2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,708 427 8.1 7.2- 9.1 4,281 91.9 90.9-92.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 876 65 6.0 4.5- 8.0 811 94.0 92.0-95.5
GENDER
Male 355 23 5.3 3.4- 8.4 332 94.7 91.6-96.6
Female 521 42 6.5 4.4- 9.5 479 93.5 90.5-95.6
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 22 11.6 7.0-18.7 150 88.4 81.3-93.0
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 15 14.8 8.6-24.4 90 85.2 75.6-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 24 6.4 4.0-10.3 249 93.6 89.7-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 269 16 4.1 2.2- 7.3 253 95.9 92.7-97.8
College Graduate 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 20 11.5 6.9-18.6 137 88.5 81.4-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** 125 100 . - .
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 43 13.6 9.4-19.4 242 86.4 80.6-90.6
No 562 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9 542 97.0 95.1-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 741 53 6.0 4.3- 8.2 688 94.0 91.8-95.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4 278 96.4 93.6-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 183 15 5.4 3.1- 9.3 168 94.6 90.7-96.9
Rural 401 36 9.1 5.9-13.6 365 90.9 86.4-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 26 10.0 6.4-15.1 198 90.0 84.9-93.6
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 16 8.9 5.0-15.4 143 91.1 84.6-95.0
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 32 8.2 5.5-12.0 337 91.8 88.0-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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