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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-MALES 2,123 92 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,031 96.1 95.0-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,409 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,350 96.6 95.4-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 353 24 5.6 3.5- 8.8 329 94.4 91.2-96.5
Other 58 *** *** *** 56 97.3 89.1-99.4
AGE
18-34 486 *** *** *** 480 98.8 96.6-99.5
35-44 285 *** *** *** 281 98.3 94.5-99.5
45-54 374 23 5.4 3.2- 9.1 351 94.6 90.9-96.8
55-64 400 25 5.8 3.5- 9.3 375 94.2 90.7-96.5
65-74 357 24 6.4 4.0-10.0 333 93.6 90.0-96.0
75+ 205 *** *** *** 195 91.3 83.9-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 16 6.8 3.8-12.0 211 93.2 88.0-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 36 4.7 3.2- 7.0 554 95.3 93.0-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 533 29 4.2 2.7- 6.5 504 95.8 93.5-97.3
College Graduate 770 *** *** *** 760 99.2 98.2-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 22 10.1 6.0-16.6 145 89.9 83.4-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 307 25 8.4 5.2-13.3 282 91.6 86.7-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 187 95.7 89.6-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 265 *** *** *** 255 97.1 94.2-98.6
$50,000- 74,999 309 *** *** *** 304 98.7 96.6-99.5
$75,000+ 591 *** *** *** 586 98.8 96.6-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 630 92 14.3 11.2-18.1 538 85.7 81.9-88.8
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 620 35 5.7 3.8- 8.5 585 94.3 91.5-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,499 57 3.3 2.4- 4.6 1,442 96.7 95.4-97.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 17 3.1 1.8- 5.4 568 96.9 94.6-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 431 16 3.4 2.0- 5.8 415 96.6 94.2-98.0
Rural 1,107 59 4.9 3.6- 6.7 1,048 95.1 93.3-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,299 18 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,281 98.5 97.3-99.2
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 72 96.1 87.6-98.9
Retired 504 26 6.0 3.9- 9.2 478 94.0 90.8-96.1
Unable to Work 162 44 23.6 16.5-32.6 118 76.4 67.4-83.5
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** 71 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 15 8.8 4.8-15.7 124 91.2 84.3-95.2
101% to 150% 291 26 8.0 4.9-12.7 265 92.0 87.3-95.1
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 136 98.2 95.2-99.4
More than 200% 1,128 21 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,107 98.0 96.7-98.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 424 25 5.0 3.0- 8.2 399 95.0 91.8-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 757 36 4.8 3.3- 6.9 721 95.2 93.1-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 942 31 3.0 1.9- 4.6 911 97.0 95.4-98.1

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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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