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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,119 249 7.0 6.0- 8.3 2,870 93.0 91.7-94.0
GENDER
Male 1,406 72 4.4 3.3- 5.7 1,334 95.6 94.3-96.7
Female 1,713 177 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,536 90.5 88.5-92.2
AGE
18-34 547 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7 533 97.9 96.3-98.8
35-44 344 24 7.5 4.3-12.7 320 92.5 87.3-95.7
45-54 514 44 6.1 4.2- 8.9 470 93.9 91.1-95.8
55-64 618 76 10.0 7.6-13.2 542 90.0 86.8-92.4
65-74 618 43 7.7 5.3-11.0 575 92.3 89.0-94.7
75+ 452 48 14.7 10.3-20.6 404 85.3 79.4-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 49 22.0 15.7-30.0 149 78.0 70.0-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 729 81 8.9 6.9-11.5 648 91.1 88.5-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 902 74 5.1 3.8- 6.8 828 94.9 93.2-96.2
College Graduate 1,287 44 2.6 1.8- 3.8 1,243 97.4 96.2-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 69 28.4 21.4-36.6 156 71.6 63.4-78.6
$15,000- 24,999 366 54 10.1 7.1-14.2 312 89.9 85.8-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 301 24 6.2 3.8-10.0 277 93.8 90.0-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 476 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 911 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 972 249 25.1 21.7-29.0 723 74.9 71.0-78.3
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 22 4.1 2.4- 6.7 464 95.9 93.3-97.6
Non-Veteran 2,631 226 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,405 92.5 91.1-93.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 721 40 4.3 3.0- 6.1 681 95.7 93.9-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 660 40 6.3 4.2- 9.4 620 93.7 90.6-95.8
Rural 1,739 169 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,570 90.5 88.5-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,571 24 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,547 98.5 97.6-99.1
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 985 75 8.7 6.5-11.5 910 91.3 88.5-93.5
Unable to Work 258 130 47.0 38.8-55.3 128 53.0 44.7-61.2
Other not in Labor Force 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 35 16.7 11.0-24.4 119 83.3 75.6-89.0
101% to 150% 376 63 13.9 9.9-19.3 313 86.1 80.7-90.1
151% to 200% 231 22 6.0 3.4-10.3 209 94.0 89.7-96.6
More than 200% 1,712 47 2.7 1.9- 3.7 1,665 97.3 96.3-98.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 80 15.4 11.4-20.4 517 84.6 79.6-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,183 88 7.4 5.7- 9.5 1,095 92.6 90.5-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,340 81 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,259 95.1 93.6-96.3

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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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