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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Non-Hispanic White 3,128 160 3.9 3.2- 4.8 2,968 96.1 95.2-96.8
GENDER
Male 1,409 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,350 96.6 95.4-97.5
Female 1,719 101 4.5 3.5- 5.7 1,618 95.5 94.3-96.5
AGE
18-34 547 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 516 38 5.2 3.4- 7.8 478 94.8 92.2-96.6
55-64 620 48 6.6 4.6- 9.5 572 93.4 90.5-95.4
65-74 618 34 4.5 3.1- 6.7 584 95.5 93.3-96.9
75+ 456 28 8.2 5.4-12.3 428 91.8 87.7-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 31 9.3 6.0-14.1 167 90.7 85.9-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 48 5.0 3.6- 7.1 687 95.0 92.9-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 903 50 3.4 2.4- 4.9 853 96.6 95.1-97.6
College Graduate 1,289 30 1.7 1.1- 2.7 1,259 98.3 97.3-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 43 14.6 10.0-20.8 183 85.4 79.2-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 367 37 7.7 5.1-11.5 330 92.3 88.5-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 476 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 913 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 978 160 14.0 11.6-16.8 818 86.0 83.2-88.4
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 488 21 3.7 2.2- 6.2 467 96.3 93.8-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,638 139 4.0 3.2- 4.9 2,499 96.0 95.1-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 15 1.5 0.8- 2.6 707 98.5 97.4-99.2
Regional City or Suburban County 661 28 3.3 2.1- 5.2 633 96.7 94.8-97.9
Rural 1,746 117 6.0 4.8- 7.6 1,629 94.0 92.4-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,575 18 1.0 0.6- 1.8 1,557 99.0 98.2-99.4
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 990 47 4.6 3.3- 6.3 943 95.4 93.7-96.7
Unable to Work 258 89 28.2 21.8-35.6 169 71.8 64.4-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 24 11.7 7.1-18.7 132 88.3 81.3-92.9
101% to 150% 376 39 7.0 4.7-10.4 337 93.0 89.6-95.3
151% to 200% 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,715 30 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,685 98.3 97.4-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 600 46 6.7 4.5- 9.9 554 93.3 90.1-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,187 69 5.1 3.9- 6.7 1,118 94.9 93.3-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,342 45 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,297 97.6 96.6-98.3

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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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