2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-FEMALES 2,524 422 17.0 15.1-19.0 2,102 83.0 81.0-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,663 267 16.6 14.4-19.0 1,396 83.4 81.0-85.6
Non-Hispanic Black 520 92 17.1 13.1-22.0 428 82.9 78.0-86.9
Other 305 56 17.8 12.9-23.9 249 82.2 76.1-87.1
AGE
18-34 481 84 17.6 13.9-22.1 397 82.4 77.9-86.1
35-44 337 51 17.3 12.3-23.9 286 82.7 76.1-87.7
45-54 400 69 15.4 11.6-20.3 331 84.6 79.7-88.4
55-64 458 93 21.2 16.8-26.4 365 78.8 73.6-83.2
65-74 472 75 16.0 12.0-20.9 397 84.0 79.1-88.0
75+ 315 41 13.5 9.3-19.2 274 86.5 80.8-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 55 19.5 14.1-26.4 204 80.5 73.6-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 597 121 18.7 15.2-22.7 476 81.3 77.3-84.8
Some Post-H.S. 760 127 18.5 15.0-22.6 633 81.5 77.4-85.0
College Graduate 904 119 12.6 10.2-15.4 785 87.4 84.6-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 84 26.5 20.4-33.5 181 73.5 66.5-79.6
$15,000- 24,999 400 80 19.4 15.1-24.6 320 80.6 75.4-84.9
$25,000- 34,999 233 46 24.8 17.7-33.6 187 75.2 66.4-82.3
$35,000- 49,999 294 39 13.5 9.3-19.2 255 86.5 80.8-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 297 47 16.6 12.1-22.3 250 83.4 77.7-87.9
$75,000+ 502 50 11.4 7.9-16.2 452 88.6 83.8-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 831 225 26.0 22.3-30.1 606 74.0 69.9-77.7
No 1,635 185 12.7 10.7-15.0 1,450 87.3 85.0-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 11 13.6 7.3-24.0 77 86.4 76.0-92.7
Non-Veteran 2,434 410 17.1 15.2-19.1 2,024 82.9 80.9-84.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 99 16.1 12.9-20.0 573 83.9 80.0-87.1
Regional City or Suburban County 587 93 15.9 12.7-19.8 494 84.1 80.2-87.3
Rural 1,265 230 18.4 15.6-21.5 1,035 81.6 78.5-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 158 15.6 12.9-18.7 967 84.4 81.3-87.1
Unemployed 92 18 18.8 11.2-29.9 74 81.2 70.1-88.8
Retired 753 114 15.3 12.2-18.9 639 84.7 81.1-87.8
Unable to Work 259 95 34.4 27.2-42.4 164 65.6 57.6-72.8
Other not in Labor Force 272 33 12.6 8.7-17.9 239 87.4 82.1-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 52 19.9 14.4-26.9 159 80.1 73.1-85.6
101% to 150% 369 78 21.1 16.3-27.0 291 78.9 73.0-83.7
151% to 200% 176 30 18.4 11.7-27.8 146 81.6 72.2-88.3
More than 200% 1,111 149 14.6 12.0-17.6 962 85.4 82.4-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 94 17.7 13.4-23.1 396 82.3 76.9-86.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,062 181 17.0 14.4-19.9 881 83.0 80.1-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 972 147 16.7 13.8-20.1 825 83.3 79.9-86.2

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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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