2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-MALES 2,200 285 13.2 11.4-15.1 1,915 86.8 84.9-88.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 148 10.4 8.6-12.6 1,302 89.6 87.4-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 367 59 14.9 10.8-20.1 308 85.1 79.9-89.2
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 502 79 15.8 12.3-20.1 423 84.2 79.9-87.7
35-44 298 51 15.3 11.0-21.0 247 84.7 79.0-89.0
45-54 391 71 15.7 11.9-20.4 320 84.3 79.6-88.1
55-64 407 58 12.4 9.0-17.0 349 87.6 83.0-91.0
65-74 370 17 5.3 3.0- 9.1 353 94.7 90.9-97.0
75+ 213 *** *** *** 206 96.0 90.5-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 237 70 23.9 18.1-31.0 167 76.1 69.0-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 614 107 16.9 13.5-20.9 507 83.1 79.1-86.5
Some Post-H.S. 544 60 10.2 7.5-13.9 484 89.8 86.1-92.5
College Graduate 800 47 6.0 4.2- 8.4 753 94.0 91.6-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 51 23.4 17.0-31.4 144 76.6 68.6-83.0
$15,000- 24,999 312 83 25.1 19.5-31.6 229 74.9 68.4-80.5
$25,000- 34,999 197 33 14.7 9.5-22.2 164 85.3 77.8-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 28 13.4 8.7-19.9 240 86.6 80.1-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 312 19 4.6 2.7- 7.9 293 95.4 92.1-97.3
$75,000+ 601 26 5.9 3.6- 9.4 575 94.1 90.6-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 117 20.6 16.7-25.1 522 79.4 74.9-83.3
No 1,476 157 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,319 89.6 87.5-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 41 6.9 4.8- 9.9 599 93.1 90.1-95.2
Non-Veteran 1,556 242 15.0 12.9-17.4 1,314 85.0 82.6-87.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 75 12.6 9.8-16.0 536 87.4 84.0-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 448 50 11.0 7.8-15.3 398 89.0 84.7-92.2
Rural 1,141 160 15.0 12.3-18.0 981 85.0 82.0-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 182 13.9 11.6-16.4 1,168 86.1 83.6-88.4
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 516 25 5.1 3.1- 8.1 491 94.9 91.9-96.9
Unable to Work 167 45 25.9 18.3-35.2 122 74.1 64.8-81.7
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 66 91.9 81.8-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 38 21.6 14.8-30.5 102 78.4 69.5-85.2
101% to 150% 295 73 24.5 18.8-31.2 222 75.5 68.8-81.2
151% to 200% 143 24 16.4 9.7-26.5 119 83.6 73.5-90.3
More than 200% 1,145 69 6.6 4.9- 8.9 1,076 93.4 91.1-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 69 15.9 11.7-21.2 372 84.1 78.8-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 100 13.3 10.6-16.6 682 86.7 83.4-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 116 12.4 10.1-15.3 861 87.6 84.7-89.9

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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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