2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
-MALES 2,196 1,882 83.7 81.5-85.7 314 16.3 14.3-18.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 1,328 90.3 88.0-92.2 121 9.7 7.8-12.0
Non-Hispanic Black 367 303 80.4 74.1-85.5 64 19.6 14.5-25.9
Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 500 397 76.6 71.4-81.1 103 23.4 18.9-28.6
35-44 298 226 75.8 69.4-81.3 72 24.2 18.7-30.6
45-54 391 320 85.6 81.1-89.2 71 14.4 10.8-18.9
55-64 406 346 84.8 79.7-88.8 60 15.2 11.2-20.3
65-74 370 364 98.4 95.9-99.4 *** *** ***
75+ 212 210 99.4 97.5-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 237 148 63.8 55.7-71.3 89 36.2 28.7-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 612 473 75.5 70.7-79.7 139 24.5 20.3-29.3
Some Post-H.S. 542 490 92.1 89.1-94.4 52 7.9 5.6-10.9
College Graduate 800 769 95.4 93.0-97.0 31 4.6 3.0- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 135 71.1 62.3-78.6 59 28.9 21.4-37.7
$15,000- 24,999 312 220 70.4 63.3-76.5 92 29.6 23.5-36.7
$25,000- 34,999 197 159 74.5 65.0-82.1 38 25.5 17.9-35.0
$35,000- 49,999 267 241 88.8 81.8-93.3 26 11.2 6.7-18.2
$50,000- 74,999 310 288 91.6 86.7-94.7 22 8.4 5.3-13.3
$75,000+ 602 584 95.9 93.0-97.6 18 4.1 2.4- 7.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 547 83.2 78.7-86.9 89 16.8 13.1-21.3
No 1,475 1,267 83.9 81.1-86.3 208 16.1 13.7-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 614 96.5 94.5-97.8 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5
Non-Veteran 1,552 1,266 79.9 77.1-82.4 286 20.1 17.6-22.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 612 536 85.0 81.0-88.3 76 15.0 11.7-19.0
Regional City or Suburban County 446 387 85.3 80.5-89.1 59 14.7 10.9-19.5
Rural 1,138 959 81.5 78.0-84.6 179 18.5 15.4-22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 1,119 80.8 77.8-83.5 231 19.2 16.5-22.2
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 516 506 97.1 94.0-98.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 166 142 88.9 81.9-93.4 24 11.1 6.6-18.1
Other not in Labor Force 72 67 93.4 83.4-97.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 85 67.7 57.7-76.3 55 32.3 23.7-42.3
101% to 150% 295 223 71.2 63.5-77.9 72 28.8 22.1-36.5
151% to 200% 143 127 86.6 76.9-92.7 16 13.4 7.3-23.1
More than 200% 1,142 1,076 93.3 91.1-95.0 66 6.7 5.0- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 365 82.7 77.2-87.1 72 17.3 12.9-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 667 82.2 78.2-85.6 115 17.8 14.4-21.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 850 84.9 81.7-87.7 127 15.1 12.3-18.3

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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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