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 4,706 431 9.4 8.3-10.6 4,275 90.6 89.4-91.7
-FEMALES 2,515 314 12.9 11.2-14.8 2,201 87.1 85.2-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,656 202 12.6 10.6-14.9 1,454 87.4 85.1-89.4
Non-Hispanic Black 518 63 12.4 8.9-17.0 455 87.6 83.0-91.1
Other 305 43 13.7 9.4-19.6 262 86.3 80.4-90.6
AGE
18-34 478 56 12.7 9.5-16.9 422 87.3 83.1-90.5
35-44 336 41 15.0 10.1-21.5 295 85.0 78.5-89.9
45-54 400 54 12.1 8.6-16.6 346 87.9 83.4-91.4
55-64 454 71 17.3 13.2-22.4 383 82.7 77.6-86.8
65-74 472 54 10.4 7.5-14.3 418 89.6 85.7-92.5
75+ 314 30 8.7 5.6-13.4 284 91.3 86.6-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 258 43 16.1 11.1-22.9 215 83.9 77.1-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 91 14.4 11.3-18.2 503 85.6 81.8-88.7
Some Post-H.S. 756 98 14.0 10.9-17.9 658 86.0 82.1-89.1
College Graduate 903 82 8.8 6.8-11.3 821 91.2 88.7-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 262 73 23.9 18.0-30.9 189 76.1 69.1-82.0
$15,000- 24,999 399 59 14.6 10.8-19.5 340 85.4 80.5-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 231 34 20.0 13.3-28.9 197 80.0 71.1-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 294 28 9.0 5.8-13.6 266 91.0 86.4-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 296 34 11.7 8.0-16.7 262 88.3 83.3-92.0
$75,000+ 502 38 9.3 6.0-14.1 464 90.7 85.9-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 825 186 21.6 18.2-25.4 639 78.4 74.6-81.8
No 1,632 118 8.7 6.9-10.8 1,514 91.3 89.2-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 79 88.4 78.1-94.2
Non-Veteran 2,425 304 12.9 11.2-14.9 2,121 87.1 85.1-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 74 12.8 9.8-16.5 597 87.2 83.5-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 587 67 11.5 8.7-15.0 520 88.5 85.0-91.3
Rural 1,257 173 14.0 11.5-16.9 1,084 86.0 83.1-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 115 12.2 9.7-15.2 1,006 87.8 84.8-90.3
Unemployed 92 11 12.0 6.0-22.4 81 88.0 77.6-94.0
Retired 752 81 10.5 8.0-13.6 671 89.5 86.4-92.0
Unable to Work 256 81 30.3 23.5-38.2 175 69.7 61.8-76.5
Other not in Labor Force 271 22 8.0 5.1-12.5 249 92.0 87.5-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 208 41 15.9 11.0-22.5 167 84.1 77.5-89.0
101% to 150% 367 60 16.7 12.2-22.4 307 83.3 77.6-87.8
151% to 200% 176 22 14.8 8.7-24.2 154 85.2 75.8-91.3
More than 200% 1,109 109 10.8 8.5-13.7 1,000 89.2 86.3-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 68 13.0 9.3-18.1 419 87.0 81.9-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,057 137 12.5 10.3-15.2 920 87.5 84.8-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 109 13.2 10.5-16.5 862 86.8 83.5-89.5

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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