2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-MALES 1,663 109 7.6 6.0- 9.7 1,554 92.4 90.3-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,108 62 6.1 4.4- 8.4 1,046 93.9 91.6-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 297 24 11.1 6.8-17.5 273 88.9 82.5-93.2
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 287 32 12.0 7.7-18.3 255 88.0 81.7-92.3
35-44 205 *** *** *** 195 95.7 91.5-97.9
45-54 315 29 11.7 7.7-17.4 286 88.3 82.6-92.3
55-64 352 17 4.2 2.1- 8.2 335 95.8 91.8-97.9
65-74 310 16 4.8 2.4- 9.0 294 95.2 91.0-97.6
75+ 182 *** *** *** 178 95.3 86.1-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 19 13.9 8.3-22.5 178 86.1 77.5-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 35 8.6 5.6-12.8 429 91.4 87.2-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 439 30 5.2 3.2- 8.2 409 94.8 91.8-96.8
College Graduate 561 25 5.2 3.2- 8.3 536 94.8 91.7-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 14 14.8 7.9-25.9 119 85.2 74.1-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 238 20 7.0 4.1-11.7 218 93.0 88.3-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 155 11 12.3 5.8-24.2 144 87.7 75.8-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** 195 96.5 91.4-98.6
$50,000- 74,999 245 11 5.3 2.6-10.5 234 94.7 89.5-97.4
$75,000+ 455 26 5.9 3.6- 9.7 429 94.1 90.3-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 40 8.6 5.7-12.6 497 91.4 87.4-94.3
No 1,118 68 7.2 5.3- 9.7 1,050 92.8 90.3-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 473 30 6.0 3.6- 9.7 443 94.0 90.3-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,188 79 8.1 6.1-10.6 1,109 91.9 89.4-93.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 392 24 7.1 4.5-11.0 368 92.9 89.0-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 325 24 6.3 4.0- 9.8 301 93.7 90.2-96.0
Rural 946 61 8.6 6.0-12.3 885 91.4 87.7-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 76 9.3 7.0-12.2 890 90.7 87.8-93.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** 60 96.0 88.9-98.6
Retired 436 11 2.0 0.7- 5.3 425 98.0 94.7-99.3
Unable to Work 145 14 12.2 6.3-22.5 131 87.8 77.5-93.7
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 14 16.1 8.8-27.6 102 83.9 72.4-91.2
101% to 150% 242 20 8.5 4.5-15.3 222 91.5 84.7-95.5
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 108 93.7 81.5-98.1
More than 200% 912 45 5.5 3.7- 7.9 867 94.5 92.1-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 374 22 6.9 3.7-12.4 352 93.1 87.6-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 41 8.5 5.7-12.3 559 91.5 87.7-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 689 46 7.2 5.0-10.2 643 92.8 89.8-95.0

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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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