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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-MALES 2,119 114 4.9 3.9- 6.2 2,005 95.1 93.8-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,406 72 4.4 3.3- 5.7 1,334 95.6 94.3-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 352 26 6.3 4.0- 9.7 326 93.7 90.3-96.0
Other 58 *** *** *** 54 95.7 88.0-98.6
AGE
18-34 486 13 2.8 1.4- 5.5 473 97.2 94.5-98.6
35-44 284 *** *** *** 274 96.8 93.6-98.5
45-54 373 20 4.5 2.5- 7.9 353 95.5 92.1-97.5
55-64 398 35 7.7 5.1-11.5 363 92.3 88.5-94.9
65-74 358 17 5.9 3.5- 9.8 341 94.1 90.2-96.5
75+ 204 19 11.7 6.9-19.0 185 88.3 81.0-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 24 9.3 5.8-14.5 203 90.7 85.5-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 587 40 5.8 3.9- 8.5 547 94.2 91.5-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 533 34 4.8 3.2- 7.2 499 95.2 92.8-96.8
College Graduate 769 16 1.6 0.9- 2.9 753 98.4 97.1-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 28 15.3 9.8-23.1 138 84.7 76.9-90.2
$15,000- 24,999 306 23 6.6 3.8-11.3 283 93.4 88.7-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 186 95.0 88.1-98.0
$35,000- 49,999 265 16 5.2 3.0- 9.0 249 94.8 91.0-97.0
$50,000- 74,999 309 *** *** *** 302 97.6 94.3-99.0
$75,000+ 589 *** *** *** 583 98.6 96.8-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 114 18.2 14.6-22.3 514 81.8 77.7-85.4
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 619 37 6.2 4.2- 9.2 582 93.8 90.8-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,496 76 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,420 95.5 94.1-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 24 4.1 2.5- 6.6 560 95.9 93.4-97.5
Regional City or Suburban County 430 19 4.0 2.4- 6.6 411 96.0 93.4-97.6
Rural 1,105 71 6.2 4.6- 8.2 1,034 93.8 91.8-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,296 25 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,271 98.1 96.8-98.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 66 89.8 79.0-95.4
Retired 504 33 7.8 5.3-11.4 471 92.2 88.6-94.7
Unable to Work 161 46 26.4 18.7-35.9 115 73.6 64.1-81.3
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** 70 98.2 88.4-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 12 7.4 3.7-13.9 125 92.6 86.1-96.3
101% to 150% 291 29 7.3 4.5-11.4 262 92.7 88.6-95.5
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 134 94.2 83.8-98.1
More than 200% 1,126 30 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,096 97.1 95.6-98.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 38 9.4 6.3-13.9 385 90.6 86.1-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 755 36 4.8 3.3- 6.9 719 95.2 93.1-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 941 40 4.0 2.7- 5.8 901 96.0 94.2-97.3

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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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