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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,185 284 9.2 7.9-10.6 2,901 90.8 89.4-92.1
GENDER
Male 1,443 87 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,356 93.8 92.0-95.2
Female 1,742 197 11.9 10.0-14.1 1,545 88.1 85.9-90.0
AGE
18-34 558 38 7.0 4.9-10.1 520 93.0 89.9-95.1
35-44 354 33 10.6 7.1-15.5 321 89.4 84.5-92.9
45-54 527 41 8.0 5.4-11.8 486 92.0 88.2-94.6
55-64 628 66 10.8 8.0-14.3 562 89.2 85.7-92.0
65-74 627 65 11.3 8.5-14.8 562 88.7 85.2-91.5
75+ 464 39 8.5 5.5-12.8 425 91.5 87.2-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 35 15.9 10.6-23.2 170 84.1 76.8-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 750 61 7.1 5.3- 9.6 689 92.9 90.4-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 913 86 9.5 7.3-12.3 827 90.5 87.7-92.7
College Graduate 1,314 101 8.1 6.4-10.1 1,213 91.9 89.9-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 246 43 17.1 11.8-24.0 203 82.9 76.0-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 373 46 15.1 10.5-21.3 327 84.9 78.7-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 303 26 8.1 4.9-12.9 277 91.9 87.1-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 364 32 8.4 5.5-12.7 332 91.6 87.3-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 477 40 8.6 5.8-12.5 437 91.4 87.5-94.2
$75,000+ 920 65 6.8 5.1- 9.1 855 93.2 90.9-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 973 138 13.1 10.6-16.1 835 86.9 83.9-89.4
No 2,123 141 7.7 6.3- 9.3 1,982 92.3 90.7-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 23 4.5 2.6- 7.5 477 95.5 92.5-97.4
Non-Veteran 2,683 261 9.9 8.5-11.5 2,422 90.1 88.5-91.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 736 58 6.8 5.1- 9.0 678 93.2 91.0-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 667 64 11.2 8.5-14.7 603 88.8 85.3-91.5
Rural 1,783 162 9.6 7.8-11.7 1,621 90.4 88.3-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,611 115 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,496 92.3 90.4-93.8
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 999 92 9.5 7.4-12.2 907 90.5 87.8-92.6
Unable to Work 261 47 16.9 11.8-23.8 214 83.1 76.2-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 34 23.6 15.8-33.8 122 76.4 66.2-84.2
101% to 150% 379 41 11.9 8.0-17.3 338 88.1 82.7-92.0
151% to 200% 230 27 8.8 5.2-14.3 203 91.2 85.7-94.8
More than 200% 1,726 132 7.7 6.2- 9.4 1,594 92.3 90.6-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 63 11.3 7.7-16.3 553 88.7 83.7-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,205 111 10.2 8.3-12.6 1,094 89.8 87.4-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,365 110 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,255 92.2 90.2-93.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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