 5.0 3.4- 7.1 1,088 95.0 92.9-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 27 2.5 1.5- 3.9 1,323 97.5 96.1-98.5
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 80 98.9 92.4-99.8
Retired 513 38 8.9 5.9-13.1 475 91.1 86.9-94.1
Unable to Work 167 18 11.6 6.5-19.7 149 88.4 80.3-93.5
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 73 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 51 99.1 93.6-99.9
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 130 93.9 87.7-97.1
101% to 150% 294 17 7.7 4.4-13.0 277 92.3 87.0-95.6
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 134 91.5 82.0-96.2
More than 200% 1,144 36 3.4 2.2- 5.1 1,108 96.6 94.9-97.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 14 4.5 2.1- 9.7 427 95.5 90.3-97.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 36 5.0 3.3- 7.5 743 95.0 92.5-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 34 3.2 2.2- 4.8 943 96.8 95.2-97.8

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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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