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 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-FEMALES 2,079 405 18.2 16.1-20.4 1,674 81.8 79.6-83.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,349 283 19.5 16.9-22.3 1,066 80.5 77.7-83.1
Non-Hispanic Black 448 79 16.3 12.3-21.4 369 83.7 78.6-87.7
Other 258 39 14.6 9.9-21.0 219 85.4 79.0-90.1
AGE
18-34 346 40 12.5 8.9-17.2 306 87.5 82.8-91.1
35-44 276 42 13.9 9.8-19.5 234 86.1 80.5-90.2
45-54 340 65 18.4 13.8-24.2 275 81.6 75.8-86.2
55-64 392 98 23.3 18.5-29.0 294 76.7 71.0-81.5
65-74 417 95 23.8 18.3-30.4 322 76.2 69.6-81.7
75+ 269 60 24.6 17.8-33.0 209 75.4 67.0-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 64 28.1 20.9-36.7 166 71.9 63.3-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 100 18.4 14.5-22.9 394 81.6 77.1-85.5
Some Post-H.S. 648 138 18.2 15.0-22.0 510 81.8 78.0-85.0
College Graduate 704 103 12.6 10.0-15.9 601 87.4 84.1-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 83 39.0 30.3-48.4 137 61.0 51.6-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 352 82 22.0 16.9-28.1 270 78.0 71.9-83.1
$25,000- 34,999 192 32 16.0 10.1-24.4 160 84.0 75.6-89.9
$35,000- 49,999 234 40 18.3 13.0-25.1 194 81.7 74.9-87.0
$50,000- 74,999 240 39 16.0 11.2-22.4 201 84.0 77.6-88.8
$75,000+ 391 49 10.0 7.1-14.0 342 90.0 86.0-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 731 223 29.0 24.9-33.6 508 71.0 66.4-75.1
No 1,343 182 13.0 10.9-15.5 1,161 87.0 84.5-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,014 394 18.2 16.2-20.5 1,620 81.8 79.5-83.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 504 78 14.1 10.9-18.0 426 85.9 82.0-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 473 102 23.1 18.5-28.5 371 76.9 71.5-81.5
Rural 1,102 225 18.0 15.3-21.1 877 82.0 78.9-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 141 15.4 12.8-18.5 757 84.6 81.5-87.2
Unemployed 71 13 13.5 7.2-23.9 58 86.5 76.1-92.8
Retired 655 141 21.8 17.5-26.8 514 78.2 73.2-82.5
Unable to Work 236 87 34.9 27.3-43.4 149 65.1 56.6-72.7
Other not in Labor Force 208 20 10.2 6.0-16.9 188 89.8 83.1-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 55 28.7 20.5-38.6 128 71.3 61.4-79.5
101% to 150% 330 80 21.2 16.4-26.9 250 78.8 73.1-83.6
151% to 200% 146 28 15.0 8.7-24.5 118 85.0 75.5-91.3
More than 200% 883 132 13.9 11.4-16.9 751 86.1 83.1-88.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 97 20.5 15.7-26.4 342 79.5 73.6-84.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 896 177 20.0 16.8-23.7 719 80.0 76.3-83.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 744 131 15.3 12.5-18.7 613 84.7 81.3-87.5

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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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