2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,194 2,953 90.5 88.9-91.8 241 9.5 8.2-11.1
GENDER
Male 1,449 1,328 90.3 88.0-92.2 121 9.7 7.8-12.0
Female 1,745 1,625 90.6 88.3-92.5 120 9.4 7.5-11.7
AGE
18-34 555 497 89.6 86.0-92.4 58 10.4 7.6-14.0
35-44 356 313 84.0 77.9-88.7 43 16.0 11.3-22.1
45-54 530 458 86.8 82.5-90.1 72 13.2 9.9-17.5
55-64 629 565 87.8 83.8-90.9 64 12.2 9.1-16.2
65-74 631 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 465 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 168 75.9 67.0-83.0 38 24.1 17.0-33.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 666 86.5 83.0-89.4 86 13.5 10.6-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 914 833 92.0 89.6-93.9 81 8.0 6.1-10.4
College Graduate 1,320 1,283 97.0 95.6-98.0 37 3.0 2.0- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 202 75.2 66.6-82.2 48 24.8 17.8-33.4
$15,000- 24,999 376 313 79.6 73.2-84.8 63 20.4 15.2-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 303 274 89.0 83.3-92.9 29 11.0 7.1-16.7
$35,000- 49,999 367 347 90.8 84.0-94.8 20 9.2 5.2-16.0
$50,000- 74,999 476 452 93.7 90.1-96.0 24 6.3 4.0- 9.9
$75,000+ 922 897 96.9 95.1-98.1 25 3.1 1.9- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 979 890 87.9 84.3-90.7 89 12.1 9.3-15.7
No 2,124 1,981 91.5 89.7-93.1 143 8.5 6.9-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,690 2,461 89.3 87.5-90.9 229 10.7 9.1-12.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 741 707 94.2 91.6-96.1 34 5.8 3.9- 8.4
Regional City or Suburban County 672 623 89.9 86.1-92.8 49 10.1 7.2-13.9
Rural 1,782 1,623 88.1 85.6-90.2 159 11.9 9.8-14.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,614 1,465 89.6 87.4-91.4 149 10.4 8.6-12.6
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,005 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 264 233 87.6 79.9-92.6 31 12.4 7.4-20.1
Other not in Labor Force 206 184 88.5 81.7-93.0 22 11.5 7.0-18.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 122 78.4 67.9-86.2 35 21.6 13.8-32.1
101% to 150% 383 328 81.8 75.1-87.0 55 18.2 13.0-24.9
151% to 200% 232 212 90.6 84.5-94.4 20 9.4 5.6-15.5
More than 200% 1,728 1,661 95.1 93.5-96.3 67 4.9 3.7- 6.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 557 86.4 80.7-90.6 56 13.6 9.4-19.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,210 1,122 89.7 86.8-91.9 88 10.3 8.1-13.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 1,274 92.0 90.0-93.7 98 8.0 6.3-10.0

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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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