2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,195 135 4.1 3.3- 5.1 3,060 95.9 94.9-96.7
GENDER
Male 1,450 58 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,392 96.0 94.4-97.2
Female 1,745 77 4.2 3.1- 5.6 1,668 95.8 94.4-96.9
AGE
18-34 559 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 530 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 629 33 6.4 4.1- 9.7 596 93.6 90.3-95.9
65-74 630 42 6.7 4.5- 9.8 588 93.3 90.2-95.5
75+ 464 31 6.5 4.1-10.2 433 93.5 89.8-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 44 5.7 3.9- 8.3 708 94.3 91.7-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 915 39 4.4 2.9- 6.4 876 95.6 93.6-97.1
College Graduate 1,318 37 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,281 98.2 97.3-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 21 8.1 4.5-14.2 229 91.9 85.8-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 376 25 7.2 4.4-11.7 351 92.8 88.3-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 304 23 7.3 4.3-12.3 281 92.7 87.7-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 476 16 3.7 2.1- 6.5 460 96.3 93.5-97.9
$75,000+ 921 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 978 94 9.4 7.2-12.1 884 90.6 87.9-92.8
No 2,127 40 2.1 1.4- 3.2 2,087 97.9 96.8-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 22 4.1 2.4- 6.8 480 95.9 93.2-97.6
Non-Veteran 2,691 113 4.1 3.2- 5.2 2,578 95.9 94.8-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 19 2.5 1.4- 4.2 721 97.5 95.8-98.6
Regional City or Suburban County 675 24 3.6 2.2- 5.8 651 96.4 94.2-97.8
Rural 1,781 92 5.6 4.2- 7.4 1,689 94.4 92.6-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,616 22 1.6 1.0- 2.7 1,594 98.4 97.3-99.0
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,003 63 7.0 5.0- 9.6 940 93.0 90.4-95.0
Unable to Work 262 40 14.1 9.6-20.1 222 85.9 79.9-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 383 24 6.2 3.8-10.0 359 93.8 90.0-96.2
151% to 200% 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,728 52 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,676 97.2 96.0-98.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 32 7.0 4.1-11.5 585 93.0 88.5-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,208 55 4.5 3.2- 6.3 1,153 95.5 93.7-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,371 48 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,323 96.9 95.6-97.8

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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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