2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-MALES 2,190 1,786 82.1 79.9-84.1 404 17.9 15.9-20.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,446 1,215 84.3 81.8-86.6 231 15.7 13.4-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 364 272 75.2 68.8-80.6 92 24.8 19.4-31.2
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 500 449 89.0 84.9-92.1 51 11.0 7.9-15.1
35-44 297 253 83.9 77.6-88.7 44 16.1 11.3-22.4
45-54 388 322 81.1 75.2-85.9 66 18.9 14.1-24.8
55-64 407 303 77.6 72.1-82.2 104 22.4 17.8-27.9
65-74 367 283 75.9 69.9-81.1 84 24.1 18.9-30.1
75+ 212 158 69.6 60.5-77.5 54 30.4 22.5-39.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 140 64.8 56.8-72.0 93 35.2 28.0-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 610 467 78.5 74.0-82.4 143 21.5 17.6-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 543 435 82.8 78.7-86.2 108 17.2 13.8-21.3
College Graduate 799 741 95.1 93.3-96.4 58 4.9 3.6- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 112 60.0 50.8-68.5 82 40.0 31.5-49.2
$15,000- 24,999 309 208 67.6 60.5-73.9 101 32.4 26.1-39.5
$25,000- 34,999 194 152 82.0 74.2-87.8 42 18.0 12.2-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 268 229 84.9 78.5-89.6 39 15.1 10.4-21.5
$50,000- 74,999 312 269 86.1 79.4-90.9 43 13.9 9.1-20.6
$75,000+ 601 568 93.5 90.0-95.8 33 6.5 4.2-10.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 373 59.2 54.1-64.2 259 40.8 35.8-45.9
No 1,475 1,344 90.3 88.0-92.2 131 9.7 7.8-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 506 78.1 73.8-81.9 134 21.9 18.1-26.2
Non-Veteran 1,546 1,277 83.3 80.7-85.6 269 16.7 14.4-19.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 531 87.6 84.2-90.4 77 12.4 9.6-15.8
Regional City or Suburban County 448 366 79.7 74.3-84.2 82 20.3 15.8-25.7
Rural 1,134 889 78.4 74.9-81.5 245 21.6 18.5-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 1,200 87.6 85.0-89.8 149 12.4 10.2-15.0
Unemployed 80 69 87.8 76.7-94.0 11 12.2 6.0-23.3
Retired 511 392 75.5 70.4-80.1 119 24.5 19.9-29.6
Unable to Work 164 45 29.6 21.1-39.7 119 70.4 60.3-78.9
Other not in Labor Force 73 69 95.7 85.3-98.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 290 199 72.5 65.6-78.4 91 27.5 21.6-34.4
151% to 200% 142 109 77.0 66.0-85.2 33 23.0 14.8-34.0
More than 200% 1,143 1,024 89.3 86.5-91.5 119 10.7 8.5-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 336 75.5 68.9-81.1 103 24.5 18.9-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 624 78.0 73.9-81.7 157 22.0 18.3-26.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 826 86.3 83.6-88.7 144 13.7 11.3-16.4

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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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