2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-FEMALES 2,487 192 7.1 5.9- 8.6 2,295 92.9 91.4-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,642 135 7.6 6.1- 9.4 1,507 92.4 90.6-93.9
Non-Hispanic Black 512 37 6.1 3.7- 9.9 475 93.9 90.1-96.3
Other 298 16 6.5 3.5-11.6 282 93.5 88.4-96.5
AGE
18-34 473 *** *** *** 466 98.0 95.5-99.1
35-44 330 *** *** *** 320 97.6 95.1-98.9
45-54 392 22 6.8 4.0-11.5 370 93.2 88.5-96.0
55-64 453 33 7.9 5.1-12.0 420 92.1 88.0-94.9
65-74 469 48 11.9 8.3-16.8 421 88.1 83.2-91.7
75+ 312 71 24.0 17.8-31.5 241 76.0 68.5-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 256 36 14.9 9.9-21.9 220 85.1 78.1-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 43 5.5 3.8- 8.1 546 94.5 91.9-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 746 74 8.5 6.4-11.3 672 91.5 88.7-93.6
College Graduate 892 39 3.3 2.2- 4.9 853 96.7 95.1-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 240 34 14.3 8.8-22.3 206 85.7 77.7-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 396 40 7.8 5.2-11.5 356 92.2 88.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 232 15 5.7 2.7-11.5 217 94.3 88.5-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 291 15 5.2 2.6-10.0 276 94.8 90.0-97.4
$50,000- 74,999 297 14 4.8 2.5- 9.0 283 95.2 91.0-97.5
$75,000+ 502 18 3.7 2.2- 6.2 484 96.3 93.8-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 831 192 23.2 19.5-27.3 639 76.8 72.7-80.5
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 82 96.8 91.9-98.8
Non-Veteran 2,399 187 7.3 6.0- 8.7 2,212 92.7 91.3-94.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 661 32 4.7 3.1- 7.0 629 95.3 93.0-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 578 42 7.1 4.8-10.3 536 92.9 89.7-95.2
Rural 1,248 118 9.3 7.3-11.8 1,130 90.7 88.2-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,101 36 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,065 97.1 95.7-98.0
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 84 92.2 80.5-97.1
Retired 747 99 14.1 10.9-18.0 648 85.9 82.0-89.1
Unable to Work 258 37 16.8 11.0-24.8 221 83.2 75.2-89.0
Other not in Labor Force 273 11 4.4 2.2- 8.6 262 95.6 91.4-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 20 6.8 3.7-12.2 190 93.2 87.8-96.3
101% to 150% 366 33 7.1 4.7-10.7 333 92.9 89.3-95.3
151% to 200% 175 17 7.5 4.3-12.7 158 92.5 87.3-95.7
More than 200% 1,109 56 5.1 3.6- 7.0 1,053 94.9 93.0-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 479 47 9.1 5.8-14.0 432 90.9 86.0-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,051 88 7.9 6.1-10.2 963 92.1 89.8-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 957 57 5.8 4.2- 8.0 900 94.2 92.0-95.8

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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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