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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,193 419 10.4 9.2-11.8 2,774 89.6 88.2-90.8
GENDER
Male 1,446 206 10.6 9.0-12.5 1,240 89.4 87.5-91.0
Female 1,747 213 10.3 8.6-12.2 1,534 89.7 87.8-91.4
AGE
18-34 560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 529 43 7.5 5.2-10.7 486 92.5 89.3-94.8
55-64 628 78 12.7 9.8-16.3 550 87.3 83.7-90.2
65-74 630 146 23.7 19.6-28.4 484 76.3 71.6-80.4
75+ 464 133 26.2 21.3-31.7 331 73.8 68.3-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 30 11.7 7.5-17.7 177 88.3 82.3-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 749 91 9.5 7.4-12.1 658 90.5 87.9-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 914 112 9.8 7.8-12.4 802 90.2 87.6-92.2
College Graduate 1,320 186 11.6 9.8-13.6 1,134 88.4 86.4-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 251 32 8.4 5.4-12.9 219 91.6 87.1-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 375 38 7.0 4.5-10.5 337 93.0 89.5-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 301 32 9.8 6.4-14.7 269 90.2 85.3-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 367 50 9.8 6.8-14.1 317 90.2 85.9-93.2
$50,000- 74,999 478 66 10.7 7.7-14.6 412 89.3 85.4-92.3
$75,000+ 921 117 10.6 8.5-13.1 804 89.4 86.9-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 979 182 16.0 13.3-19.2 797 84.0 80.8-86.7
No 2,124 226 8.3 7.0- 9.8 1,898 91.7 90.2-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 94 13.5 10.5-17.3 408 86.5 82.7-89.5
Non-Veteran 2,689 325 10.0 8.7-11.4 2,364 90.0 88.6-91.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 94 11.4 9.0-14.2 645 88.6 85.8-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 674 77 7.9 6.0-10.5 597 92.1 89.5-94.0
Rural 1,781 248 11.3 9.6-13.3 1,533 88.7 86.7-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,614 121 6.5 5.2- 8.1 1,493 93.5 91.9-94.8
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,001 237 21.9 18.8-25.4 764 78.1 74.6-81.2
Unable to Work 263 35 13.1 8.5-19.6 228 86.9 80.4-91.5
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 381 46 9.1 6.3-13.1 335 90.9 86.9-93.7
151% to 200% 232 28 10.1 6.3-15.8 204 89.9 84.2-93.7
More than 200% 1,728 232 10.8 9.2-12.7 1,496 89.2 87.3-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 91 12.2 9.2-15.9 526 87.8 84.1-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,206 144 9.4 7.6-11.5 1,062 90.6 88.5-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,371 184 10.9 9.1-12.9 1,187 89.1 87.1-90.9

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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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