2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-MALES 2,193 1,355 61.2 58.5-63.8 285 11.6 10.0-13.4 553 27.2 24.9-29.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 951 64.6 61.4-67.7 203 13.2 11.1-15.6 291 22.2 19.6-25.1
Non-Hispanic Black 366 217 58.5 51.6-65.0 52 11.1 7.7-15.7 97 30.4 24.4-37.2
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 499 217 46.4 41.1-51.9 44 8.6 6.2-11.9 238 45.0 39.7-50.3
35-44 298 174 59.3 52.2-66.0 20 6.7 3.8-11.4 104 34.1 27.7-41.0
45-54 388 261 69.5 63.1-75.2 29 8.1 4.7-13.6 98 22.4 17.6-28.1
55-64 408 281 68.6 62.6-74.0 58 15.3 11.3-20.4 69 16.1 12.1-21.1
65-74 368 266 75.9 70.1-81.0 73 17.0 12.8-22.3 29 7.1 4.5-10.9
75+ 213 141 68.0 59.4-75.5 59 26.2 19.3-34.6 13 5.8 2.9-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 123 55.2 46.9-63.1 19 8.0 4.3-14.5 93 36.8 29.4-44.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 614 341 54.7 49.7-59.7 89 12.9 9.9-16.5 184 32.4 27.8-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 541 337 63.2 58.0-68.0 78 13.8 10.7-17.7 126 23.0 18.9-27.8
College Graduate 799 552 69.7 65.7-73.4 99 9.9 7.8-12.5 148 20.5 17.2-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 193 90 48.3 39.2-57.5 30 12.9 8.3-19.6 73 38.8 30.2-48.1
$15,000- 24,999 309 149 48.0 40.9-55.2 31 8.4 5.4-12.6 129 43.6 36.6-50.9
$25,000- 34,999 197 118 56.6 47.4-65.5 24 11.1 6.5-18.2 55 32.3 24.1-41.7
$35,000- 49,999 268 159 60.9 53.1-68.2 50 17.3 12.3-23.8 59 21.8 16.0-28.9
$50,000- 74,999 311 189 61.4 54.0-68.2 51 10.5 7.4-14.6 71 28.1 21.7-35.6
$75,000+ 602 453 73.0 68.1-77.3 60 10.9 7.9-14.8 89 16.1 12.7-20.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 378 56.5 51.4-61.5 132 20.1 16.2-24.6 127 23.4 19.2-28.2
No 1,471 930 63.2 60.0-66.3 137 8.0 6.5- 9.9 404 28.7 25.9-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 399 62.5 57.8-67.0 124 18.5 15.1-22.4 116 19.0 15.5-23.1
Non-Veteran 1,550 955 60.8 57.7-63.9 161 9.5 7.8-11.6 434 29.6 26.8-32.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 382 61.9 57.2-66.3 61 8.0 5.9-10.7 168 30.2 26.0-34.7
Regional City or Suburban County 444 280 62.6 56.8-68.0 55 11.9 8.7-16.2 109 25.5 20.7-31.0
Rural 1,138 693 59.7 55.7-63.5 169 14.8 12.1-17.9 276 25.5 22.2-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 823 59.8 56.4-63.0 110 7.9 6.3-10.0 416 32.3 29.2-35.6
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 514 365 74.6 69.7-79.0 116 20.2 16.3-24.9 33 5.2 3.4- 7.8
Unable to Work 166 91 51.3 41.1-61.4 44 30.1 21.3-40.8 31 18.5 12.0-27.5
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 13 6.5 3.4-12.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 292 161 56.0 48.5-63.3 33 10.2 6.7-15.4 98 33.7 27.0-41.2
151% to 200% 142 *** *** *** 24 14.2 8.3-23.3 38 25.4 17.3-35.7
More than 200% 1,144 783 67.3 63.6-70.7 156 12.6 10.3-15.3 205 20.1 17.2-23.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 266 58.2 51.5-64.7 63 16.5 11.7-22.9 112 25.2 20.1-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 775 478 59.9 55.3-64.3 111 14.8 11.8-18.4 186 25.3 21.5-29.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 611 62.7 58.9-66.3 111 8.3 6.7-10.4 255 29.0 25.6-32.6

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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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