2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,192 2,244 70.2 68.0-72.2 486 13.0 11.6-14.5 462 16.8 15.2-18.7
GENDER
Male 1,445 951 64.6 61.4-67.7 203 13.2 11.1-15.6 291 22.2 19.6-25.1
Female 1,747 1,293 75.3 72.6-77.9 283 12.8 11.0-14.9 171 11.8 9.8-14.2
AGE
18-34 556 319 58.9 54.0-63.6 50 9.2 6.8-12.5 187 31.8 27.5-36.5
35-44 356 242 67.5 61.2-73.3 32 7.8 5.1-11.7 82 24.7 19.4-30.9
45-54 527 398 76.0 70.7-80.7 53 9.9 6.8-14.2 76 14.1 10.5-18.7
55-64 630 451 71.0 66.1-75.4 113 17.5 14.0-21.6 66 11.6 8.6-15.5
65-74 630 472 80.0 76.0-83.5 124 16.1 13.0-19.9 34 3.8 2.5- 5.8
75+ 465 338 74.7 69.2-79.5 110 22.3 17.6-27.7 17 3.0 1.7- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 139 66.9 58.0-74.8 32 13.3 8.4-20.5 34 19.7 13.4-28.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 499 64.9 60.5-69.1 117 13.5 10.8-16.8 136 21.5 18.0-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 912 654 73.5 69.8-77.0 145 13.0 10.6-15.9 113 13.4 10.8-16.6
College Graduate 1,320 949 71.7 68.6-74.6 192 12.5 10.5-14.7 179 15.8 13.5-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 247 150 61.6 53.2-69.4 46 14.0 9.6-19.9 51 24.4 17.6-32.8
$15,000- 24,999 373 242 65.1 58.5-71.3 54 11.8 8.4-16.2 77 23.1 17.7-29.5
$25,000- 34,999 303 211 70.7 63.6-76.9 47 13.0 8.9-18.7 45 16.3 11.6-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 366 253 70.7 64.2-76.4 64 14.3 10.4-19.3 49 15.0 10.6-20.9
$50,000- 74,999 477 340 73.9 68.8-78.4 67 9.9 7.4-13.2 70 16.1 12.4-20.8
$75,000+ 923 702 74.2 70.4-77.7 114 12.4 9.8-15.5 107 13.4 10.8-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 979 642 64.6 60.4-68.7 224 20.5 17.3-24.1 113 14.8 11.8-18.4
No 2,122 1,539 72.4 69.9-74.8 249 9.9 8.5-11.5 334 17.7 15.6-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 323 64.8 59.5-69.7 98 19.0 15.2-23.5 80 16.2 12.7-20.6
Non-Veteran 2,689 1,921 71.1 68.8-73.3 388 12.1 10.6-13.7 380 16.8 15.0-18.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 513 67.8 63.7-71.7 91 10.6 8.4-13.3 136 21.5 18.1-25.4
Regional City or Suburban County 671 474 71.5 67.1-75.5 94 12.7 9.9-16.0 103 15.8 12.7-19.7
Rural 1,782 1,257 71.0 68.0-73.8 301 14.9 12.8-17.3 224 14.1 11.9-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,615 1,131 69.4 66.5-72.2 173 9.9 8.2-11.8 311 20.7 18.3-23.4
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,003 746 78.4 75.1-81.4 214 17.9 15.2-21.0 43 3.7 2.5- 5.5
Unable to Work 262 161 56.8 48.2-65.0 70 29.5 22.2-38.1 31 13.7 8.4-21.6
Other not in Labor Force 206 141 67.6 59.3-74.9 21 10.0 6.2-15.7 44 22.4 16.1-30.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 86 55.7 45.2-65.8 27 14.6 9.2-22.3 42 29.7 20.6-40.6
101% to 150% 378 256 69.9 63.4-75.8 61 12.8 9.2-17.6 61 17.3 12.6-23.3
151% to 200% 232 155 69.9 61.9-76.9 41 15.3 10.2-22.4 36 14.8 10.0-21.3
More than 200% 1,729 1,275 73.7 70.9-76.3 247 12.6 10.8-14.7 207 13.7 11.7-15.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 431 67.7 61.7-73.2 111 17.7 13.4-23.0 76 14.6 10.5-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,203 857 70.8 67.4-74.0 184 14.6 12.2-17.3 162 14.6 12.2-17.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 956 70.2 67.1-73.1 191 10.7 9.0-12.7 225 19.1 16.6-21.9

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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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