2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,759 1,039 25.4 23.7-27.2 2,720 74.6 72.8-76.3
-FEMALES 2,070 668 30.0 27.6-32.6 1,402 70.0 67.4-72.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,348 433 29.3 26.4-32.5 915 70.7 67.5-73.6
Non-Hispanic Black 445 162 35.3 29.8-41.3 283 64.7 58.7-70.2
Other 254 64 23.8 17.9-31.0 190 76.2 69.0-82.1
AGE
18-34 341 67 20.4 15.9-25.8 274 79.6 74.2-84.1
35-44 274 62 21.7 16.4-28.2 212 78.3 71.8-83.6
45-54 340 105 29.5 23.8-35.8 235 70.5 64.2-76.2
55-64 392 145 38.4 32.5-44.6 247 61.6 55.4-67.5
65-74 415 156 36.8 30.6-43.5 259 63.2 56.5-69.4
75+ 269 123 45.7 37.8-53.8 146 54.3 46.2-62.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 107 44.9 36.7-53.3 122 55.1 46.7-63.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 196 34.6 29.6-40.0 292 65.4 60.0-70.4
Some Post-H.S. 647 218 29.7 25.5-34.2 429 70.3 65.8-74.5
College Graduate 703 147 18.4 15.2-22.0 556 81.6 78.0-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 131 57.7 48.7-66.2 89 42.3 33.8-51.3
$15,000- 24,999 349 141 35.0 29.0-41.6 208 65.0 58.4-71.0
$25,000- 34,999 191 71 35.1 27.2-44.0 120 64.9 56.0-72.8
$35,000- 49,999 234 67 28.4 21.9-36.1 167 71.6 63.9-78.1
$50,000- 74,999 239 51 17.9 12.9-24.3 188 82.1 75.7-87.1
$75,000+ 390 67 18.7 14.4-24.1 323 81.3 75.9-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 427 58.2 53.3-62.8 302 41.8 37.2-46.7
No 1,336 241 16.6 14.3-19.1 1,095 83.4 80.9-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,005 649 30.1 27.6-32.7 1,356 69.9 67.3-72.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 500 129 25.7 21.4-30.5 371 74.3 69.5-78.6
Regional City or Suburban County 472 147 29.5 24.8-34.7 325 70.5 65.3-75.2
Rural 1,098 392 33.5 29.9-37.3 706 66.5 62.7-70.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 893 187 19.9 17.0-23.2 706 80.1 76.8-83.0
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 655 252 37.1 32.2-42.2 403 62.9 57.8-67.8
Unable to Work 235 156 71.1 63.3-77.8 79 28.9 22.2-36.7
Other not in Labor Force 205 44 19.7 14.0-27.0 161 80.3 73.0-86.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 83 37.8 29.2-47.3 100 62.2 52.7-70.8
101% to 150% 327 142 38.7 32.5-45.2 185 61.3 54.8-67.5
151% to 200% 145 51 31.8 23.0-42.0 94 68.2 58.0-77.0
More than 200% 881 209 22.8 19.5-26.4 672 77.2 73.6-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 167 35.3 29.3-41.7 270 64.7 58.3-70.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 890 286 31.4 27.7-35.4 604 68.6 64.6-72.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 743 215 26.7 23.1-30.7 528 73.3 69.3-76.9

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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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