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 had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,717 227 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,490 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 880 60 4.4 3.2- 6.1 820 95.6 93.9-96.8
GENDER
Male 358 22 4.7 3.0- 7.3 336 95.3 92.7-97.0
Female 522 38 4.2 2.6- 6.7 484 95.8 93.3-97.4
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 19 9.3 5.2-16.0 154 90.7 84.0-94.8
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 27 5.6 3.6- 8.8 246 94.4 91.2-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 17 8.2 4.7-13.9 141 91.8 86.1-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 44 11.7 7.9-17.1 245 88.3 82.9-92.1
No 562 15 1.6 0.9- 2.9 547 98.4 97.1-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 15 9.9 5.7-16.7 122 90.1 83.3-94.3
Non-Veteran 743 45 3.5 2.3- 5.2 698 96.5 94.8-97.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 278 97.1 94.9-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 404 38 7.0 4.4-10.9 366 93.0 89.1-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 23 7.1 4.3-11.4 203 92.9 88.6-95.7
Unable to Work 109 21 18.7 10.7-30.8 88 81.3 69.2-89.3
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 24 6.2 3.8-10.0 207 93.8 90.0-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 23 4.2 2.4- 7.3 346 95.8 92.7-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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