2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Injection Drug Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 679 52 8.2 5.8-11.4 627 91.8 88.6-94.2
GENDER
Male 257 26 10.6 6.6-16.6 231 89.4 83.4-93.4
Female 422 26 6.4 3.9-10.2 396 93.6 89.8-96.1
AGE
18-34 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 17 8.2 4.7-13.9 188 91.8 86.1-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 23 9.9 6.0-15.8 222 90.1 84.2-94.0
No 433 29 7.4 4.7-11.6 404 92.6 88.4-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 579 44 7.4 5.2-10.4 535 92.6 89.6-94.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 215 15 6.5 3.7-11.1 200 93.5 88.9-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 328 30 10.5 6.8-16.1 298 89.5 83.9-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 319 24 8.1 4.9-13.1 295 91.9 86.9-95.1
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 15 7.4 4.1-12.9 176 92.6 87.1-95.9
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 18 8.9 4.9-15.6 173 91.1 84.4-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 19 8.4 4.8-14.1 279 91.6 85.9-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 190 15 7.6 4.2-13.1 175 92.4 86.9-95.8

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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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