2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,717 227 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,490 96.2 95.5-96.8
-FEMALES 2,525 112 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,413 96.6 95.6-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,663 58 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,605 96.9 95.7-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 522 38 4.2 2.6- 6.7 484 95.8 93.3-97.4
Other 305 13 3.4 1.4- 7.9 292 96.6 92.1-98.6
AGE
18-34 482 *** *** *** 480 99.7 98.6-99.9
35-44 337 *** *** *** 329 98.4 96.7-99.2
45-54 400 13 3.3 1.6- 6.9 387 96.7 93.1-98.4
55-64 458 33 7.2 4.7-11.1 425 92.8 88.9-95.3
65-74 473 31 6.5 3.7-11.5 442 93.5 88.5-96.3
75+ 315 23 4.5 2.7- 7.4 292 95.5 92.6-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 13 3.4 1.4- 7.8 247 96.6 92.2-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 39 4.8 3.1- 7.4 557 95.2 92.6-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 761 34 3.4 2.2- 5.3 727 96.6 94.7-97.8
College Graduate 904 26 2.1 1.2- 3.7 878 97.9 96.3-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 20 8.1 4.4-14.4 246 91.9 85.6-95.6
$15,000- 24,999 400 23 3.1 1.9- 5.0 377 96.9 95.0-98.1
$25,000- 34,999 233 *** *** *** 223 96.7 92.9-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 294 18 5.2 2.8- 9.6 276 94.8 90.4-97.2
$50,000- 74,999 298 *** *** *** 292 98.7 96.9-99.4
$75,000+ 501 *** *** *** 491 98.6 97.2-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 81 8.2 5.9-11.1 749 91.8 88.9-94.1
No 1,637 29 1.3 0.9- 2.0 1,608 98.7 98.0-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 85 97.0 90.7-99.1
Non-Veteran 2,435 109 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,326 96.6 95.6-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 21 2.1 1.2- 3.6 649 97.9 96.4-98.8
Regional City or Suburban County 587 18 2.4 1.4- 4.2 569 97.6 95.8-98.6
Rural 1,268 73 5.2 3.7- 7.3 1,195 94.8 92.7-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 16 0.9 0.5- 1.7 1,109 99.1 98.3-99.5
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 86 93.4 85.4-97.2
Retired 751 44 4.5 3.0- 6.7 707 95.5 93.3-97.0
Unable to Work 260 40 15.5 10.0-23.3 220 84.5 76.7-90.0
Other not in Labor Force 273 *** *** *** 268 98.5 96.0-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 89 90.7 77.0-96.6
50% to 100% 212 12 4.4 2.2- 8.6 200 95.6 91.4-97.8
101% to 150% 369 25 4.4 2.7- 7.1 344 95.6 92.9-97.3
151% to 200% 176 11 3.3 1.6- 6.7 165 96.7 93.3-98.4
More than 200% 1,111 33 2.2 1.4- 3.5 1,078 97.8 96.5-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 33 5.6 3.2- 9.6 459 94.4 90.4-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,062 56 4.4 3.0- 6.2 1,006 95.6 93.8-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 23 1.8 1.1- 3.0 948 98.2 97.0-98.9

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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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