2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,177 2,478 75.2 73.2-77.2 289 9.8 8.5-11.3 209 7.8 6.6- 9.1 189 6.5 5.4- 7.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 1,438 1,055 70.1 67.0-73.1 153 11.9 9.9-14.4 106 8.3 6.7-10.3 117 8.6 6.9-10.7 *** *** ***
Female 1,739 1,423 80.0 77.3-82.4 136 7.9 6.4- 9.6 103 7.2 5.7- 9.1 72 4.7 3.3- 6.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 551 340 61.8 56.9-66.5 83 15.4 12.0-19.5 81 14.2 11.2-17.9 44 7.9 5.6-10.9 *** *** ***
35-44 354 241 65.9 59.5-71.8 41 12.4 8.8-17.0 32 9.1 6.1-13.5 37 11.2 7.4-16.7 *** *** ***
45-54 525 383 74.8 69.9-79.1 64 11.1 8.2-14.7 38 6.8 4.7- 9.8 38 6.8 4.5-10.2 *** *** ***
55-64 626 504 79.8 75.3-83.6 52 8.0 5.7-11.1 29 5.8 3.8- 9.0 41 6.4 4.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
65-74 631 568 90.8 87.2-93.4 24 2.9 1.8- 4.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 462 418 90.6 86.3-93.7 23 4.3 2.5- 7.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 154 70.0 61.0-77.7 *** *** *** 16 9.2 5.4-15.5 16 10.9 6.1-18.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 744 578 76.1 72.0-79.8 67 8.8 6.6-11.8 36 5.8 4.0- 8.2 59 8.3 6.1-11.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 913 710 76.1 72.4-79.5 75 9.3 7.2-12.1 65 8.3 6.3-11.0 61 5.8 4.2- 8.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,315 1,032 75.2 72.1-78.0 132 11.6 9.6-14.0 92 8.3 6.6-10.4 54 4.5 3.2- 6.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 248 175 65.1 56.3-73.0 26 9.3 5.5-15.4 18 9.5 5.4-16.0 28 14.8 9.2-23.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 374 267 70.2 63.7-75.9 27 7.5 4.7-11.9 36 11.5 7.8-16.6 43 10.3 6.9-14.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 301 228 74.2 67.2-80.1 30 10.1 6.7-14.9 17 6.9 3.8-12.3 23 7.6 4.4-12.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 365 289 75.6 68.8-81.3 30 11.2 7.2-17.1 22 6.5 4.0-10.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 478 388 78.8 73.7-83.1 41 9.0 6.1-13.0 30 6.9 4.6-10.3 17 4.4 2.6- 7.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 920 730 77.0 73.3-80.3 99 11.7 9.3-14.7 51 5.9 4.3- 8.2 39 5.3 3.7- 7.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 973 784 76.5 72.5-80.1 66 7.4 5.5-10.0 52 6.5 4.7- 9.0 67 9.1 6.6-12.5 *** *** ***
No 2,116 1,622 74.5 72.0-76.8 216 10.8 9.2-12.6 152 8.4 7.0-10.0 118 5.6 4.5- 7.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 419 83.8 79.1-87.6 40 9.5 6.5-13.6 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,679 2,059 74.0 71.7-76.1 249 9.9 8.5-11.5 189 8.3 7.0- 9.8 171 7.2 5.9- 8.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 735 551 72.5 68.4-76.2 88 12.8 10.2-16.0 55 8.2 6.1-10.8 39 6.0 4.2- 8.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 671 510 74.6 70.3-78.6 59 8.1 5.9-11.0 60 9.6 7.3-12.6 39 7.1 4.8-10.4 *** *** ***
Rural 1,772 1,417 77.6 74.7-80.2 142 8.8 7.1-10.8 94 6.3 4.9- 8.2 112 6.6 5.1- 8.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,603 1,151 70.5 67.7-73.3 179 11.5 9.6-13.5 144 9.5 7.8-11.4 122 7.9 6.3- 9.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,004 908 91.3 88.7-93.3 48 4.2 2.9- 5.9 24 2.5 1.4- 4.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 261 219 79.8 71.0-86.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 206 130 63.1 54.7-70.7 35 16.8 11.5-23.8 22 12.0 7.5-18.6 18 7.3 4.1-12.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 100 64.1 53.8-73.3 *** *** *** 21 12.4 7.4-20.1 20 12.8 7.2-21.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 381 285 71.7 64.7-77.7 28 7.9 4.7-13.0 20 6.6 3.9-11.2 46 12.5 8.4-18.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 231 173 75.3 67.6-81.6 21 8.3 5.0-13.5 18 9.5 5.5-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,724 1,382 77.6 74.9-80.1 162 10.3 8.6-12.3 102 6.6 5.3- 8.3 72 5.0 3.8- 6.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 610 487 79.2 73.9-83.6 45 7.5 5.0-11.2 *** *** *** 53 10.2 7.0-14.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,202 947 76.7 73.4-79.7 101 8.3 6.5-10.6 81 8.2 6.4-10.5 66 5.9 4.3- 8.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,366 1,044 73.2 70.1-76.1 143 11.5 9.5-13.8 104 8.5 6.9-10.5 71 6.2 4.7- 8.2 *** *** ***

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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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