2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 876 666 80.0 76.6-83.0 210 20.0 17.0-23.4
GENDER
Male 356 264 77.8 72.3-82.6 92 22.2 17.4-27.7
Female 520 402 81.7 77.4-85.3 118 18.3 14.7-22.6
AGE
18-34 177 158 89.9 84.2-93.7 19 10.1 6.3-15.8
35-44 119 104 88.2 80.3-93.2 15 11.8 6.8-19.7
45-54 172 128 77.1 68.8-83.8 44 22.9 16.2-31.2
55-64 171 114 70.1 60.5-78.3 57 29.9 21.7-39.5
65-74 151 104 68.8 58.0-77.8 47 31.2 22.2-42.0
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 193 80.3 74.0-85.4 78 19.7 14.6-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 268 206 80.3 74.4-85.2 62 19.7 14.8-25.6
College Graduate 229 207 92.8 87.4-96.0 22 7.2 4.0-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 71 71.2 60.2-80.1 44 28.8 19.9-39.8
$15,000- 24,999 158 113 76.3 67.8-83.1 45 23.7 16.9-32.2
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** 22 22.5 14.0-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 117 98 82.1 71.4-89.4 19 17.9 10.6-28.6
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 151 57.4 49.8-64.7 134 42.6 35.3-50.2
No 562 491 88.6 85.1-91.4 71 11.4 8.6-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 99 78.8 70.3-85.4 36 21.2 14.6-29.7
Non-Veteran 741 567 80.1 76.4-83.4 174 19.9 16.6-23.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 289 257 90.4 86.3-93.3 32 9.6 6.7-13.7
Regional City or Suburban County 184 141 79.5 71.9-85.4 43 20.5 14.6-28.1
Rural 403 268 68.7 62.3-74.4 135 31.3 25.6-37.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 393 89.3 85.1-92.5 45 10.7 7.5-14.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 153 70.4 62.2-77.4 72 29.6 22.6-37.8
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 64 76.0 65.7-83.9 33 24.0 16.1-34.3
101% to 150% 161 110 73.9 65.2-81.1 51 26.1 18.9-34.8
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 303 87.7 82.7-91.4 41 12.3 8.6-17.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 157 74.0 65.2-81.2 74 26.0 18.8-34.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 268 75.6 70.1-80.3 100 24.4 19.7-29.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 241 87.2 82.0-91.1 36 12.8 8.9-18.0

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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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