2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 877 576 65.1 61.1-68.9 145 13.3 11.0-16.0 156 21.6 18.3-25.4
GENDER
Male 357 216 60.7 54.4-66.6 55 12.3 9.0-16.6 86 27.0 21.6-33.1
Female 520 360 68.8 63.6-73.5 90 14.1 11.0-17.9 70 17.1 13.3-21.8
AGE
18-34 177 89 48.6 40.4-56.8 17 10.4 6.3-16.5 71 41.1 33.2-49.4
35-44 119 80 71.5 61.5-79.8 16 8.2 4.7-14.0 23 20.3 13.1-30.1
45-54 173 122 72.3 63.8-79.4 25 12.8 8.1-19.6 26 14.9 9.7-22.3
55-64 172 119 72.7 63.3-80.5 29 13.4 8.6-20.3 24 13.9 7.9-23.2
65-74 150 108 71.3 61.5-79.5 35 22.9 15.5-32.3 *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.7 13.3-33.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 170 59.1 51.5-66.2 47 14.2 10.1-19.6 55 26.7 20.2-34.4
Some Post-H.S. 270 165 62.4 55.2-69.0 53 15.5 11.3-20.9 52 22.1 16.7-28.7
College Graduate 228 166 76.4 69.7-82.0 31 10.2 6.8-15.0 31 13.3 9.1-19.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** 25 15.4 9.2-24.6 26 25.0 16.4-36.2
$15,000- 24,999 158 101 58.5 48.9-67.6 26 16.0 10.3-24.1 31 25.5 17.8-34.9
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 22.0 13.4-33.9
$35,000- 49,999 117 77 66.1 55.5-75.4 23 16.0 9.8-25.1 17 17.8 10.9-27.6
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 99 81.0 71.9-87.6 *** *** *** 14 10.9 6.0-19.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 287 179 59.5 51.7-66.8 72 21.7 16.4-28.1 36 18.8 12.9-26.6
No 561 377 67.4 62.6-71.9 70 10.2 7.8-13.3 114 22.3 18.4-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 92 73.1 64.0-80.6 28 15.0 9.8-22.3 16 11.9 6.9-19.7
Non-Veteran 741 484 63.8 59.3-68.0 117 13.0 10.5-16.0 140 23.2 19.5-27.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 175 60.7 53.9-67.0 40 10.4 7.3-14.5 76 29.0 23.2-35.6
Regional City or Suburban County 184 113 65.6 57.4-73.1 36 15.6 10.6-22.5 35 18.7 13.2-25.8
Rural 402 288 69.7 63.2-75.5 69 15.1 11.3-19.9 45 15.2 10.5-21.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 287 66.7 61.2-71.7 50 9.7 7.1-13.3 100 23.6 19.1-28.7
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 159 71.7 64.0-78.3 54 23.2 17.2-30.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.5-24.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 101 58.3 48.8-67.2 26 14.4 9.2-22.0 33 27.3 19.5-36.7
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 255 74.5 68.5-79.7 46 11.2 8.0-15.5 43 14.3 10.2-19.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 159 66.2 56.8-74.4 46 17.5 12.2-24.4 24 16.4 9.7-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 236 64.7 58.6-70.3 61 13.9 10.4-18.4 71 21.4 16.7-27.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 181 65.1 58.3-71.3 38 10.8 7.6-15.3 61 24.1 18.6-30.5

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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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