2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,190 2,630 83.3 81.5-84.9 560 16.7 15.1-18.5
GENDER
Male 1,446 1,215 84.3 81.8-86.6 231 15.7 13.4-18.2
Female 1,744 1,415 82.3 79.8-84.6 329 17.7 15.4-20.2
AGE
18-34 559 519 92.4 89.4-94.7 40 7.6 5.3-10.6
35-44 356 316 86.7 80.9-90.9 40 13.3 9.1-19.1
45-54 526 440 82.6 77.6-86.6 86 17.4 13.4-22.4
55-64 629 486 79.5 75.2-83.2 143 20.5 16.8-24.8
65-74 630 495 77.5 72.9-81.5 135 22.5 18.5-27.1
75+ 463 348 71.2 64.8-76.8 115 28.8 23.2-35.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 112 55.9 47.1-64.3 95 44.1 35.7-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 748 564 80.0 76.4-83.1 184 20.0 16.9-23.6
Some Post-H.S. 914 739 84.3 81.2-86.9 175 15.7 13.1-18.8
College Graduate 1,318 1,214 94.4 92.9-95.6 104 5.6 4.4- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 134 57.4 49.1-65.3 116 42.6 34.7-50.9
$15,000- 24,999 373 258 71.3 65.0-76.9 115 28.7 23.1-35.0
$25,000- 34,999 302 231 79.6 73.0-85.0 71 20.4 15.0-27.0
$35,000- 49,999 366 312 85.9 80.2-90.1 54 14.1 9.9-19.8
$50,000- 74,999 477 427 90.1 86.4-92.9 50 9.9 7.1-13.6
$75,000+ 922 882 94.8 92.2-96.5 40 5.2 3.5- 7.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 977 567 58.4 54.1-62.5 410 41.6 37.5-45.9
No 2,124 1,985 92.9 91.3-94.3 139 7.1 5.7- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 410 81.0 76.3-84.9 92 19.0 15.1-23.7
Non-Veteran 2,686 2,219 83.7 81.8-85.5 467 16.3 14.5-18.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 738 663 91.0 88.4-93.1 75 9.0 6.9-11.6
Regional City or Suburban County 674 573 83.0 78.8-86.4 101 17.0 13.6-21.2
Rural 1,779 1,395 78.1 75.3-80.6 384 21.9 19.4-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,617 1,500 91.5 89.5-93.2 117 8.5 6.8-10.5
Unemployed 98 79 81.7 71.0-89.1 19 18.3 10.9-29.0
Retired 1,001 795 78.5 74.8-81.8 206 21.5 18.2-25.2
Unable to Work 261 72 31.6 24.4-39.8 189 68.4 60.2-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 205 177 88.6 82.4-92.9 28 11.4 7.1-17.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 95 62.6 52.1-72.0 60 37.4 28.0-47.9
101% to 150% 381 258 73.2 66.9-78.6 123 26.8 21.4-33.1
151% to 200% 232 166 72.4 64.1-79.4 66 27.6 20.6-35.9
More than 200% 1,727 1,571 91.4 89.6-93.0 156 8.6 7.0-10.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 458 72.3 66.4-77.5 158 27.7 22.5-33.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,205 990 81.6 78.6-84.2 215 18.4 15.8-21.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,370 1,183 87.2 84.8-89.3 187 12.8 10.7-15.2

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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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