2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 876 117 15.0 12.3-18.3 223 27.7 24.1-31.5 326 37.3 33.3-41.4 159 14.9 12.3-17.9 51 5.1 3.6- 7.4
GENDER
Male 356 60 18.7 14.2-24.2 92 29.7 24.2-36.0 112 29.4 24.2-35.3 65 15.0 11.3-19.7 27 7.1 4.3-11.6
Female 520 57 12.0 8.8-16.0 131 26.0 21.5-30.9 214 43.8 38.3-49.4 94 14.8 11.5-18.9 24 3.5 2.1- 5.7
AGE
18-34 177 41 23.6 17.3-31.3 60 32.7 25.4-41.1 57 33.6 26.2-41.8 18 9.3 5.7-14.8 *** *** ***
35-44 119 26 22.6 14.9-32.7 37 31.8 22.9-42.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 172 18 9.2 5.3-15.5 46 29.0 21.4-38.1 64 38.9 30.1-48.5 35 18.3 12.4-26.3 *** *** ***
55-64 171 17 8.3 4.7-14.0 32 22.4 15.4-31.4 65 39.4 30.6-49.0 36 16.9 11.3-24.6 *** *** ***
65-74 151 *** *** *** 36 24.3 16.7-33.9 65 43.4 33.8-53.5 36 22.2 14.7-32.2 *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 28.4 19.2-39.8 15 14.4 8.0-24.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 35 16.2 11.3-22.7 54 24.4 18.5-31.5 104 39.7 32.7-47.2 59 13.2 9.6-18.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 268 32 13.8 9.3-20.0 72 29.6 23.3-36.9 102 36.9 29.9-44.4 48 16.3 11.8-22.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 229 43 21.0 15.2-28.2 86 40.2 32.8-48.0 78 31.7 25.0-39.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 12 16.3 8.8-28.2 21 22.2 14.0-33.2 *** *** *** 30 20.5 12.9-31.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 *** *** *** 37 25.5 18.1-34.7 61 40.6 31.7-50.2 34 15.8 10.6-22.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.0-29.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 17 15.5 9.4-24.6 37 31.7 22.6-42.4 44 34.9 25.6-45.5 16 15.6 8.8-26.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 33 24.4 16.8-34.2 44 34.5 25.5-44.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 20 10.0 5.9-16.5 31 15.4 10.3-22.3 100 32.1 25.5-39.5 88 26.0 20.2-32.7 46 16.6 11.4-23.5
No 562 89 16.2 12.8-20.2 183 32.3 27.8-37.2 219 40.1 35.1-45.2 66 10.6 7.9-14.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 17 13.3 7.9-21.4 *** *** *** 44 28.1 20.2-37.6 25 14.9 9.5-22.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 741 100 15.3 12.3-18.9 185 26.1 22.3-30.2 282 38.7 34.4-43.3 134 14.9 12.1-18.2 40 5.0 3.3- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 289 45 15.3 11.1-20.6 97 35.0 28.8-41.8 115 40.1 33.5-47.1 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 184 27 18.3 12.4-26.2 43 24.9 18.0-33.4 71 36.3 28.3-45.1 36 17.1 11.7-24.4 *** *** ***
Rural 403 45 12.7 8.7-18.2 83 21.3 16.6-26.8 140 34.7 28.9-41.0 103 23.3 18.3-29.0 32 8.0 4.8-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 79 18.5 14.5-23.3 145 32.8 27.8-38.3 169 38.0 32.6-43.7 40 8.8 6.2-12.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 *** *** *** 47 21.5 15.6-28.8 90 41.9 33.6-50.6 59 24.1 17.6-32.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.7 8.8-23.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 17 13.6 8.0-22.2 39 27.0 19.4-36.2 54 33.3 25.2-42.6 37 16.6 11.3-23.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 56 15.8 11.8-20.8 118 35.7 29.7-42.3 129 36.2 30.0-42.9 36 11.1 7.5-15.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 27 13.0 7.9-20.5 46 22.6 16.1-30.8 84 38.4 30.1-47.5 54 15.7 11.1-21.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 49 16.5 12.1-22.0 86 24.0 19.1-29.8 133 35.1 29.4-41.2 77 19.2 14.9-24.3 23 5.2 3.3- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 41 14.4 10.3-19.6 91 33.7 27.5-40.6 109 39.1 32.4-46.2 28 10.0 6.6-14.8 *** *** ***

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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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