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 4,605 223 4.4 3.7- 5.3 4,382 95.6 94.7-96.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 853 56 5.5 3.9- 7.9 797 94.5 92.1-96.1
GENDER
Male 345 23 5.3 2.9- 9.4 322 94.7 90.6-97.1
Female 508 33 5.8 3.7- 8.9 475 94.2 91.1-96.3
AGE
18-34 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 264 19 5.3 3.1- 8.9 245 94.7 91.1-96.9
College Graduate 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 56 19.3 13.9-26.3 233 80.7 73.7-86.1
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 721 46 5.6 3.7- 8.2 675 94.4 91.8-96.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8 269 96.7 94.2-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 393 31 8.9 5.3-14.5 362 91.1 85.5-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 17 8.8 5.0-15.2 140 91.2 84.8-95.0
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 360 25 6.5 4.1-10.1 335 93.5 89.9-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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