2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,498 73 3.5 2.6- 4.8 2,425 96.5 95.2-97.4
GENDER
Male 1,108 62 6.1 4.4- 8.4 1,046 93.9 91.6-95.6
Female 1,390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 443 22 6.2 3.8-10.0 421 93.8 90.0-96.2
55-64 541 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 528 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 410 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 767 24 2.6 1.5- 4.3 743 97.4 95.7-98.5
College Graduate 974 22 2.8 1.6- 4.6 952 97.2 95.4-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 380 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 710 23 3.7 2.2- 6.3 687 96.3 93.7-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 856 32 5.1 3.3- 8.0 824 94.9 92.0-96.7
No 1,629 41 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,588 97.2 95.8-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,127 54 3.3 2.4- 4.6 2,073 96.7 95.4-97.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 505 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 503 17 3.2 1.7- 5.6 486 96.8 94.4-98.3
Rural 1,491 44 3.9 2.6- 6.0 1,447 96.1 94.0-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 42 3.9 2.7- 5.7 1,153 96.1 94.3-97.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 860 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,417 33 2.8 1.8- 4.4 1,384 97.2 95.6-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 28 3.9 2.4- 6.2 933 96.1 93.8-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 997 33 3.4 2.2- 5.2 964 96.6 94.8-97.8

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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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