2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-Eastern NC 1,390 256 17.9 15.4-20.7 1,134 82.1 79.3-84.6
GENDER
Male 613 116 19.1 15.2-23.6 497 80.9 76.4-84.8
Female 777 140 16.9 13.8-20.7 637 83.1 79.3-86.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 159 17.6 14.7-20.9 679 82.4 79.1-85.3
Non-Hispanic Black 350 70 20.1 14.7-26.8 280 79.9 73.2-85.3
Other 202 27 14.3 8.7-22.7 175 85.7 77.3-91.3
AGE
18-34 219 42 20.1 14.3-27.4 177 79.9 72.6-85.7
35-44 184 26 13.5 8.7-20.4 158 86.5 79.6-91.3
45-54 246 37 13.7 9.0-20.2 209 86.3 79.8-91.0
55-64 264 49 19.6 14.2-26.6 215 80.4 73.4-85.8
65-74 282 65 21.7 16.5-28.1 217 78.3 71.9-83.5
75+ 174 34 19.0 11.6-29.7 140 81.0 70.3-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 47 26.4 18.5-36.0 130 73.6 64.0-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 75 18.0 13.8-23.1 298 82.0 76.9-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 425 78 17.0 12.8-22.1 347 83.0 77.9-87.2
College Graduate 413 55 13.4 9.6-18.4 358 86.6 81.6-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 242 56 24.0 17.9-31.3 186 76.0 68.7-82.1
$25,000- 34,999 137 27 17.2 10.8-26.2 110 82.8 73.8-89.2
$35,000- 49,999 168 18 9.9 5.5-17.1 150 90.1 82.9-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 182 20 16.2 9.1-27.2 162 83.8 72.8-90.9
$75,000+ 245 28 11.5 7.4-17.5 217 88.5 82.5-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 522 150 25.8 21.3-31.0 372 74.2 69.0-78.7
No 866 105 13.5 10.6-17.0 761 86.5 83.0-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 55 24.5 17.6-33.0 191 75.5 67.0-82.4
Non-Veteran 1,143 200 16.5 13.9-19.5 943 83.5 80.5-86.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 17 16.8 10.2-26.6 68 83.2 73.4-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 277 54 21.0 15.3-28.1 223 79.0 71.9-84.7
Rural 1,028 185 16.9 14.1-20.1 843 83.1 79.9-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 646 102 16.8 13.4-20.9 544 83.2 79.1-86.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 84 16.5 12.5-21.5 347 83.5 78.5-87.5
Unable to Work 179 47 27.1 18.9-37.3 132 72.9 62.7-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 35 26.8 18.6-37.0 83 73.2 63.0-81.4
101% to 150% 219 57 25.0 18.7-32.6 162 75.0 67.4-81.3
151% to 200% 115 23 17.2 10.6-26.6 92 82.8 73.4-89.4
More than 200% 609 76 13.7 10.2-18.2 533 86.3 81.8-89.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 479 96 18.6 14.3-23.8 383 81.4 76.2-85.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 106 17.2 13.5-21.5 545 82.8 78.5-86.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 54 18.8 13.9-25.0 206 81.2 75.0-86.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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