2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,285 957 47.9 45.2-50.6 309 14.6 12.7-16.7 790 27.7 25.4-30.0 86 3.7 2.9- 4.9 126 5.2 4.2- 6.5 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 1,000 450 49.7 45.8-53.6 117 14.4 11.6-17.8 308 25.3 22.2-28.7 28 2.6 1.6- 4.2 89 7.2 5.5- 9.3 *** *** ***
Female 1,285 507 46.3 42.7-50.0 192 14.7 12.3-17.4 482 29.8 26.6-33.1 58 4.8 3.5- 6.5 37 3.5 2.3- 5.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 266 169 63.8 56.6-70.5 47 19.7 14.4-26.5 *** *** *** 22 6.4 3.9-10.4 22 7.2 4.2-12.1 *** *** ***
35-44 211 149 73.2 65.6-79.6 31 13.0 8.6-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 382 256 68.5 62.2-74.1 65 17.7 13.1-23.5 26 6.5 4.0-10.4 *** *** *** 19 4.1 2.4- 7.1 *** *** ***
55-64 481 275 58.3 52.5-63.9 94 18.5 14.3-23.6 60 12.9 9.5-17.3 *** *** *** 26 5.6 3.5- 9.0 *** *** ***
65-74 522 74 12.4 9.5-16.1 33 6.4 4.2- 9.6 370 71.2 65.8-75.9 *** *** *** 30 5.9 3.8- 9.1 *** *** ***
75+ 406 27 6.8 4.2-10.8 34 9.4 6.0-14.4 317 76.0 69.9-81.2 *** *** *** 19 4.9 2.8- 8.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 23 15.7 9.9-24.0 16 15.2 8.4-26.1 *** *** *** 20 11.8 7.0-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 510 148 35.1 29.8-40.7 71 17.3 13.2-22.3 228 34.8 30.0-39.9 25 5.3 3.3- 8.5 34 6.7 4.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 689 295 51.3 46.6-56.0 92 13.9 10.9-17.5 228 25.7 22.1-29.8 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4 46 5.7 3.9- 8.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 946 490 64.2 60.6-67.7 130 13.1 10.7-16.0 257 16.3 14.0-18.8 *** *** *** 44 4.3 3.0- 5.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 13 14.8 8.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 24.1 15.7-35.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 234 43 24.2 17.2-32.9 42 18.6 12.6-26.6 120 45.8 37.5-54.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 224 73 36.2 28.0-45.2 33 11.8 7.7-17.6 93 37.4 29.6-46.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 255 105 46.1 38.4-54.0 35 14.9 9.8-21.9 90 26.2 20.3-33.1 *** *** *** 17 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 360 180 57.3 50.6-63.8 50 15.1 10.7-20.9 106 21.9 17.2-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 691 442 70.4 66.0-74.5 83 14.6 11.3-18.7 118 9.8 7.8-12.3 *** *** *** 41 4.2 3.0- 5.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 162 26.0 22.0-30.5 77 11.4 8.4-15.2 410 47.6 42.9-52.3 55 7.3 5.3- 9.9 53 6.2 4.4- 8.7 *** *** ***
No 1,508 788 57.4 54.2-60.6 232 16.0 13.7-18.7 376 18.9 16.6-21.4 29 2.2 1.4- 3.5 73 4.8 3.6- 6.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 92 29.2 23.5-35.7 *** *** *** 155 38.3 32.3-44.7 *** *** *** 93 25.0 19.8-31.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,923 865 51.0 48.1-53.9 293 16.0 13.9-18.4 635 25.9 23.5-28.4 82 4.2 3.2- 5.5 33 2.0 1.3- 3.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 472 244 56.7 51.5-61.8 76 16.4 12.8-20.9 126 21.4 17.7-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 452 203 49.7 44.0-55.4 65 14.4 10.7-19.1 143 27.5 22.7-32.9 17 3.6 2.0- 6.4 22 4.3 2.6- 7.1 *** *** ***
Rural 1,361 510 41.9 38.4-45.5 168 13.6 11.1-16.5 521 31.3 28.1-34.7 59 4.7 3.4- 6.5 89 6.9 5.3- 8.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 745 71.9 68.4-75.3 173 16.5 13.7-19.7 81 5.3 3.9- 7.0 22 1.7 1.0- 3.0 50 4.2 3.0- 6.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 844 128 15.4 12.6-18.8 78 10.2 7.7-13.5 576 66.5 62.1-70.5 *** *** *** 42 5.4 3.7- 7.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 200 19 12.7 7.4-20.9 18 7.2 4.0-12.4 108 54.0 44.7-63.1 35 16.8 11.0-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** 31 28.1 19.1-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 260 58 30.2 23.0-38.5 44 15.2 10.5-21.5 122 41.9 34.4-49.8 22 5.7 3.3- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 163 51 35.6 26.2-46.3 24 13.1 7.9-20.9 70 40.8 31.0-51.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,359 725 60.8 57.4-64.1 175 14.7 12.3-17.6 361 17.7 15.5-20.1 *** *** *** 82 5.6 4.2- 7.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 172 39.2 33.2-45.5 67 14.8 10.3-20.8 209 36.6 31.0-42.7 23 4.8 2.7- 8.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 887 363 44.7 40.6-48.9 105 12.6 10.0-15.8 310 30.1 26.4-34.0 39 4.4 3.0- 6.4 63 7.2 5.4- 9.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 906 422 53.2 49.1-57.3 137 16.2 13.3-19.6 271 23.0 19.9-26.4 24 2.8 1.7- 4.5 47 4.3 2.9- 6.3 *** *** ***

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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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