2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 857 62 5.7 4.1- 7.7 795 94.3 92.3-95.9
GENDER
Male 347 20 4.8 2.9- 7.9 327 95.2 92.1-97.1
Female 510 42 6.3 4.3- 9.4 468 93.7 90.6-95.7
AGE
18-34 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 24 9.5 5.9-15.0 146 90.5 85.0-94.1
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 25 5.3 3.1- 8.9 238 94.7 91.1-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 264 20 6.5 3.8-10.8 244 93.5 89.2-96.2
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 20 12.5 7.2-20.9 85 87.5 79.1-92.8
$15,000- 24,999 157 15 7.4 4.2-12.9 142 92.6 87.1-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 62 19.8 14.7-26.2 227 80.2 73.8-85.3
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 724 52 5.4 3.8- 7.6 672 94.6 92.4-96.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 394 37 8.1 5.3-12.4 357 91.9 87.6-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 424 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 18 8.1 4.8-13.5 205 91.9 86.5-95.2
Unable to Work 107 21 18.3 10.6-29.7 86 81.7 70.3-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 16 10.9 6.1-18.5 82 89.1 81.5-93.9
101% to 150% 158 15 7.6 4.3-13.3 143 92.4 86.7-95.7
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 25 6.6 4.2-10.2 198 93.4 89.8-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 25 7.9 5.0-12.2 338 92.1 87.8-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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