2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-MALES 2,178 1,574 69.4 66.8-71.9 237 12.1 10.4-14.1 168 8.4 7.1-10.0 177 8.5 7.1-10.3 22 1.5 0.9- 2.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 1,055 70.1 67.0-73.1 153 11.9 9.9-14.4 106 8.3 6.7-10.3 117 8.6 6.9-10.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 364 288 75.9 69.4-81.4 36 10.7 7.2-15.6 20 6.5 3.9-10.8 19 6.6 3.6-11.8 *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 493 274 54.5 49.1-59.9 83 18.4 14.4-23.2 75 13.4 10.4-17.1 52 11.2 8.2-15.2 *** *** ***
35-44 294 186 64.2 57.2-70.6 31 10.6 7.1-15.6 31 11.0 7.4-16.2 41 12.2 8.2-17.6 *** *** ***
45-54 387 268 71.9 66.0-77.2 53 12.5 9.0-17.3 28 6.4 4.1- 9.9 33 8.2 5.3-12.5 *** *** ***
55-64 407 313 77.6 71.9-82.4 38 9.5 6.4-13.8 20 5.6 3.2- 9.5 36 7.4 4.7-11.4 *** *** ***
65-74 369 333 89.8 84.9-93.2 13 3.6 1.9- 6.5 *** *** *** 12 2.8 1.3- 5.6 *** *** ***
75+ 210 186 87.1 79.2-92.3 17 7.9 4.3-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 139 59.6 51.2-67.5 27 14.9 9.5-22.5 22 8.2 4.8-13.6 31 13.2 8.6-19.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 603 438 71.6 66.8-75.9 65 10.3 7.7-13.7 38 7.6 5.3-10.9 56 8.6 6.2-11.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 544 396 69.1 63.9-73.9 55 12.5 9.3-16.8 46 9.0 6.5-12.4 44 8.6 5.9-12.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 797 598 72.9 69.0-76.5 90 12.3 9.7-15.4 62 8.8 6.7-11.6 45 5.7 4.0- 8.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 192 133 69.7 60.6-77.4 18 10.0 5.4-17.8 18 9.2 5.1-16.0 19 7.8 4.6-13.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 309 190 59.9 52.6-66.8 29 9.5 6.0-14.7 37 13.5 9.3-19.2 44 13.4 9.1-19.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 195 126 58.5 49.0-67.4 24 13.5 8.6-20.8 18 10.4 5.9-17.7 24 14.3 8.4-23.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 267 201 72.4 64.3-79.2 28 13.9 8.8-21.4 16 5.6 3.2- 9.8 21 7.0 3.7-12.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 312 236 72.4 65.4-78.4 33 11.0 7.1-16.6 25 9.3 5.9-14.3 17 6.7 3.8-11.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 600 467 75.3 70.6-79.4 65 12.0 9.0-15.9 36 6.2 4.3- 9.0 30 6.2 4.1- 9.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 488 73.7 68.8-78.1 56 9.4 6.9-12.8 31 5.9 3.9- 9.0 50 8.5 6.0-12.0 *** *** ***
No 1,464 1,024 67.7 64.4-70.7 172 12.9 10.8-15.5 131 9.5 7.8-11.5 123 8.9 7.1-11.0 14 1.0 0.5- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 634 535 83.6 79.5-87.0 48 8.5 6.0-11.9 27 4.9 3.1- 7.6 23 2.6 1.5- 4.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,540 1,039 65.3 62.2-68.3 188 13.2 11.1-15.6 139 9.4 7.7-11.4 153 10.3 8.5-12.5 21 1.8 1.1- 3.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 604 416 66.6 62.0-70.9 85 14.6 11.5-18.3 51 8.6 6.4-11.5 45 8.2 5.9-11.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 443 324 72.1 66.7-77.0 44 9.8 6.8-13.9 45 10.8 7.9-14.7 28 7.0 4.5-10.7 *** *** ***
Rural 1,131 834 70.5 66.5-74.1 108 11.2 8.8-14.3 72 6.8 5.0- 9.3 104 9.8 7.5-12.7 13 1.7 0.9- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,338 895 65.5 62.1-68.6 166 12.7 10.6-15.2 127 9.5 7.8-11.6 131 10.5 8.5-12.9 19 1.8 1.0- 3.1
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.7 8.0-25.6 *** *** ***
Retired 514 459 88.9 84.6-92.1 28 5.1 3.3- 7.8 13 3.1 1.5- 6.5 12 1.6 0.7- 3.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 163 134 80.2 70.4-87.3 12 10.9 5.5-20.6 *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.4-10.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.7 7.2-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 *** *** *** 13 8.3 3.9-17.0 19 15.4 9.0-25.0 20 14.9 8.8-24.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 292 186 59.7 52.0-67.0 34 13.3 8.7-19.8 28 10.8 6.9-16.5 38 13.6 9.0-20.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 95 67.4 56.6-76.6 15 8.8 4.8-15.7 13 9.7 5.1-17.6 16 8.4 4.0-16.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,141 876 73.5 70.0-76.8 121 12.2 9.9-15.1 75 6.8 5.2- 8.9 65 6.8 5.0- 9.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 320 72.7 66.3-78.4 40 10.4 6.8-15.7 23 3.7 2.1- 6.6 48 12.8 8.8-18.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 776 575 71.8 67.4-75.9 81 11.5 8.8-15.0 56 8.2 6.0-11.2 55 6.9 4.8- 9.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 679 67.1 63.3-70.6 116 12.9 10.5-15.7 89 9.6 7.6-12.0 74 8.8 6.7-11.3 *** *** ***

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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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