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 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,141 315 8.7 7.5-10.0 2,826 91.3 90.0-92.5
GENDER
Male 1,418 178 11.2 9.3-13.5 1,240 88.8 86.5-90.7
Female 1,723 137 6.3 5.1- 7.9 1,586 93.7 92.1-94.9
AGE
18-34 552 17 3.8 2.2- 6.4 535 96.2 93.6-97.8
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 515 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 623 64 9.6 7.0-13.0 559 90.4 87.0-93.0
65-74 623 87 15.8 12.3-20.1 536 84.2 79.9-87.7
75+ 457 115 25.7 20.5-31.6 342 74.3 68.4-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 43 16.7 11.4-23.8 155 83.3 76.2-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 741 82 10.2 7.8-13.2 659 89.8 86.8-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 902 89 8.2 6.3-10.6 813 91.8 89.4-93.7
College Graduate 1,297 100 5.3 4.1- 6.7 1,197 94.7 93.3-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 32 13.0 8.4-19.6 193 87.0 80.4-91.6
$15,000- 24,999 369 39 7.7 5.1-11.5 330 92.3 88.5-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 303 39 12.6 8.4-18.6 264 87.4 81.4-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 364 39 10.8 7.3-15.7 325 89.2 84.3-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 477 38 7.1 4.7-10.6 439 92.9 89.4-95.3
$75,000+ 917 62 6.2 4.4- 8.7 855 93.8 91.3-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 315 31.1 27.3-35.1 666 68.9 64.9-72.7
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 88 16.7 12.9-21.3 405 83.3 78.7-87.1
Non-Veteran 2,646 227 7.4 6.2- 8.8 2,419 92.6 91.2-93.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 726 48 6.2 4.5- 8.6 678 93.8 91.4-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 663 56 7.5 5.4-10.3 607 92.5 89.7-94.6
Rural 1,753 211 11.2 9.3-13.3 1,542 88.8 86.7-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,582 76 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,506 95.2 93.6-96.4
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 994 185 19.2 16.0-22.7 809 80.8 77.3-84.0
Unable to Work 259 41 12.7 8.6-18.5 218 87.3 81.5-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 14 8.0 4.5-13.7 142 92.0 86.3-95.5
101% to 150% 377 47 11.8 8.3-16.6 330 88.2 83.4-91.7
151% to 200% 231 30 10.7 6.3-17.5 201 89.3 82.5-93.7
More than 200% 1,722 143 7.3 5.8- 9.0 1,579 92.7 91.0-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 601 69 11.1 7.5-16.1 532 88.9 83.9-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,193 125 9.8 7.8-12.1 1,068 90.2 87.9-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,348 121 7.3 5.8- 9.1 1,227 92.7 90.9-94.2

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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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