2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 729 136 16.7 13.6-20.4 593 83.3 79.6-86.4
GENDER
Male 281 57 17.2 12.7-22.9 224 82.8 77.1-87.3
Female 448 79 16.3 12.3-21.4 369 83.7 78.6-87.7
AGE
18-34 137 17 10.7 6.4-17.1 120 89.3 82.9-93.6
35-44 94 13 13.6 7.4-23.5 81 86.4 76.5-92.6
45-54 143 21 15.1 8.8-24.7 122 84.9 75.3-91.2
55-64 139 35 26.4 18.2-36.7 104 73.6 63.3-81.8
65-74 139 36 21.2 14.3-30.4 103 78.8 69.6-85.7
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 43 17.1 12.0-23.7 180 82.9 76.3-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 228 41 14.1 9.7-20.1 187 85.9 79.9-90.3
College Graduate 176 25 11.3 6.6-18.8 151 88.7 81.2-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 31 18.6 12.6-26.7 118 81.4 73.3-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 16 15.3 8.6-26.0 80 84.7 74.0-91.4
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 261 74 29.1 22.2-37.0 187 70.9 63.0-77.8
No 467 61 11.1 8.2-14.9 406 88.9 85.1-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 20 16.4 9.8-26.2 83 83.6 73.8-90.2
Non-Veteran 626 116 16.8 13.4-20.8 510 83.2 79.2-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 230 42 13.6 9.7-18.8 188 86.4 81.2-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 145 32 23.8 16.0-33.8 113 76.2 66.2-84.0
Rural 354 62 15.8 11.4-21.5 292 84.2 78.5-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 346 46 12.4 8.9-17.1 300 87.6 82.9-91.1
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 52 24.4 17.0-33.8 151 75.6 66.2-83.0
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 23 23.8 15.2-35.2 64 76.2 64.8-84.8
101% to 150% 147 30 17.1 11.2-25.4 117 82.9 74.6-88.8
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 36 12.2 8.1-17.9 234 87.8 82.1-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 41 16.2 10.7-23.9 166 83.8 76.1-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 312 52 16.9 12.3-22.8 260 83.1 77.2-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 43 16.8 11.9-23.2 167 83.2 76.8-88.1

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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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