2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Non-Hispanic White 3,190 638 19.7 18.0-21.6 1,073 34.5 32.4-36.7 919 29.0 27.1-31.1 356 10.8 9.5-12.3 204 5.9 4.9- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,446 274 19.4 17.0-22.2 518 36.0 32.9-39.1 423 29.0 26.1-32.0 151 10.3 8.4-12.4 80 5.4 4.1- 7.1
Female 1,744 364 20.0 17.7-22.5 555 33.2 30.3-36.2 496 29.1 26.4-32.0 205 11.3 9.4-13.5 124 6.4 5.0- 8.1
AGE
18-34 559 156 26.4 22.3-31.0 229 40.6 35.9-45.5 134 25.4 21.3-29.9 36 6.8 4.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
35-44 356 95 24.2 19.4-29.8 134 36.3 30.5-42.6 87 26.1 21.0-32.1 29 8.2 5.3-12.5 *** *** ***
45-54 526 98 17.4 13.8-21.6 171 33.1 28.2-38.4 171 32.1 27.2-37.4 55 12.0 8.6-16.5 31 5.4 3.3- 8.8
55-64 629 125 17.9 14.6-21.8 206 35.3 30.6-40.3 155 26.3 22.0-31.0 83 11.8 9.0-15.3 60 8.7 6.3-12.0
65-74 630 98 15.2 11.8-19.3 201 29.3 24.8-34.3 196 33.0 28.4-38.0 86 13.6 10.5-17.4 49 8.9 6.3-12.5
75+ 463 58 9.2 6.7-12.6 122 25.2 20.3-30.8 168 36.8 31.0-42.9 66 16.8 12.2-22.7 49 12.0 8.5-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 *** *** *** 33 19.2 13.1-27.4 66 28.6 21.8-36.6 46 21.8 15.3-30.0 49 22.3 16.0-30.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 748 110 16.3 13.2-20.1 207 31.5 27.4-35.9 247 32.2 28.1-36.6 123 13.6 11.0-16.7 61 6.4 4.7- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 914 141 17.2 14.3-20.6 301 35.1 31.2-39.2 297 32.0 28.4-35.8 122 11.6 9.3-14.3 53 4.1 2.8- 5.9
College Graduate 1,318 374 29.5 26.5-32.6 532 41.8 38.6-45.1 308 23.1 20.4-26.0 64 3.6 2.6- 4.9 40 2.0 1.4- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 *** *** *** 48 21.6 15.5-29.3 66 28.6 21.7-36.8 51 19.5 13.9-26.6 65 23.1 16.9-30.9
$15,000- 24,999 373 50 13.1 9.1-18.4 84 26.5 20.8-33.2 124 31.7 25.8-38.2 81 19.7 15.0-25.4 34 9.0 5.9-13.6
$25,000- 34,999 302 44 15.4 10.5-22.2 82 28.5 22.1-35.8 105 35.7 29.1-43.0 49 12.7 8.9-17.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 366 56 18.2 13.3-24.4 131 32.8 27.1-39.1 125 34.8 28.9-41.2 36 7.9 5.3-11.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 477 107 19.6 15.6-24.4 199 43.8 38.3-49.6 121 26.6 21.8-32.1 37 7.3 4.9-10.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 922 270 28.9 25.4-32.6 387 41.5 37.5-45.5 225 24.4 21.1-28.1 31 4.8 3.1- 7.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 977 67 7.3 5.2-10.1 161 16.6 13.8-20.0 339 34.4 30.6-38.5 237 24.2 20.8-28.1 173 17.4 14.4-20.9
No 2,124 557 24.7 22.5-27.0 877 41.4 38.7-44.1 551 26.9 24.5-29.4 109 5.5 4.3- 6.9 30 1.6 1.0- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 97 20.1 16.0-24.9 170 32.5 27.6-37.8 143 28.4 23.8-33.5 68 14.7 11.2-19.1 24 4.3 2.6- 6.9
Non-Veteran 2,686 541 19.7 17.8-21.6 902 34.9 32.6-37.3 776 29.2 27.0-31.4 287 10.1 8.7-11.8 180 6.2 5.0- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 738 170 21.7 18.5-25.3 280 39.9 35.8-44.1 213 29.4 25.7-33.4 50 6.3 4.5- 8.6 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 674 151 22.5 18.8-26.7 235 34.6 30.3-39.2 187 25.8 22.0-30.0 67 10.3 7.7-13.5 34 6.8 4.5-10.2
Rural 1,779 318 16.7 14.6-19.0 558 30.7 27.9-33.6 519 30.7 27.8-33.7 239 14.3 12.1-16.8 145 7.6 6.2- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,617 407 23.0 20.6-25.5 657 40.4 37.5-43.4 436 28.1 25.5-31.0 96 7.0 5.5- 8.9 21 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.5 6.5-19.3 *** *** ***
Retired 1,001 158 15.5 12.7-18.9 299 29.4 25.8-33.4 338 33.6 29.9-37.5 142 15.1 12.2-18.5 64 6.4 4.6- 8.7
Unable to Work 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 24.6 18.0-32.6 81 27.4 21.1-34.9 108 41.0 33.0-49.5
Other not in Labor Force 205 48 23.3 17.2-30.8 76 39.8 31.7-48.5 53 25.5 18.8-33.6 21 8.8 5.0-14.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** 29 22.8 15.1-32.8 51 32.8 23.8-43.1 34 22.1 14.6-32.0 26 15.3 9.3-24.2
101% to 150% 381 47 14.3 9.7-20.6 76 22.6 17.3-29.0 135 36.2 30.1-42.8 69 12.9 9.6-17.1 54 14.0 9.6-19.8
151% to 200% 232 31 12.5 8.1-18.9 66 28.6 21.9-36.4 69 31.3 24.1-39.4 46 18.4 12.8-25.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,727 409 23.5 21.1-26.1 696 40.9 37.9-43.9 466 27.0 24.4-29.8 115 6.8 5.4- 8.6 41 1.8 1.2- 2.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 95 13.0 10.0-16.8 174 26.5 21.9-31.7 189 32.7 27.6-38.4 99 19.2 14.5-24.9 59 8.5 5.9-12.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,205 217 17.8 15.2-20.7 398 31.8 28.7-35.2 375 31.9 28.7-35.3 129 10.7 8.7-13.1 86 7.8 5.9-10.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,370 327 22.8 20.2-25.6 501 38.5 35.3-41.8 355 25.9 23.2-28.9 128 8.9 7.2-11.0 59 3.9 2.7- 5.4

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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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