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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 851 193 18.1 15.2-21.4 658 81.9 78.6-84.8
GENDER
Male 344 65 16.2 12.2-21.3 279 83.8 78.7-87.8
Female 507 128 19.6 15.7-24.3 379 80.4 75.7-84.3
AGE
18-34 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 164 41 20.6 14.5-28.4 123 79.4 71.6-85.5
55-64 169 54 30.5 22.2-40.2 115 69.5 59.8-77.8
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 67 18.4 13.3-24.8 192 81.6 75.2-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 264 53 14.6 10.7-19.7 211 85.4 80.3-89.3
College Graduate 224 29 10.0 6.1-15.9 195 90.0 84.1-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 47 26.7 19.2-35.9 109 73.3 64.1-80.8
$25,000- 34,999 88 18 14.9 8.4-25.2 70 85.1 74.8-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 113 17 13.6 7.6-23.3 96 86.4 76.7-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 193 63.2 55.5-70.3 95 36.8 29.7-44.5
No 562 *** *** *** 562 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 37 24.0 17.0-32.9 94 76.0 67.1-83.0
Non-Veteran 720 156 17.1 14.0-20.8 564 82.9 79.2-86.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 43 10.3 7.3-14.5 241 89.7 85.5-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 175 41 20.4 14.1-28.4 134 79.6 71.6-85.9
Rural 392 109 25.5 20.2-31.7 283 74.5 68.3-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 30 6.0 3.7- 9.6 392 94.0 90.4-96.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 71 32.7 25.1-41.5 150 67.3 58.5-74.9
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 48 25.1 18.0-33.7 109 74.9 66.3-82.0
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 42 9.9 6.9-14.0 295 90.1 86.0-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 65 25.0 17.9-33.9 158 75.0 66.1-82.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 358 85 20.6 16.1-26.0 273 79.4 74.0-83.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 43 12.5 8.7-17.5 227 87.5 82.5-91.3

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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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