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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-MALES 2,194 221 7.5 6.3- 8.8 1,973 92.5 91.2-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,446 206 10.6 9.0-12.5 1,240 89.4 87.5-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 367 *** *** *** 363 99.1 97.6-99.7
Other 59 *** *** *** 56 96.1 86.2-99.0
AGE
18-34 503 *** *** *** 498 99.3 98.1-99.7
35-44 297 *** *** *** 293 99.1 97.2-99.7
45-54 391 24 6.3 3.8-10.2 367 93.7 89.8-96.2
55-64 406 43 11.1 7.9-15.4 363 88.9 84.6-92.1
65-74 368 85 22.7 17.7-28.7 283 77.3 71.3-82.3
75+ 211 60 22.1 16.3-29.3 151 77.9 70.7-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 12 4.3 2.2- 8.4 224 95.7 91.6-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 611 54 6.3 4.6- 8.7 557 93.7 91.3-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 545 58 8.2 5.9-11.2 487 91.8 88.8-94.1
College Graduate 797 96 9.7 7.7-12.1 701 90.3 87.9-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 14 5.3 2.8- 9.8 181 94.7 90.2-97.2
$15,000- 24,999 311 20 4.2 2.4- 7.3 291 95.8 92.7-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 196 15 6.5 3.5-11.5 181 93.5 88.5-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 29 6.4 3.9-10.4 239 93.6 89.6-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 311 38 9.0 5.9-13.7 273 91.0 86.3-94.1
$75,000+ 601 73 10.1 7.6-13.1 528 89.9 86.9-92.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 99 13.2 10.3-16.8 537 86.8 83.2-89.7
No 1,474 112 5.2 4.2- 6.5 1,362 94.8 93.5-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 98 12.0 9.3-15.2 541 88.0 84.8-90.7
Non-Veteran 1,551 123 6.1 4.9- 7.6 1,428 93.9 92.4-95.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 50 6.8 5.1- 9.2 561 93.2 90.8-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 445 35 5.7 3.8- 8.6 410 94.3 91.4-96.2
Rural 1,138 136 9.1 7.3-11.3 1,002 90.9 88.7-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,347 80 4.5 3.5- 5.9 1,267 95.5 94.1-96.5
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 79 98.5 93.1-99.7
Retired 513 119 20.7 16.7-25.3 394 79.3 74.7-83.3
Unable to Work 167 15 8.7 4.5-16.1 152 91.3 83.9-95.5
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 70 97.6 92.5-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 50 97.7 89.4-99.5
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 134 98.2 95.5-99.3
101% to 150% 293 22 6.8 4.2-11.0 271 93.2 89.0-95.8
151% to 200% 143 14 7.1 3.7-13.4 129 92.9 86.6-96.3
More than 200% 1,143 134 8.8 7.1-10.8 1,009 91.2 89.2-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 50 9.9 6.9-14.0 390 90.1 86.0-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 778 70 6.4 4.7- 8.6 708 93.6 91.4-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 976 101 7.7 6.1- 9.6 875 92.3 90.4-93.9

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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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