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 4,714 445 7.3 6.5- 8.2 4,269 92.7 91.8-93.5
-FEMALES 2,518 236 7.4 6.3- 8.6 2,282 92.6 91.4-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,657 221 10.7 9.1-12.5 1,436 89.3 87.5-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 522 *** *** *** 519 99.4 97.8-99.8
Other 303 *** *** *** 295 98.7 96.4-99.5
AGE
18-34 479 *** *** *** 472 98.9 97.4-99.5
35-44 337 20 5.3 3.2- 8.8 317 94.7 91.2-96.8
45-54 400 18 4.1 2.4- 6.7 382 95.9 93.3-97.6
55-64 455 43 9.9 7.0-13.8 412 90.1 86.2-93.0
65-74 471 68 13.1 9.8-17.2 403 86.9 82.8-90.2
75+ 315 78 23.5 18.0-30.1 237 76.5 69.9-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 256 12 2.9 1.4- 5.9 244 97.1 94.1-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 52 7.6 5.5-10.5 544 92.4 89.5-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 762 71 7.1 5.3- 9.4 691 92.9 90.6-94.7
College Graduate 900 101 9.6 7.6-11.9 799 90.4 88.1-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 264 12 3.1 1.6- 6.0 252 96.9 94.0-98.4
$15,000- 24,999 397 34 6.7 4.5- 9.9 363 93.3 90.1-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 232 23 7.6 4.7-12.3 209 92.4 87.7-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 293 20 5.2 2.9- 9.1 273 94.8 90.9-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 297 33 8.2 5.4-12.3 264 91.8 87.7-94.6
$75,000+ 502 64 10.8 8.1-14.2 438 89.2 85.8-91.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 99 10.2 8.0-12.9 728 89.8 87.1-92.0
No 1,633 134 6.2 5.1- 7.6 1,499 93.8 92.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 78 88.4 78.0-94.2
Non-Veteran 2,428 226 7.2 6.2- 8.5 2,202 92.8 91.5-93.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 48 5.9 4.3- 7.9 623 94.1 92.1-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 582 58 7.6 5.6-10.4 524 92.4 89.6-94.4
Rural 1,265 130 8.4 6.7-10.5 1,135 91.6 89.5-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 57 4.4 3.2- 5.9 1,066 95.6 94.1-96.8
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 89 99.1 96.5-99.8
Retired 751 144 18.3 15.0-22.1 607 81.7 77.9-85.0
Unable to Work 257 14 4.9 2.7- 9.0 243 95.1 91.0-97.3
Other not in Labor Force 272 17 4.7 2.8- 7.8 255 95.3 92.2-97.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 92 98.1 93.5-99.5
50% to 100% 208 *** *** *** 205 99.0 96.4-99.7
101% to 150% 368 36 7.5 5.1-10.9 332 92.5 89.1-94.9
151% to 200% 175 18 9.2 5.3-15.6 157 90.8 84.4-94.7
More than 200% 1,110 126 9.4 7.7-11.6 984 90.6 88.4-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 43 6.4 4.4- 9.3 448 93.6 90.7-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,058 95 7.5 5.9- 9.5 963 92.5 90.5-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 98 7.5 5.9- 9.4 871 92.5 90.6-94.1

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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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