2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-FEMALES 2,075 347 15.7 13.8-17.9 1,728 84.3 82.1-86.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,345 235 15.7 13.4-18.4 1,110 84.3 81.6-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 448 79 18.0 13.6-23.4 369 82.0 76.6-86.4
Other 258 31 12.4 8.0-18.7 227 87.6 81.3-92.0
AGE
18-34 345 46 14.0 10.2-18.8 299 86.0 81.2-89.8
35-44 276 35 10.8 7.3-15.8 241 89.2 84.2-92.7
45-54 339 56 14.1 10.2-19.1 283 85.9 80.9-89.8
55-64 392 81 20.4 15.9-25.7 311 79.6 74.3-84.1
65-74 416 84 19.9 14.5-26.7 332 80.1 73.3-85.5
75+ 268 40 18.9 12.3-27.9 228 81.1 72.1-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 59 27.2 20.0-36.0 170 72.8 64.0-80.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 96 17.9 14.0-22.5 397 82.1 77.5-86.0
Some Post-H.S. 645 108 14.1 11.2-17.5 537 85.9 82.5-88.8
College Graduate 705 84 9.9 7.6-12.8 621 90.1 87.2-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 79 37.0 28.4-46.5 142 63.0 53.5-71.6
$15,000- 24,999 351 74 20.2 15.2-26.2 277 79.8 73.8-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 190 29 14.1 9.0-21.5 161 85.9 78.5-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 235 32 14.3 9.6-20.7 203 85.7 79.3-90.4
$50,000- 74,999 239 30 11.5 7.5-17.2 209 88.5 82.8-92.5
$75,000+ 391 30 7.3 4.8-11.2 361 92.7 88.8-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 728 205 26.9 22.8-31.5 523 73.1 68.5-77.2
No 1,343 142 10.4 8.5-12.7 1,201 89.6 87.3-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,010 336 15.7 13.7-17.9 1,674 84.3 82.1-86.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 501 60 11.3 8.4-14.9 441 88.7 85.1-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 472 90 19.2 14.9-24.3 382 80.8 75.7-85.1
Rural 1,102 197 16.8 14.0-20.0 905 83.2 80.0-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 894 114 12.2 9.9-15.0 780 87.8 85.0-90.1
Unemployed 71 11 10.9 5.3-21.0 60 89.1 79.0-94.7
Retired 653 110 16.7 12.7-21.7 543 83.3 78.3-87.3
Unable to Work 237 85 35.1 27.4-43.7 152 64.9 56.3-72.6
Other not in Labor Force 209 26 13.1 8.3-20.0 183 86.9 80.0-91.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 52 27.2 19.1-37.2 132 72.8 62.8-80.9
101% to 150% 327 76 20.2 15.5-25.9 251 79.8 74.1-84.5
151% to 200% 146 22 12.7 7.8-20.2 124 87.3 79.8-92.2
More than 200% 882 97 10.2 8.1-13.0 785 89.8 87.0-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 84 18.1 13.5-23.9 355 81.9 76.1-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 895 154 17.8 14.7-21.4 741 82.2 78.6-85.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 741 109 12.6 10.0-15.7 632 87.4 84.3-90.0

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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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