2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 730 134 18.2 14.8-22.2 596 81.8 77.8-85.2
GENDER
Male 282 55 18.5 13.5-24.9 227 81.5 75.1-86.5
Female 448 79 18.0 13.6-23.4 369 82.0 76.6-86.4
AGE
18-34 138 29 22.1 15.0-31.3 109 77.9 68.7-85.0
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 20 12.9 7.5-21.5 123 87.1 78.5-92.5
55-64 139 31 21.5 14.2-31.1 108 78.5 68.9-85.8
65-74 139 34 18.9 12.4-27.6 105 81.1 72.4-87.6
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 44 17.0 11.9-23.7 178 83.0 76.3-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 229 42 17.3 11.9-24.4 187 82.7 75.6-88.1
College Graduate 177 19 9.9 5.4-17.4 158 90.1 82.6-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 36 25.3 17.6-34.9 113 74.7 65.1-82.4
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 71 28.4 21.5-36.5 189 71.6 63.5-78.5
No 469 62 13.6 10.0-18.2 407 86.4 81.8-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 626 116 17.8 14.2-22.0 510 82.2 78.0-85.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 230 31 11.8 7.8-17.4 199 88.2 82.6-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 146 41 32.2 23.1-42.9 105 67.8 57.1-76.9
Rural 354 62 16.5 12.0-22.4 292 83.5 77.6-88.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 347 51 16.0 11.6-21.6 296 84.0 78.4-88.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 42 21.5 13.8-31.7 160 78.5 68.3-86.2
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 41 26.0 18.4-35.3 107 74.0 64.7-81.6
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 25 10.6 6.3-17.3 245 89.4 82.7-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 36 13.9 8.9-21.1 171 86.1 78.9-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 62 21.6 16.2-28.3 251 78.4 71.7-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 36 16.1 11.0-23.0 174 83.9 77.0-89.0

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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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