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 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,197 418 13.4 11.9-15.0 2,779 86.6 85.0-88.1
GENDER
Male 1,448 161 11.3 9.4-13.5 1,287 88.7 86.5-90.6
Female 1,749 257 15.4 13.2-17.8 1,492 84.6 82.2-86.8
AGE
18-34 559 80 14.0 11.0-17.6 479 86.0 82.4-89.0
35-44 356 50 15.9 11.5-21.5 306 84.1 78.5-88.5
45-54 528 57 11.2 8.2-15.3 471 88.8 84.7-91.8
55-64 630 85 13.1 10.2-16.9 545 86.9 83.1-89.8
65-74 630 89 15.7 12.2-19.9 541 84.3 80.1-87.8
75+ 467 55 10.0 6.9-14.2 412 90.0 85.8-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 44 21.6 15.3-29.5 164 78.4 70.5-84.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 94 12.0 9.4-15.1 658 88.0 84.9-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 914 111 12.3 9.8-15.3 803 87.7 84.7-90.2
College Graduate 1,320 168 13.1 11.0-15.5 1,152 86.9 84.5-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 249 61 26.5 19.8-34.5 188 73.5 65.5-80.2
$15,000- 24,999 376 63 19.4 14.3-25.7 313 80.6 74.3-85.7
$25,000- 34,999 303 35 10.4 6.8-15.5 268 89.6 84.5-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 367 54 14.9 10.8-20.3 313 85.1 79.7-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 478 55 10.9 7.8-15.0 423 89.1 85.0-92.2
$75,000+ 922 99 10.7 8.5-13.5 823 89.3 86.5-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 191 18.2 15.3-21.6 790 81.8 78.4-84.7
No 2,127 217 11.4 9.7-13.4 1,910 88.6 86.6-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 37 6.2 4.0- 9.4 465 93.8 90.6-96.0
Non-Veteran 2,693 381 14.6 12.9-16.4 2,312 85.4 83.6-87.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 99 12.2 9.8-15.1 640 87.8 84.9-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 675 90 15.0 11.9-18.8 585 85.0 81.2-88.1
Rural 1,784 229 13.3 11.2-15.7 1,555 86.7 84.3-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,615 183 12.4 10.5-14.6 1,432 87.6 85.4-89.5
Unemployed 98 18 16.8 9.6-27.6 80 83.2 72.4-90.4
Retired 1,004 128 12.4 10.0-15.4 876 87.6 84.6-90.0
Unable to Work 264 60 22.5 16.4-30.1 204 77.5 69.9-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 208 29 13.2 8.5-20.0 179 86.8 80.0-91.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 44 29.9 21.3-40.2 113 70.1 59.8-78.7
101% to 150% 383 62 17.4 12.7-23.4 321 82.6 76.6-87.3
151% to 200% 231 30 10.1 6.3-15.9 201 89.9 84.1-93.7
More than 200% 1,731 204 11.8 10.0-13.8 1,527 88.2 86.2-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 79 13.1 9.3-18.0 538 86.9 82.0-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,210 168 15.0 12.7-17.7 1,042 85.0 82.3-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,371 171 12.2 10.2-14.6 1,200 87.8 85.4-89.8

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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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