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 4,706 431 9.4 8.3-10.6 4,275 90.6 89.4-91.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 873 86 9.6 7.3-12.7 787 90.4 87.3-92.7
GENDER
Male 355 23 6.3 3.8-10.5 332 93.7 89.5-96.2
Female 518 63 12.4 8.9-17.0 455 87.6 83.0-91.1
AGE
18-34 174 17 9.7 5.8-15.8 157 90.3 84.2-94.2
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 25 14.3 8.6-22.7 147 85.7 77.3-91.4
65-74 150 14 7.9 4.4-13.8 136 92.1 86.2-95.6
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 32 12.1 7.8-18.1 240 87.9 81.9-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 26 9.5 5.4-16.0 242 90.5 84.0-94.6
College Graduate 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 17 10.5 6.1-17.4 140 89.5 82.6-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 287 45 14.4 10.0-20.3 242 85.6 79.7-90.0
No 557 41 8.2 5.4-12.2 516 91.8 87.8-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 736 77 10.4 7.7-13.9 659 89.6 86.1-92.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 24 9.7 5.8-15.7 267 90.3 84.3-94.2
Regional City or Suburban County 184 21 10.9 6.5-17.8 163 89.1 82.2-93.5
Rural 398 41 8.8 5.7-13.1 357 91.2 86.9-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 436 33 8.1 5.1-12.8 403 91.9 87.2-94.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 24 9.9 6.3-15.4 201 90.1 84.6-93.7
Unable to Work 107 17 17.2 9.7-28.5 90 82.8 71.5-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 16 9.1 5.1-15.6 145 90.9 84.4-94.9
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 28 9.6 5.7-15.6 315 90.4 84.4-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 41 11.2 7.7-15.8 325 88.8 84.2-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 28 10.8 6.7-16.9 252 89.2 83.1-93.3

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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