2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-MALES 2,139 239 10.0 8.5-11.7 1,900 90.0 88.3-91.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,418 178 11.2 9.3-13.5 1,240 88.8 86.5-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 355 30 7.4 4.7-11.5 325 92.6 88.5-95.3
Other 59 *** *** *** 51 94.2 87.0-97.5
AGE
18-34 488 24 6.1 3.8- 9.5 464 93.9 90.5-96.2
35-44 287 *** *** *** 278 97.4 94.8-98.7
45-54 375 17 5.3 2.6-10.5 358 94.7 89.5-97.4
55-64 402 52 12.3 8.7-17.1 350 87.7 82.9-91.3
65-74 363 73 22.1 16.9-28.2 290 77.9 71.8-83.1
75+ 207 64 30.0 22.3-38.9 143 70.0 61.1-77.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 40 16.6 11.4-23.7 188 83.4 76.3-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 597 65 8.8 6.4-12.0 532 91.2 88.0-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 533 70 11.2 8.4-14.8 463 88.8 85.2-91.6
College Graduate 778 63 6.1 4.5- 8.1 715 93.9 91.9-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 19 13.0 7.6-21.4 149 87.0 78.6-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 309 35 8.4 5.3-12.9 274 91.6 87.1-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 197 28 13.5 8.4-21.1 169 86.5 78.9-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 265 33 12.2 8.0-18.2 232 87.8 81.8-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 311 33 9.4 6.1-14.3 278 90.6 85.7-93.9
$75,000+ 595 52 8.5 5.8-12.1 543 91.5 87.9-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 239 36.8 32.0-41.9 397 63.2 58.1-68.0
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 626 116 17.7 14.2-21.8 510 82.3 78.2-85.8
Non-Veteran 1,509 123 7.6 6.0- 9.5 1,386 92.4 90.5-94.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 587 42 7.1 5.0-10.0 545 92.9 90.0-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 435 46 11.0 7.8-15.3 389 89.0 84.7-92.2
Rural 1,117 151 11.9 9.6-14.7 966 88.1 85.3-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,306 78 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,228 93.8 91.7-95.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 69 91.4 81.7-96.2
Retired 509 121 23.9 19.4-29.1 388 76.1 70.9-80.6
Unable to Work 163 29 15.5 9.7-23.9 134 84.5 76.1-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** 69 96.4 88.7-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 49 97.7 88.5-99.6
50% to 100% 140 15 8.9 5.1-15.0 125 91.1 85.0-94.9
101% to 150% 292 32 10.0 6.4-15.1 260 90.0 84.9-93.6
151% to 200% 143 20 12.3 6.5-22.2 123 87.7 77.8-93.5
More than 200% 1,134 118 9.4 7.4-11.8 1,016 90.6 88.2-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 428 50 11.6 7.3-18.0 378 88.4 82.0-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 765 95 11.3 8.8-14.4 670 88.7 85.6-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 946 94 8.7 6.8-11.0 852 91.3 89.0-93.2

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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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