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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,125 582 15.5 14.0-17.1 2,543 84.5 82.9-86.0
GENDER
Male 1,410 227 13.9 11.9-16.1 1,183 86.1 83.9-88.1
Female 1,715 355 17.0 14.9-19.4 1,360 83.0 80.6-85.1
AGE
18-34 547 24 4.9 3.2- 7.5 523 95.1 92.5-96.8
35-44 345 31 8.3 5.1-13.1 314 91.7 86.9-94.9
45-54 517 84 13.4 10.3-17.1 433 86.6 82.9-89.7
55-64 618 136 19.6 15.9-23.9 482 80.4 76.1-84.1
65-74 620 150 23.1 19.1-27.7 470 76.9 72.3-80.9
75+ 452 154 38.3 32.3-44.7 298 61.7 55.3-67.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 84 34.9 27.2-43.4 114 65.1 56.6-72.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 171 18.6 15.6-22.1 564 81.4 77.9-84.4
Some Post-H.S. 901 189 14.8 12.4-17.5 712 85.2 82.5-87.6
College Graduate 1,288 136 7.2 5.8- 8.8 1,152 92.8 91.2-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 103 42.3 34.0-51.2 122 57.7 48.8-66.0
$15,000- 24,999 369 115 23.6 18.9-29.2 254 76.4 70.8-81.1
$25,000- 34,999 299 77 23.0 17.5-29.6 222 77.0 70.4-82.5
$35,000- 49,999 364 59 14.3 10.1-19.7 305 85.7 80.3-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 474 48 7.6 5.5-10.5 426 92.4 89.5-94.5
$75,000+ 914 64 5.8 4.2- 7.9 850 94.2 92.1-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 980 582 55.2 50.9-59.4 398 44.8 40.6-49.1
No 2,129 *** *** *** 2,129 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 487 91 17.4 13.6-21.8 396 82.6 78.2-86.4
Non-Veteran 2,636 491 15.2 13.6-17.0 2,145 84.8 83.0-86.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 723 85 9.5 7.4-12.1 638 90.5 87.9-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 663 104 13.4 10.6-16.9 559 86.6 83.1-89.4
Rural 1,740 393 21.1 18.7-23.7 1,347 78.9 76.3-81.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,577 88 5.0 3.9- 6.4 1,489 95.0 93.6-96.1
Unemployed 94 19 17.4 9.7-29.2 75 82.6 70.8-90.3
Retired 986 263 26.4 22.9-30.2 723 73.6 69.8-77.1
Unable to Work 258 190 68.7 60.2-76.1 68 31.3 23.9-39.8
Other not in Labor Force 202 22 6.6 3.9-11.1 180 93.4 88.9-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 58 29.8 21.8-39.4 98 70.2 60.6-78.2
101% to 150% 377 128 27.9 22.4-34.2 249 72.1 65.8-77.6
151% to 200% 231 63 24.0 17.7-31.6 168 76.0 68.4-82.3
More than 200% 1,712 183 8.4 7.0-10.0 1,529 91.6 90.0-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 159 25.6 21.0-30.8 439 74.4 69.2-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,184 219 17.3 14.8-20.2 965 82.7 79.8-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,344 204 11.8 9.9-13.9 1,140 88.2 86.1-90.1

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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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