2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-MALES 2,190 387 18.8 16.7-21.0 698 31.7 29.2-34.2 701 31.6 29.2-34.2 282 12.9 11.2-14.9 122 5.0 4.0- 6.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,446 274 19.4 17.0-22.2 518 36.0 32.9-39.1 423 29.0 26.1-32.0 151 10.3 8.4-12.4 80 5.4 4.1- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 364 53 18.2 13.5-24.2 76 18.1 13.8-23.4 143 38.8 32.3-45.7 67 19.4 14.4-25.6 25 5.5 3.4- 8.7
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 500 137 26.6 22.1-31.6 189 36.1 31.2-41.3 123 26.3 21.8-31.5 46 10.2 7.2-14.3 *** *** ***
35-44 297 68 23.9 18.4-30.4 97 31.1 25.1-37.8 88 29.0 23.1-35.6 35 12.6 8.4-18.5 *** *** ***
45-54 388 49 12.6 9.1-17.1 127 32.1 26.6-38.1 146 36.5 30.7-42.7 42 12.8 8.8-18.2 24 6.1 3.6-10.2
55-64 407 52 12.2 8.8-16.5 117 32.6 27.1-38.7 134 32.8 27.4-38.7 69 14.3 10.7-18.9 35 8.1 5.3-12.3
65-74 367 50 14.6 10.2-20.5 111 25.5 20.3-31.5 122 35.9 29.6-42.7 53 15.1 11.0-20.4 31 9.0 5.9-13.4
75+ 212 24 8.3 5.1-13.3 55 23.7 17.2-31.7 79 37.6 29.4-46.6 36 19.8 13.5-28.0 18 10.6 5.7-18.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 20 13.6 8.4-21.5 36 17.9 12.4-25.1 84 33.2 26.1-41.2 59 22.6 16.6-30.1 34 12.6 8.4-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 610 89 17.0 13.4-21.2 155 27.4 23.1-32.1 223 34.1 29.6-39.0 105 16.7 13.1-20.9 38 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Some Post-H.S. 543 80 16.7 13.0-21.1 178 33.9 29.1-39.0 177 32.2 27.5-37.3 80 13.1 10.2-16.8 28 4.1 2.5- 6.7
College Graduate 799 198 26.2 22.6-30.1 328 41.7 37.6-45.9 215 27.2 23.6-31.2 37 3.1 2.1- 4.6 21 1.8 1.1- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 16 9.1 4.8-16.5 35 18.1 12.2-26.1 61 32.7 24.8-41.8 45 22.7 15.8-31.4 37 17.3 11.6-25.2
$15,000- 24,999 309 29 11.6 7.5-17.5 71 23.5 17.9-30.4 108 32.4 26.1-39.4 78 24.9 19.2-31.6 23 7.6 4.5-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 194 34 18.9 12.8-27.0 45 22.8 15.9-31.6 73 40.3 31.7-49.5 33 12.5 8.2-18.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 43 19.5 13.7-27.1 93 32.1 25.5-39.5 93 33.3 26.4-40.9 30 12.3 8.0-18.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 312 64 21.2 16.0-27.6 118 37.9 31.2-45.0 87 27.1 21.2-33.9 32 11.1 6.7-17.8 11 2.8 1.3- 5.9
$75,000+ 601 139 23.8 19.7-28.3 262 42.5 37.6-47.5 167 27.3 23.1-31.9 25 5.7 3.5- 9.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 57 10.4 7.5-14.3 90 13.9 10.7-17.8 226 34.9 30.2-39.8 158 26.8 22.4-31.8 101 14.0 11.0-17.6
No 1,475 322 22.3 19.7-25.1 582 38.4 35.3-41.5 440 29.7 26.8-32.7 113 8.0 6.3-10.1 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 119 20.0 16.3-24.3 190 27.3 23.3-31.7 197 30.8 26.6-35.4 100 17.1 13.7-21.2 34 4.7 3.1- 7.0
Non-Veteran 1,546 267 18.4 16.0-21.0 507 33.0 30.1-36.1 503 31.9 29.0-34.9 181 11.6 9.6-14.0 88 5.1 3.9- 6.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 121 19.8 16.3-23.8 217 34.5 30.2-39.0 193 33.3 29.0-37.9 56 9.2 6.8-12.4 21 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 448 86 21.0 16.5-26.3 144 30.8 25.8-36.3 136 27.9 23.2-33.1 61 15.1 11.2-20.1 21 5.2 3.0- 8.9
Rural 1,134 180 16.6 13.8-19.7 337 29.6 26.2-33.3 372 32.2 28.6-36.0 165 15.1 12.4-18.3 80 6.5 4.9- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 284 21.3 18.7-24.1 492 35.0 31.9-38.2 424 31.4 28.3-34.6 132 10.8 8.7-13.3 17 1.5 0.9- 2.7
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 511 69 13.5 9.9-18.2 139 26.9 22.2-32.3 184 35.1 30.0-40.6 79 16.4 12.6-21.0 40 8.1 5.4-11.8
Unable to Work 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 22.4 15.0-32.1 60 37.0 27.8-47.2 59 33.4 24.7-43.4
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 12 10.4 5.3-19.2 20 14.3 8.7-22.6 50 31.7 23.0-41.8 38 28.3 19.8-38.6 20 15.4 9.0-25.1
101% to 150% 290 34 14.0 9.1-20.8 69 26.4 20.0-33.9 96 32.1 25.6-39.4 64 19.5 14.5-25.8 27 8.0 4.9-12.8
151% to 200% 142 17 13.6 7.7-22.9 41 25.0 17.4-34.4 *** *** *** 24 14.7 8.7-23.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,143 237 22.0 19.0-25.2 451 39.0 35.4-42.6 336 28.3 25.1-31.7 92 9.3 7.1-12.0 27 1.5 1.0- 2.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 68 16.2 12.0-21.6 114 25.4 20.1-31.5 154 33.9 28.1-40.4 70 18.9 13.7-25.4 33 5.6 3.5- 8.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 116 16.1 13.0-19.8 245 29.0 25.2-33.0 263 32.9 28.9-37.2 108 14.9 11.8-18.7 49 7.1 5.1- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 203 21.2 18.2-24.6 339 34.9 31.4-38.7 284 30.2 26.8-33.9 104 10.3 8.2-12.8 40 3.4 2.3- 4.9

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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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