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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-MALES 2,123 331 13.5 11.8-15.3 1,792 86.5 84.7-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,410 227 13.9 11.9-16.1 1,183 86.1 83.9-88.1
Non-Hispanic Black 354 71 15.9 11.8-21.0 283 84.1 79.0-88.2
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 19 3.5 2.1- 5.8 465 96.5 94.2-97.9
35-44 284 20 9.0 5.3-14.9 264 91.0 85.1-94.7
45-54 375 52 13.7 10.0-18.4 323 86.3 81.6-90.0
55-64 401 91 20.2 15.8-25.5 310 79.8 74.5-84.2
65-74 359 82 22.2 17.4-28.0 277 77.8 72.0-82.6
75+ 204 66 38.1 29.6-47.4 138 61.9 52.6-70.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 54 20.3 14.8-27.2 173 79.7 72.8-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 592 115 15.1 12.1-18.8 477 84.9 81.2-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 531 99 15.5 12.3-19.3 432 84.5 80.7-87.7
College Graduate 770 62 5.6 4.1- 7.5 708 94.4 92.5-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 58 33.5 24.8-43.5 108 66.5 56.5-75.2
$15,000- 24,999 308 71 19.2 14.6-24.9 237 80.8 75.1-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 193 38 19.5 13.4-27.6 155 80.5 72.4-86.6
$35,000- 49,999 264 34 11.4 7.5-17.1 230 88.6 82.9-92.5
$50,000- 74,999 310 36 9.3 6.4-13.3 274 90.7 86.7-93.6
$75,000+ 591 41 5.9 4.0- 8.7 550 94.1 91.3-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 331 49.6 44.5-54.7 303 50.4 45.3-55.5
No 1,478 *** *** *** 1,478 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 126 19.5 16.0-23.6 492 80.5 76.4-84.0
Non-Veteran 1,501 205 11.7 9.9-13.8 1,296 88.3 86.2-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 62 9.8 7.4-13.0 523 90.2 87.0-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 432 63 11.6 8.7-15.4 369 88.4 84.6-91.3
Rural 1,106 206 17.9 15.1-21.1 900 82.1 78.9-84.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,300 62 4.7 3.5- 6.4 1,238 95.3 93.6-96.5
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 141 28.9 24.0-34.2 362 71.1 65.8-76.0
Unable to Work 163 110 62.7 52.2-72.1 53 37.3 27.9-47.8
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** 68 98.0 92.2-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 38 24.2 16.7-33.6 101 75.8 66.4-83.3
101% to 150% 291 80 23.0 17.7-29.5 211 77.0 70.5-82.3
151% to 200% 141 31 20.2 13.0-30.0 110 79.8 70.0-87.0
More than 200% 1,127 112 8.5 6.7-10.7 1,015 91.5 89.3-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 425 92 21.2 16.2-27.3 333 78.8 72.7-83.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 755 122 15.7 12.8-19.1 633 84.3 80.9-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 117 10.3 8.3-12.7 826 89.7 87.3-91.7

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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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