2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 722 246 31.7 27.6-36.2 476 68.3 63.8-72.4
GENDER
Male 281 107 33.7 27.5-40.5 174 66.3 59.5-72.5
Female 441 139 30.2 24.7-36.3 302 69.8 63.7-75.3
AGE
18-34 136 27 19.2 13.0-27.4 109 80.8 72.6-87.0
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 144 41 28.2 20.2-37.9 103 71.8 62.1-79.8
55-64 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 77 30.9 24.1-38.8 144 69.1 61.2-75.9
Some Post-H.S. 224 74 30.3 23.3-38.4 150 69.7 61.6-76.7
College Graduate 176 51 24.2 17.3-32.8 125 75.8 67.2-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 60 37.2 28.3-47.0 87 62.8 53.0-71.7
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 129 52.5 44.4-60.5 126 47.5 39.5-55.6
No 466 116 22.7 18.2-27.8 350 77.3 72.2-81.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 619 204 31.0 26.5-35.9 415 69.0 64.1-73.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 225 66 27.0 20.5-34.7 159 73.0 65.3-79.5
Regional City or Suburban County 148 57 31.9 23.7-41.4 91 68.1 58.6-76.3
Rural 349 123 36.3 29.8-43.4 226 63.7 56.6-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 345 78 22.3 17.1-28.4 267 77.7 71.6-82.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 99 50.8 41.7-59.9 98 49.2 40.1-58.3
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** 58 73.4 62.0-82.3
101% to 150% 146 53 32.4 23.9-42.3 93 67.6 57.7-76.1
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 81 30.8 24.0-38.5 186 69.2 61.5-76.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 66 29.9 22.1-39.1 138 70.1 60.9-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 312 115 34.9 28.7-41.6 197 65.1 58.4-71.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 206 65 28.6 21.6-36.9 141 71.4 63.1-78.4

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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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