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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 852 117 12.5 10.0-15.5 735 87.5 84.5-90.0
GENDER
Male 345 47 13.3 9.6-18.1 298 86.7 81.9-90.4
Female 507 70 11.8 8.6-15.8 437 88.2 84.2-91.4
AGE
18-34 172 22 15.0 9.8-22.4 150 85.0 77.6-90.2
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 163 19 11.2 6.6-18.3 144 88.8 81.7-93.4
55-64 170 27 10.5 6.3-17.2 143 89.5 82.8-93.7
65-74 148 26 15.6 9.9-23.9 122 84.4 76.1-90.1
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 26 21.2 13.6-31.4 77 78.8 68.6-86.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 43 14.5 9.9-20.9 218 85.5 79.1-90.1
Some Post-H.S. 263 31 11.4 7.6-17.0 232 88.6 83.0-92.4
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 30 23.6 16.0-33.3 127 76.4 66.7-84.0
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 287 117 43.7 36.2-51.4 170 56.3 48.6-63.8
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 18 10.3 6.0-17.1 113 89.7 82.9-94.0
Non-Veteran 721 99 12.8 10.0-16.2 622 87.2 83.8-90.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 22 9.3 5.8-14.4 262 90.7 85.6-94.2
Regional City or Suburban County 177 26 12.8 8.4-19.0 151 87.2 81.0-91.6
Rural 391 69 15.9 11.6-21.4 322 84.1 78.6-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 23 6.5 4.1-10.1 398 93.5 89.9-95.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 41 16.2 11.2-22.9 181 83.8 77.1-88.8
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 23 20.4 12.3-31.8 75 79.6 68.2-87.7
101% to 150% 158 33 22.4 15.3-31.6 125 77.6 68.4-84.7
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 40 12.3 8.2-18.2 182 87.7 81.8-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 360 51 14.9 10.9-20.0 309 85.1 80.0-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 26 9.9 6.4-15.1 244 90.1 84.9-93.6

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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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