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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,123 336 10.3 9.0-11.8 2,787 89.7 88.2-91.0
GENDER
Male 1,409 122 8.5 6.8-10.5 1,287 91.5 89.5-93.2
Female 1,714 214 12.0 10.1-14.3 1,500 88.0 85.7-89.9
AGE
18-34 550 54 9.6 7.0-13.0 496 90.4 87.0-93.0
35-44 342 31 9.7 6.1-15.1 311 90.3 84.9-93.9
45-54 516 63 11.7 8.6-15.7 453 88.3 84.3-91.4
55-64 619 83 11.3 8.5-14.7 536 88.7 85.3-91.5
65-74 618 55 10.6 7.5-14.6 563 89.4 85.4-92.5
75+ 452 49 9.6 6.7-13.6 403 90.4 86.4-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 57 27.9 20.8-36.4 143 72.1 63.6-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 734 96 12.2 9.5-15.5 638 87.8 84.5-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 897 109 8.9 6.9-11.3 788 91.1 88.7-93.1
College Graduate 1,289 72 4.3 3.2- 5.7 1,217 95.7 94.3-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 223 68 29.7 22.3-38.4 155 70.3 61.6-77.7
$15,000- 24,999 366 55 13.1 9.4-17.9 311 86.9 82.1-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 302 43 14.8 9.9-21.6 259 85.2 78.4-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 362 32 10.1 6.1-16.1 330 89.9 83.9-93.9
$50,000- 74,999 476 24 4.9 2.9- 8.1 452 95.1 91.9-97.1
$75,000+ 915 43 3.9 2.7- 5.7 872 96.1 94.3-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 336 36.9 32.9-41.2 640 63.1 58.8-67.1
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 48 9.9 6.9-14.0 442 90.1 86.0-93.1
Non-Veteran 2,631 287 10.4 8.9-12.0 2,344 89.6 88.0-91.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 64 9.7 7.3-12.8 655 90.3 87.2-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 663 52 8.6 6.1-12.0 611 91.4 88.0-93.9
Rural 1,742 220 11.8 9.9-13.9 1,522 88.2 86.1-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,576 87 6.0 4.7- 7.8 1,489 94.0 92.2-95.3
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 988 94 8.0 6.1-10.3 894 92.0 89.7-93.9
Unable to Work 254 114 48.8 40.3-57.3 140 51.2 42.7-59.7
Other not in Labor Force 203 20 5.5 3.3- 9.2 183 94.5 90.8-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 35 17.2 11.2-25.5 117 82.8 74.5-88.8
101% to 150% 375 70 21.7 16.2-28.5 305 78.3 71.5-83.8
151% to 200% 229 28 10.3 6.6-15.7 201 89.7 84.3-93.4
More than 200% 1,718 105 4.9 3.9- 6.3 1,613 95.1 93.7-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 599 76 11.7 8.5-16.0 523 88.3 84.0-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,185 130 11.2 9.0-13.7 1,055 88.8 86.3-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,340 130 9.3 7.5-11.5 1,210 90.7 88.5-92.5

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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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