2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 858 61 5.8 4.1- 8.2 797 94.2 91.8-95.9
GENDER
Male 346 24 5.6 3.5- 8.7 322 94.4 91.3-96.5
Female 512 37 6.1 3.7- 9.9 475 93.9 90.1-96.3
AGE
18-34 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 16 7.5 4.2-13.0 154 92.5 87.0-95.8
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 22 5.5 3.2- 9.4 241 94.5 90.6-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 265 15 5.1 2.8- 9.0 250 94.9 91.0-97.2
College Graduate 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 61 20.6 14.9-27.8 227 79.4 72.2-85.1
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 15 10.5 6.0-17.8 118 89.5 82.2-94.0
Non-Veteran 725 46 5.1 3.3- 7.7 679 94.9 92.3-96.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 394 38 7.4 4.8-11.2 356 92.6 88.8-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 29 16.1 9.9-25.0 194 83.9 75.0-90.1
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 27 8.7 5.5-13.5 197 91.3 86.5-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 22 6.9 4.0-11.6 341 93.1 88.4-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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