2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,137 162 4.4 3.6- 5.5 2,975 95.6 94.5-96.4
GENDER
Male 1,416 59 3.4 2.4- 4.7 1,357 96.6 95.3-97.6
Female 1,721 103 5.4 4.2- 7.0 1,618 94.6 93.0-95.8
AGE
18-34 549 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 518 31 5.5 3.5- 8.7 487 94.5 91.3-96.5
55-64 622 36 5.1 3.2- 8.2 586 94.9 91.8-96.8
65-74 620 32 6.8 4.3-10.6 588 93.2 89.4-95.7
75+ 457 47 10.5 7.2-15.0 410 89.5 85.0-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 40 17.2 11.7-24.5 159 82.8 75.5-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 738 48 4.3 3.0- 6.2 690 95.7 93.8-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 902 45 3.5 2.4- 5.0 857 96.5 95.0-97.6
College Graduate 1,295 28 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,267 98.6 97.7-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 39 19.3 13.0-27.7 187 80.7 72.3-87.0
$15,000- 24,999 369 27 5.2 3.2- 8.6 342 94.8 91.4-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 301 17 5.7 3.2- 9.9 284 94.3 90.1-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 476 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 916 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 983 162 15.8 13.0-19.2 821 84.2 80.8-87.0
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 491 29 5.2 3.1- 8.4 462 94.8 91.6-96.9
Non-Veteran 2,644 133 4.3 3.5- 5.4 2,511 95.7 94.6-96.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 725 22 3.5 2.1- 5.8 703 96.5 94.2-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 662 23 3.2 1.9- 5.3 639 96.8 94.7-98.1
Rural 1,751 117 5.9 4.6- 7.5 1,634 94.1 92.5-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,579 29 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,550 98.9 98.2-99.3
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 993 61 6.0 4.3- 8.2 932 94.0 91.8-95.7
Unable to Work 259 58 25.4 18.6-33.7 201 74.6 66.3-81.4
Other not in Labor Force 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 26 17.5 10.8-27.0 130 82.5 73.0-89.2
101% to 150% 377 30 7.2 4.3-11.7 347 92.8 88.3-95.7
151% to 200% 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,717 35 1.5 0.9- 2.3 1,682 98.5 97.7-99.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 601 42 5.2 3.4- 8.0 559 94.8 92.0-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,190 80 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,110 93.9 92.1-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,347 40 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,307 97.0 95.5-98.0

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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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