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 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,193 147 3.6 2.9- 4.5 3,046 96.4 95.5-97.1
GENDER
Male 1,448 57 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,391 96.9 95.7-97.8
Female 1,745 90 4.1 3.0- 5.4 1,655 95.9 94.6-97.0
AGE
18-34 560 *** *** *** 560 100 . - .
35-44 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 529 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 628 26 3.6 2.1- 5.9 602 96.4 94.1-97.9
65-74 630 47 7.5 5.4-10.4 583 92.5 89.6-94.6
75+ 463 51 10.1 6.4-15.5 412 89.9 84.5-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 20 8.1 4.5-14.2 186 91.9 85.8-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 751 46 4.3 3.0- 6.2 705 95.7 93.8-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 916 42 3.1 2.0- 4.6 874 96.9 95.4-98.0
College Graduate 1,317 39 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,278 98.0 97.0-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 251 28 8.3 5.1-13.4 223 91.7 86.6-94.9
$15,000- 24,999 376 25 4.7 2.8- 7.8 351 95.3 92.2-97.2
$25,000- 34,999 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 367 16 3.3 1.8- 5.8 351 96.7 94.2-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 477 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 920 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 975 90 8.2 6.1-10.8 885 91.8 89.2-93.9
No 2,128 52 1.7 1.2- 2.4 2,076 98.3 97.6-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 31 5.5 3.6- 8.6 471 94.5 91.4-96.4
Non-Veteran 2,689 116 3.3 2.5- 4.2 2,573 96.7 95.8-97.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 738 18 1.9 1.1- 3.3 720 98.1 96.7-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 674 28 3.6 2.1- 5.9 646 96.4 94.1-97.9
Rural 1,782 101 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,681 95.3 93.8-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,616 26 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,590 98.6 97.7-99.1
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,000 83 7.5 5.5-10.2 917 92.5 89.8-94.5
Unable to Work 264 31 9.5 6.0-14.8 233 90.5 85.2-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 383 30 5.3 3.4- 8.2 353 94.7 91.8-96.6
151% to 200% 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,727 51 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,676 97.8 96.9-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 615 39 5.4 3.6- 8.1 576 94.6 91.9-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,210 73 4.8 3.6- 6.6 1,137 95.2 93.4-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,369 35 2.2 1.4- 3.4 1,334 97.8 96.6-98.6

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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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