2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Past 12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5+ years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,647 341 9.3 8.2-10.6 3,510 71.3 69.5-73.1 382 9.4 8.3-10.6 242 6.1 5.2- 7.1 172 3.9 3.2- 4.7
-MALES 2,061 188 11.1 9.3-13.1 1,474 67.9 65.2-70.5 172 9.3 7.8-11.1 122 6.6 5.3- 8.1 105 5.1 4.0- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 95 9.0 7.2-11.3 1,009 69.5 66.2-72.6 115 9.3 7.5-11.5 81 7.0 5.3- 9.1 71 5.2 3.8- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 345 42 14.4 10.0-20.3 257 71.2 64.4-77.1 26 8.3 5.2-12.9 11 3.7 1.8- 7.5 *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 421 80 20.2 16.0-25.2 214 49.9 44.0-55.7 47 11.8 8.4-16.4 51 10.5 7.5-14.6 29 7.6 5.0-11.4
35-44 283 45 16.8 11.9-23.0 160 57.6 50.5-64.5 37 12.8 8.9-18.1 20 7.8 4.7-12.8 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1
45-54 378 24 6.6 3.7-11.4 260 67.2 60.8-73.1 40 11.5 8.0-16.3 31 8.5 5.6-12.6 23 6.2 3.6-10.5
55-64 398 19 4.5 2.5- 8.1 319 81.3 75.9-85.6 26 5.8 3.6- 9.1 13 3.6 1.8- 7.1 21 4.8 2.7- 8.4
65-74 362 *** *** *** 328 91.4 87.0-94.4 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 202 *** *** *** 181 89.7 83.2-93.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 34 15.0 10.0-21.9 135 61.9 53.3-69.8 12 6.5 3.4-11.8 14 6.7 3.4-13.1 19 9.9 5.7-16.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 69 14.1 10.7-18.3 392 67.8 62.6-72.6 40 7.2 4.8-10.6 26 5.2 3.3- 8.1 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 516 44 9.7 6.8-13.6 375 68.8 63.4-73.7 39 10.0 7.0-14.2 39 8.7 6.0-12.4 19 2.8 1.6- 4.9
College Graduate 767 41 7.4 5.1-10.5 569 70.2 66.0-74.1 81 12.4 9.8-15.7 43 5.6 4.0- 7.9 33 4.3 2.9- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 21 10.6 6.0-17.9 118 68.0 58.4-76.2 12 9.3 4.7-17.6 14 7.0 3.9-12.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 284 38 14.3 10.0-20.2 175 56.5 48.8-63.8 24 10.3 6.2-16.6 21 9.8 6.1-15.5 26 9.1 5.2-15.4
$25,000- 34,999 182 18 10.8 6.2-18.0 118 61.1 51.7-69.8 19 12.8 7.6-20.7 15 6.9 3.8-12.4 12 8.4 4.3-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 255 22 10.5 6.2-17.3 186 70.7 62.4-77.7 20 9.3 5.5-15.2 15 7.4 3.6-14.5 12 2.1 1.1- 4.1
$50,000- 74,999 295 18 7.1 4.1-12.2 227 73.2 66.1-79.2 18 6.8 4.0-11.5 18 6.5 3.8-11.0 14 6.3 3.5-11.2
$75,000+ 588 31 8.4 5.6-12.3 458 74.1 69.2-78.5 59 10.8 8.0-14.5 25 4.6 2.8- 7.6 15 2.0 1.1- 3.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 53 11.0 8.0-15.1 459 72.3 67.1-77.0 35 6.4 4.2- 9.6 23 4.8 2.9- 7.8 26 5.4 3.3- 8.9
No 1,387 129 11.3 9.2-13.8 955 65.9 62.6-69.1 132 10.5 8.6-12.8 94 7.2 5.6- 9.2 77 5.1 3.8- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 616 29 4.7 3.1- 7.2 508 83.4 79.6-86.6 35 5.5 3.7- 8.2 23 3.6 2.3- 5.7 21 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Non-Veteran 1,444 159 13.1 10.9-15.6 966 63.0 59.7-66.2 137 10.5 8.6-12.8 98 7.4 5.8- 9.4 84 5.9 4.5- 7.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 563 58 12.2 9.3-15.9 386 66.2 61.4-70.6 64 11.2 8.5-14.6 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 26 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Regional City or Suburban County 421 26 7.1 4.6-10.8 301 67.9 62.0-73.3 36 8.7 5.9-12.6 38 10.6 7.2-15.2 20 5.7 3.3- 9.7
Rural 1,077 104 12.3 9.6-15.6 787 69.5 65.5-73.2 72 8.0 5.9-10.7 55 5.2 3.7- 7.1 59 5.0 3.6- 7.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,264 135 12.8 10.5-15.4 825 63.1 59.7-66.4 130 10.4 8.5-12.7 91 7.6 6.0- 9.7 83 6.1 4.7- 7.9
Unemployed 70 14 15.1 8.0-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 499 16 2.7 1.4- 5.1 455 91.9 88.6-94.4 16 3.5 2.0- 6.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 155 *** *** *** 122 78.8 69.3-86.0 12 8.8 4.5-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 16 11.8 6.6-20.2 *** *** *** 11 10.6 5.3-20.4 11 10.1 5.2-18.8 14 13.7 7.2-24.5
101% to 150% 269 32 12.0 8.0-17.6 172 60.9 53.0-68.3 27 9.5 5.9-15.1 19 9.9 5.7-16.8 19 7.7 4.2-13.6
151% to 200% 133 11 9.3 4.6-18.0 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.7-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,103 69 8.7 6.5-11.5 842 72.9 69.2-76.3 94 9.7 7.7-12.3 58 5.2 3.8- 7.2 40 3.5 2.4- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 51 15.1 10.2-21.8 296 67.1 60.0-73.5 21 5.2 3.0- 8.9 18 4.4 2.4- 8.0 28 8.1 4.9-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 60 9.9 7.4-13.2 536 69.9 65.4-74.1 67 9.4 7.0-12.5 47 7.3 5.1-10.3 30 3.5 2.2- 5.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 907 77 11.0 8.6-13.9 642 66.7 62.7-70.4 84 10.2 8.0-13.0 57 6.5 4.8- 8.8 47 5.6 4.0- 7.8

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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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