2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-FEMALES 2,484 167 5.9 4.9- 7.1 2,317 94.1 92.9-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,641 97 5.6 4.4- 7.2 1,544 94.4 92.8-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 510 42 6.3 4.3- 9.4 468 93.7 90.6-95.7
Other 299 22 5.3 2.8- 9.6 277 94.7 90.4-97.2
AGE
18-34 473 21 4.7 2.8- 7.6 452 95.3 92.4-97.2
35-44 329 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 314 96.4 93.5-98.0
45-54 392 28 4.8 3.1- 7.4 364 95.2 92.6-96.9
55-64 452 43 7.3 4.9-10.7 409 92.7 89.3-95.1
65-74 467 33 8.7 5.5-13.5 434 91.3 86.5-94.5
75+ 313 25 9.3 5.7-15.0 288 90.7 85.0-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 257 31 8.9 5.8-13.6 226 91.1 86.4-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 58 8.0 5.7-11.0 530 92.0 89.0-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 743 51 6.5 4.6- 9.1 692 93.5 90.9-95.4
College Graduate 892 27 2.0 1.2- 3.1 865 98.0 96.9-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 239 44 16.8 11.6-23.5 195 83.2 76.5-88.4
$15,000- 24,999 396 46 10.0 7.1-14.0 350 90.0 86.0-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 231 12 3.8 1.9- 7.3 219 96.2 92.7-98.1
$35,000- 49,999 290 20 6.1 3.3-11.1 270 93.9 88.9-96.7
$50,000- 74,999 297 *** *** *** 293 98.5 95.9-99.5
$75,000+ 502 *** *** *** 495 98.4 96.1-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 167 19.1 15.9-22.8 663 80.9 77.2-84.1
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 84 97.6 92.7-99.2
Non-Veteran 2,396 164 6.0 4.9- 7.3 2,232 94.0 92.7-95.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1 630 95.9 93.9-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 577 30 5.7 3.8- 8.4 547 94.3 91.6-96.2
Rural 1,245 105 7.6 5.8- 9.8 1,140 92.4 90.2-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,100 42 3.6 2.4- 5.3 1,058 96.4 94.7-97.6
Unemployed 92 12 9.6 4.9-18.0 80 90.4 82.0-95.1
Retired 746 49 8.2 5.7-11.6 697 91.8 88.4-94.3
Unable to Work 257 54 17.5 12.5-24.0 203 82.5 76.0-87.5
Other not in Labor Force 273 *** *** *** 263 98.0 95.8-99.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 14 9.4 4.8-17.4 81 90.6 82.6-95.2
50% to 100% 209 32 12.4 8.0-18.7 177 87.6 81.3-92.0
101% to 150% 366 43 10.9 7.7-15.2 323 89.1 84.8-92.3
151% to 200% 175 *** *** *** 165 95.6 91.4-97.8
More than 200% 1,107 34 2.8 1.7- 4.3 1,073 97.2 95.7-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 49 8.8 5.9-13.0 429 91.2 87.0-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,048 69 6.7 5.0- 8.8 979 93.3 91.2-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 958 49 4.3 3.0- 6.1 909 95.7 93.9-97.0

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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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