2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,581 1,916 56.2 54.1-58.2 1,665 43.8 41.8-45.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 686 420 62.3 57.6-66.7 266 37.7 33.3-42.4
GENDER
Male 261 154 58.9 51.5-66.0 107 41.1 34.0-48.5
Female 425 266 64.9 58.9-70.4 159 35.1 29.6-41.1
AGE
18-34 118 82 66.7 56.4-75.7 36 33.3 24.3-43.6
35-44 90 64 74.8 63.6-83.5 26 25.2 16.5-36.4
45-54 139 94 66.4 56.3-75.3 45 33.6 24.7-43.7
55-64 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 112 57.0 48.4-65.3 97 43.0 34.7-51.6
Some Post-H.S. 215 125 60.7 52.6-68.2 90 39.3 31.8-47.4
College Graduate 165 130 83.9 76.5-89.4 35 16.1 10.6-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 66 50.1 40.1-60.1 74 49.9 39.9-59.9
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 67 80.6 69.8-88.1 18 19.4 11.9-30.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 130 51.2 43.1-59.3 118 48.8 40.7-56.9
No 437 289 67.3 61.7-72.4 148 32.7 27.6-38.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 585 359 62.4 57.4-67.2 226 37.6 32.8-42.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 215 137 65.9 58.4-72.7 78 34.1 27.3-41.6
Regional City or Suburban County 139 80 57.0 46.6-66.8 59 43.0 33.2-53.4
Rural 332 203 61.7 54.4-68.5 129 38.3 31.5-45.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 320 214 67.8 61.2-73.8 106 32.2 26.2-38.8
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 113 52.6 43.2-61.8 81 47.4 38.2-56.8
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 66 50.4 40.4-60.4 72 49.6 39.6-59.6
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 257 197 76.5 69.4-82.4 60 23.5 17.6-30.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 107 53.1 43.2-62.8 87 46.9 37.2-56.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 190 64.0 57.0-70.5 110 36.0 29.5-43.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 192 123 64.7 56.6-72.0 69 35.3 28.0-43.4

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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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