2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

Do you have shortness of breath either when hurrying on level ground or when walking up a slight hill or stairs?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,759 1,039 25.4 23.7-27.2 2,720 74.6 72.8-76.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 728 232 28.7 24.8-33.0 496 71.3 67.0-75.2
GENDER
Male 283 70 20.4 15.5-26.3 213 79.6 73.7-84.5
Female 445 162 35.3 29.8-41.3 283 64.7 58.7-70.2
AGE
18-34 137 30 21.5 14.9-30.2 107 78.5 69.8-85.1
35-44 94 19 20.3 12.1-32.0 75 79.7 68.0-87.9
45-54 144 40 26.4 18.5-36.2 104 73.6 63.8-81.5
55-64 139 57 36.5 27.3-46.7 82 63.5 53.3-72.7
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 86 31.2 24.5-38.8 136 68.8 61.2-75.5
Some Post-H.S. 230 70 25.7 19.6-33.0 160 74.3 67.0-80.4
College Graduate 175 31 15.8 10.0-24.0 144 84.2 76.0-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 61 37.3 28.4-47.1 88 62.7 52.9-71.6
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 27 24.1 15.5-35.6 69 75.9 64.4-84.5
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 145 57.7 49.6-65.4 114 42.3 34.6-50.4
No 468 87 16.3 12.7-20.7 381 83.7 79.3-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 32 22.5 15.0-32.2 72 77.5 67.8-85.0
Non-Veteran 624 200 29.7 25.4-34.4 424 70.3 65.6-74.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 228 67 28.5 22.2-35.8 161 71.5 64.2-77.8
Regional City or Suburban County 147 51 29.0 21.0-38.6 96 71.0 61.4-79.0
Rural 353 114 28.8 23.1-35.3 239 71.2 64.7-76.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 346 68 17.4 13.3-22.6 278 82.6 77.4-86.7
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 82 40.2 31.6-49.4 120 59.8 50.6-68.4
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 64 38.5 29.6-48.3 84 61.5 51.7-70.4
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 56 20.0 14.7-26.7 214 80.0 73.3-85.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 68 26.8 19.7-35.3 138 73.2 64.7-80.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 312 99 29.5 23.8-35.9 213 70.5 64.1-76.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 65 28.8 22.1-36.6 145 71.2 63.4-77.9

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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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