2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 680 167 24.1 20.3-28.5 513 75.9 71.5-79.7
GENDER
Male 259 43 18.3 12.9-25.2 216 81.7 74.8-87.1
Female 421 124 28.6 23.4-34.4 297 71.4 65.6-76.6
AGE
18-34 120 25 21.5 14.0-31.5 95 78.5 68.5-86.0
35-44 91 30 29.4 20.2-40.7 61 70.6 59.3-79.8
45-54 138 37 28.5 19.6-39.4 101 71.5 60.6-80.4
55-64 131 30 22.0 14.5-31.9 101 78.0 68.1-85.5
65-74 128 30 21.6 14.3-31.1 98 78.4 68.9-85.7
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 17 17.8 10.0-29.8 79 82.2 70.2-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 39 19.6 13.8-27.0 166 80.4 73.0-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 216 56 24.9 18.1-33.2 160 75.1 66.8-81.9
College Graduate 163 55 33.9 25.7-43.3 108 66.1 56.7-74.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 35 22.8 15.5-32.2 102 77.2 67.8-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 27 26.0 17.1-37.6 68 74.0 62.4-82.9
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 21 23.0 14.3-34.8 62 77.0 65.2-85.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 54 23.8 17.5-31.5 189 76.2 68.5-82.5
No 436 113 24.4 19.6-29.8 323 75.6 70.2-80.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 581 144 24.2 20.0-28.8 437 75.8 71.2-80.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 214 52 22.6 16.6-29.8 162 77.4 70.2-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 137 41 27.8 19.4-38.2 96 72.2 61.8-80.6
Rural 329 74 23.6 17.9-30.3 255 76.4 69.7-82.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 324 98 28.2 22.6-34.5 226 71.8 65.5-77.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 187 39 19.7 13.2-28.5 148 80.3 71.5-86.8
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 31 19.7 13.2-28.3 107 80.3 71.7-86.8
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 253 69 28.0 21.4-35.7 184 72.0 64.3-78.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 42 21.0 14.2-29.9 150 79.0 70.1-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 73 24.9 19.2-31.6 224 75.1 68.4-80.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 191 52 24.8 18.3-32.6 139 75.2 67.4-81.7

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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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