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 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-MALES 2,192 87 3.6 2.7- 4.7 2,105 96.4 95.3-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 57 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,391 96.9 95.7-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 365 22 6.1 3.7-10.1 343 93.9 89.9-96.3
Other 60 *** *** *** 60 100 . - .
AGE
18-34 502 *** *** *** 498 98.9 97.0-99.6
35-44 298 *** *** *** 295 98.6 93.6-99.7
45-54 389 14 3.9 2.0- 7.5 375 96.1 92.5-98.0
55-64 405 15 4.5 2.4- 8.1 390 95.5 91.9-97.6
65-74 369 32 9.0 6.1-13.0 337 91.0 87.0-93.9
75+ 211 19 8.5 4.3-16.0 192 91.5 84.0-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 12 5.2 2.5-10.4 224 94.8 89.6-97.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 613 35 4.9 3.3- 7.3 578 95.1 92.7-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 542 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 520 97.1 95.2-98.3
College Graduate 796 17 1.8 0.9- 3.7 779 98.2 96.3-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 16 9.2 4.9-16.6 179 90.8 83.4-95.1
$15,000- 24,999 311 21 6.5 3.8-10.8 290 93.5 89.2-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 187 96.6 90.5-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 267 *** *** *** 257 96.9 93.8-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 308 *** *** *** 300 97.5 94.1-99.0
$75,000+ 602 13 2.1 1.0- 4.4 589 97.9 95.6-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 50 8.8 6.2-12.4 581 91.2 87.6-93.8
No 1,477 33 1.6 1.0- 2.5 1,444 98.4 97.5-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 42 6.3 4.4- 9.0 595 93.7 91.0-95.6
Non-Veteran 1,551 45 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,506 97.2 95.9-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 14 1.8 0.9- 3.4 595 98.2 96.6-99.1
Regional City or Suburban County 445 17 4.0 2.2- 7.0 428 96.0 93.0-97.8
Rural 1,138 56 5.1 3.6- 7.1 1,082 94.9 92.9-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 24 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,325 98.5 97.4-99.1
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 79 97.4 88.9-99.5
Retired 510 44 8.0 5.5-11.5 466 92.0 88.5-94.5
Unable to Work 166 17 16.1 9.5-26.0 149 83.9 74.0-90.5
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 73 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 50 97.3 87.2-99.5
50% to 100% 140 13 11.1 5.7-20.6 127 88.9 79.4-94.3
101% to 150% 295 20 5.8 3.3- 9.8 275 94.2 90.2-96.7
151% to 200% 142 *** *** *** 135 95.6 86.4-98.7
More than 200% 1,139 31 2.4 1.5- 3.8 1,108 97.6 96.2-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 19 5.5 2.8-10.5 420 94.5 89.5-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 778 42 5.2 3.6- 7.5 736 94.8 92.5-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 975 26 2.1 1.3- 3.3 949 97.9 96.7-98.7

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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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