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 4,866 263 4.3 3.6- 5.0 4,603 95.7 95.0-96.4
-MALES 2,182 133 5.3 4.2- 6.5 2,049 94.7 93.5-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 104 6.9 5.4- 8.7 1,334 93.1 91.3-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 366 15 1.9 0.9- 3.8 351 98.1 96.2-99.1
Other 58 *** *** *** 57 99.1 93.7-99.9
AGE
18-34 502 *** *** *** 502 100 . - .
35-44 297 *** *** *** 297 100 . - .
45-54 387 12 4.1 1.9- 8.6 375 95.9 91.4-98.1
55-64 401 35 8.8 5.8-13.1 366 91.2 86.9-94.2
65-74 364 54 16.0 11.5-21.8 310 84.0 78.2-88.5
75+ 213 30 16.1 10.7-23.5 183 83.9 76.5-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 234 14 6.1 3.0-11.9 220 93.9 88.1-97.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 610 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1 564 94.2 91.9-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 539 37 6.1 4.1- 8.8 502 93.9 91.2-95.9
College Graduate 794 35 3.2 2.1- 4.8 759 96.8 95.2-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 193 17 8.9 4.6-16.3 176 91.1 83.7-95.4
$15,000- 24,999 308 23 6.9 4.3-11.0 285 93.1 89.0-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 193 16 7.7 4.3-13.4 177 92.3 86.6-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 266 *** *** *** 256 97.5 94.9-98.8
$50,000- 74,999 311 23 5.5 3.4- 8.9 288 94.5 91.1-96.6
$75,000+ 599 21 2.9 1.7- 5.0 578 97.1 95.0-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 81 10.8 8.3-14.0 548 89.2 86.0-91.7
No 1,469 44 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,425 97.3 96.1-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 635 58 9.1 6.7-12.2 577 90.9 87.8-93.3
Non-Veteran 1,543 75 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,468 95.9 94.4-97.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 607 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6 586 97.2 95.4-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 444 19 3.2 1.8- 5.5 425 96.8 94.5-98.2
Rural 1,131 93 8.8 6.7-11.4 1,038 91.2 88.6-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,348 33 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,315 97.9 96.8-98.6
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 77 94.1 83.6-98.0
Retired 507 70 14.6 11.0-19.0 437 85.4 81.0-89.0
Unable to Work 160 25 15.4 8.6-26.0 135 84.6 74.0-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 73 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 52 100 . - .
50% to 100% 139 13 7.8 3.7-15.7 126 92.2 84.3-96.3
101% to 150% 287 23 7.9 4.8-12.8 264 92.1 87.2-95.2
151% to 200% 142 14 8.6 4.4-16.2 128 91.4 83.8-95.6
More than 200% 1,139 57 3.9 2.9- 5.4 1,082 96.1 94.6-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 438 37 8.1 5.2-12.4 401 91.9 87.6-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 773 48 6.3 4.4- 9.0 725 93.7 91.0-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 48 3.9 2.8- 5.5 923 96.1 94.5-97.2

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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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