2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,708 427 8.1 7.2- 9.1 4,281 91.9 90.9-92.8
-FEMALES 2,518 272 9.7 8.3-11.3 2,246 90.3 88.7-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,657 200 11.2 9.4-13.3 1,457 88.8 86.7-90.6
Non-Hispanic Black 521 42 6.5 4.4- 9.5 479 93.5 90.5-95.6
Other 304 25 6.7 3.8-11.5 279 93.3 88.5-96.2
AGE
18-34 482 13 2.3 1.3- 4.1 469 97.7 95.9-98.7
35-44 336 15 4.6 2.5- 8.5 321 95.4 91.5-97.5
45-54 399 46 12.5 8.6-17.9 353 87.5 82.1-91.4
55-64 458 74 18.5 14.2-23.8 384 81.5 76.2-85.8
65-74 469 72 16.5 12.2-21.9 397 83.5 78.1-87.8
75+ 313 44 11.3 7.8-16.2 269 88.7 83.8-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 257 58 20.6 15.1-27.6 199 79.4 72.4-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 94 12.2 9.4-15.7 500 87.8 84.3-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 760 76 9.0 6.9-11.8 684 91.0 88.2-93.1
College Graduate 903 44 3.2 2.1- 4.8 859 96.8 95.2-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 262 64 22.7 16.8-30.0 198 77.3 70.0-83.2
$15,000- 24,999 400 68 15.1 11.3-19.9 332 84.9 80.1-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 232 28 12.1 7.6-18.7 204 87.9 81.3-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 293 23 6.4 3.8-10.6 270 93.6 89.4-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 298 20 4.2 2.5- 7.0 278 95.8 93.0-97.5
$75,000+ 500 13 3.9 2.0- 7.5 487 96.1 92.5-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 825 191 23.1 19.4-27.3 634 76.9 72.7-80.6
No 1,635 77 3.9 3.0- 5.2 1,558 96.1 94.8-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 81 93.2 85.1-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,428 264 9.8 8.4-11.4 2,164 90.2 88.6-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 47 5.9 4.2- 8.2 621 94.1 91.8-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 587 50 9.2 6.6-12.7 537 90.8 87.3-93.4
Rural 1,263 175 13.2 10.8-16.0 1,088 86.8 84.0-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 58 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,065 95.4 93.7-96.6
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 86 95.5 88.0-98.4
Retired 748 95 12.9 9.9-16.6 653 87.1 83.4-90.1
Unable to Work 259 101 42.4 34.5-50.6 158 57.6 49.4-65.5
Other not in Labor Force 273 *** *** *** 264 97.1 94.1-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 39 15.2 10.3-21.9 171 84.8 78.1-89.7
101% to 150% 369 61 15.0 11.1-19.9 308 85.0 80.1-88.9
151% to 200% 176 28 12.6 7.9-19.5 148 87.4 80.5-92.1
More than 200% 1,108 66 5.5 4.0- 7.6 1,042 94.5 92.4-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 75 11.2 8.0-15.5 415 88.8 84.5-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,060 126 11.9 9.6-14.6 934 88.1 85.4-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 71 7.1 5.3- 9.4 897 92.9 90.6-94.7

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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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