2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,890 957 19.9 18.5-21.5 3,933 80.1 78.5-81.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,197 681 22.1 20.2-24.1 2,516 77.9 75.9-79.8
GENDER
Male 1,448 217 15.1 12.9-17.6 1,231 84.9 82.4-87.1
Female 1,749 464 28.6 25.8-31.5 1,285 71.4 68.5-74.2
AGE
18-34 560 126 22.0 18.2-26.2 434 78.0 73.8-81.8
35-44 353 82 24.4 19.1-30.7 271 75.6 69.3-80.9
45-54 529 124 23.1 18.8-28.1 405 76.9 71.9-81.2
55-64 630 153 23.4 19.4-27.9 477 76.6 72.1-80.6
65-74 631 133 22.6 18.3-27.6 498 77.4 72.4-81.7
75+ 467 60 15.8 11.5-21.4 407 84.2 78.6-88.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 79 38.2 30.2-46.9 129 61.8 53.1-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 166 21.8 18.3-25.8 586 78.2 74.2-81.7
Some Post-H.S. 915 206 21.3 18.1-24.8 709 78.7 75.2-81.9
College Graduate 1,319 228 17.6 15.2-20.3 1,091 82.4 79.7-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 103 44.0 35.9-52.3 147 56.0 47.7-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 375 112 27.5 22.2-33.6 263 72.5 66.4-77.8
$25,000- 34,999 304 81 27.4 21.1-34.9 223 72.6 65.1-78.9
$35,000- 49,999 367 76 18.6 14.0-24.3 291 81.4 75.7-86.0
$50,000- 74,999 478 85 18.8 14.7-23.7 393 81.2 76.3-85.3
$75,000+ 920 130 15.9 13.0-19.3 790 84.1 80.7-87.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 354 39.0 34.9-43.3 627 61.0 56.7-65.1
No 2,126 310 15.4 13.5-17.5 1,816 84.6 82.5-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 69 12.7 9.5-16.7 434 87.3 83.3-90.5
Non-Veteran 2,692 611 23.6 21.5-25.8 2,081 76.4 74.2-78.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 170 23.4 20.0-27.3 569 76.6 72.7-80.0
Regional City or Suburban County 675 131 20.8 17.1-24.9 544 79.2 75.1-82.9
Rural 1,784 380 21.9 19.4-24.7 1,404 78.1 75.3-80.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,614 277 18.4 16.1-20.9 1,337 81.6 79.1-83.9
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,005 169 16.9 14.0-20.3 836 83.1 79.7-86.0
Unable to Work 263 150 61.0 52.7-68.7 113 39.0 31.3-47.3
Other not in Labor Force 208 51 21.7 15.5-29.5 157 78.3 70.5-84.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 61 38.0 28.8-48.1 96 62.0 51.9-71.2
101% to 150% 382 119 31.8 25.8-38.5 263 68.2 61.5-74.2
151% to 200% 232 61 21.4 15.7-28.5 171 78.6 71.5-84.3
More than 200% 1,729 292 17.6 15.4-20.1 1,437 82.4 79.9-84.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 138 23.3 18.6-28.9 480 76.7 71.1-81.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,208 248 22.2 19.3-25.4 960 77.8 74.6-80.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 295 21.7 19.0-24.6 1,077 78.3 75.4-81.0

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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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