2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 877 139 16.0 13.1-19.5 738 84.0 80.5-86.9
GENDER
Male 357 47 14.8 10.7-20.1 310 85.2 79.9-89.3
Female 520 92 17.1 13.1-22.0 428 82.9 78.0-86.9
AGE
18-34 175 30 17.6 12.2-24.9 145 82.4 75.1-87.8
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 27 14.7 9.2-22.7 146 85.3 77.3-90.8
55-64 173 34 18.9 12.6-27.5 139 81.1 72.5-87.4
65-74 150 23 17.2 10.3-27.3 127 82.8 72.7-89.7
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 19 15.5 9.2-24.8 86 84.5 75.2-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 48 18.2 13.0-24.8 225 81.8 75.2-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 269 41 16.0 10.9-23.0 228 84.0 77.0-89.1
College Graduate 229 31 13.3 8.6-20.2 198 86.7 79.8-91.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 26 19.1 11.8-29.3 91 80.9 70.7-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 158 33 22.8 15.9-31.7 125 77.2 68.3-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 16 16.6 9.3-27.9 100 83.4 72.1-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 67 23.7 17.9-30.8 221 76.3 69.2-82.1
No 560 72 13.7 10.3-18.0 488 86.3 82.0-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 14 9.5 5.3-16.4 123 90.5 83.6-94.7
Non-Veteran 740 125 17.1 13.8-21.1 615 82.9 78.9-86.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 40 14.5 10.0-20.6 252 85.5 79.4-90.0
Regional City or Suburban County 184 30 17.2 11.4-25.1 154 82.8 74.9-88.6
Rural 401 69 17.1 12.6-22.7 332 82.9 77.3-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 54 13.0 9.2-18.0 383 87.0 82.0-90.8
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 39 17.3 12.1-24.0 187 82.7 76.0-87.9
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 19 17.2 10.4-27.0 79 82.8 73.0-89.6
101% to 150% 161 26 17.9 11.7-26.4 135 82.1 73.6-88.3
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 42 14.7 10.0-21.1 301 85.3 78.9-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 33 9.8 5.8-15.9 196 90.2 84.1-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 66 19.0 14.6-24.5 302 81.0 75.5-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 40 15.5 10.7-22.0 240 84.5 78.0-89.3

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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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