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 4,593 377 7.3 6.4- 8.2 4,216 92.7 91.8-93.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 851 94 9.0 7.0-11.6 757 91.0 88.4-93.0
GENDER
Male 345 34 8.0 5.3-11.9 311 92.0 88.1-94.7
Female 506 60 9.9 7.1-13.6 446 90.1 86.4-92.9
AGE
18-34 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 163 21 11.2 6.7-18.3 142 88.8 81.7-93.3
55-64 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 19 16.7 9.9-26.8 84 83.3 73.2-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 260 32 8.8 5.6-13.7 228 91.2 86.3-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 263 28 8.3 5.2-13.1 235 91.7 86.9-94.8
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 20 12.8 7.4-21.1 136 87.2 78.9-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 287 94 31.6 25.0-39.0 193 68.4 61.0-75.0
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 16 8.7 4.8-15.2 116 91.3 84.8-95.2
Non-Veteran 719 78 9.1 6.8-12.0 641 90.9 88.0-93.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 22 6.3 3.8-10.4 261 93.7 89.6-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 175 21 10.2 6.2-16.3 154 89.8 83.7-93.8
Rural 393 51 11.3 7.8-16.2 342 88.7 83.8-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 33 12.3 8.3-17.9 189 87.7 82.1-91.7
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 28 16.6 10.6-25.0 129 83.4 75.0-89.4
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 32 10.1 6.5-15.4 191 89.9 84.6-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 46 12.6 8.9-17.4 313 87.4 82.6-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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