2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,199 378 13.2 11.6-14.9 2,821 86.8 85.1-88.4
GENDER
Male 1,450 148 10.4 8.6-12.6 1,302 89.6 87.4-91.4
Female 1,749 230 15.7 13.4-18.4 1,519 84.3 81.6-86.6
AGE
18-34 558 89 15.0 11.9-18.9 469 85.0 81.1-88.1
35-44 356 63 20.2 15.2-26.5 293 79.8 73.5-84.8
45-54 530 99 16.5 12.9-20.9 431 83.5 79.1-87.1
55-64 629 77 12.5 9.4-16.4 552 87.5 83.6-90.6
65-74 632 31 6.7 3.9-11.1 601 93.3 88.9-96.1
75+ 466 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 56 30.1 22.5-39.0 151 69.9 61.0-77.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 104 13.9 11.0-17.4 648 86.1 82.6-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 915 121 12.7 10.2-15.6 794 87.3 84.4-89.8
College Graduate 1,322 95 7.2 5.7- 9.1 1,227 92.8 90.9-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 63 27.0 20.0-35.4 187 73.0 64.6-80.0
$15,000- 24,999 375 87 27.2 21.4-33.8 288 72.8 66.2-78.6
$25,000- 34,999 304 49 13.9 9.8-19.3 255 86.1 80.7-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 367 43 14.5 9.9-20.6 324 85.5 79.4-90.1
$50,000- 74,999 478 39 8.5 5.7-12.4 439 91.5 87.6-94.3
$75,000+ 922 45 5.8 4.1- 8.2 877 94.2 91.8-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 982 178 20.9 17.5-24.8 804 79.1 75.2-82.5
No 2,126 189 10.2 8.5-12.1 1,937 89.8 87.9-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 29 6.5 4.1-10.0 473 93.5 90.0-95.9
Non-Veteran 2,695 347 14.2 12.5-16.1 2,348 85.8 83.9-87.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 85 11.9 9.3-15.0 655 88.1 85.0-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 676 77 12.7 9.8-16.4 599 87.3 83.6-90.2
Rural 1,784 216 14.4 12.1-17.1 1,568 85.6 82.9-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,616 212 13.3 11.4-15.6 1,404 86.7 84.4-88.6
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,006 42 3.8 2.6- 5.6 964 96.2 94.4-97.4
Unable to Work 263 70 30.3 22.8-39.0 193 69.7 61.0-77.2
Other not in Labor Force 207 27 15.1 9.5-23.0 180 84.9 77.0-90.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 43 27.8 19.1-38.5 114 72.2 61.5-80.9
101% to 150% 382 89 27.8 22.0-34.5 293 72.2 65.5-78.0
151% to 200% 232 39 13.4 9.1-19.2 193 86.6 80.8-90.9
More than 200% 1,731 119 7.6 6.0- 9.4 1,612 92.4 90.6-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 71 14.1 9.9-19.7 546 85.9 80.3-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,210 147 13.8 11.4-16.7 1,063 86.2 83.3-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,373 160 12.5 10.4-15.0 1,213 87.5 85.0-89.6

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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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