2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-FEMALES 2,045 639 30.0 27.5-32.6 1,406 70.0 67.4-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,324 436 32.1 29.0-35.4 888 67.9 64.6-71.0
Non-Hispanic Black 441 139 30.2 24.7-36.3 302 69.8 63.7-75.3
Other 257 58 19.2 13.9-25.9 199 80.8 74.1-86.1
AGE
18-34 342 56 16.6 12.6-21.5 286 83.4 78.5-87.4
35-44 274 59 23.4 17.4-30.9 215 76.6 69.1-82.6
45-54 339 90 27.9 22.3-34.3 249 72.1 65.7-77.7
55-64 386 157 42.4 36.4-48.7 229 57.6 51.3-63.6
65-74 408 161 40.4 33.9-47.3 247 59.6 52.7-66.1
75+ 258 102 41.4 33.3-49.9 156 58.6 50.1-66.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 84 37.4 29.7-45.8 145 62.6 54.2-70.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 166 28.5 23.9-33.6 319 71.5 66.4-76.1
Some Post-H.S. 632 209 32.0 27.6-36.8 423 68.0 63.2-72.4
College Graduate 696 180 24.8 21.1-28.9 516 75.2 71.1-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 104 47.2 38.4-56.1 113 52.8 43.9-61.6
$15,000- 24,999 345 125 33.5 27.5-40.0 220 66.5 60.0-72.5
$25,000- 34,999 188 56 28.6 21.0-37.6 132 71.4 62.4-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 232 66 28.0 21.4-35.6 166 72.0 64.4-78.6
$50,000- 74,999 235 72 30.0 23.4-37.4 163 70.0 62.6-76.6
$75,000+ 387 92 24.8 19.5-31.0 295 75.2 69.0-80.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 350 49.8 45.0-54.6 365 50.2 45.4-55.0
No 1,325 289 20.6 18.0-23.5 1,036 79.4 76.5-82.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,980 619 29.9 27.4-32.5 1,361 70.1 67.5-72.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 496 129 25.3 20.9-30.2 367 74.7 69.8-79.1
Regional City or Suburban County 467 141 28.9 24.2-34.1 326 71.1 65.9-75.8
Rural 1,082 369 34.2 30.5-38.0 713 65.8 62.0-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 886 198 23.9 20.5-27.6 688 76.1 72.4-79.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 636 247 38.7 33.6-44.0 389 61.3 56.0-66.4
Unable to Work 234 141 64.1 55.7-71.7 93 35.9 28.3-44.3
Other not in Labor Force 207 32 13.0 8.8-18.7 175 87.0 81.3-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 71 35.8 27.4-45.1 112 64.2 54.9-72.6
101% to 150% 320 120 33.4 27.5-39.9 200 66.6 60.1-72.5
151% to 200% 144 44 28.8 20.1-39.3 100 71.2 60.7-79.9
More than 200% 870 248 28.6 24.9-32.6 622 71.4 67.4-75.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 429 133 31.3 25.4-37.8 296 68.7 62.2-74.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 879 292 31.9 28.1-35.8 587 68.1 64.2-71.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 737 214 27.5 23.7-31.6 523 72.5 68.4-76.3

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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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