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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-FEMALES 2,474 322 13.7 12.0-15.6 2,152 86.3 84.4-88.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,635 206 14.2 12.0-16.6 1,429 85.8 83.4-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 507 70 11.8 8.6-15.8 437 88.2 84.2-91.4
Other 298 39 14.1 9.6-20.2 259 85.9 79.8-90.4
AGE
18-34 468 63 15.2 11.7-19.6 405 84.8 80.4-88.3
35-44 330 39 11.1 7.6-16.1 291 88.9 83.9-92.4
45-54 391 56 14.7 10.6-20.2 335 85.3 79.8-89.4
55-64 449 66 14.7 10.8-19.6 383 85.3 80.4-89.2
65-74 467 48 10.3 6.9-15.1 419 89.7 84.9-93.1
75+ 312 46 16.1 11.3-22.5 266 83.9 77.5-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 63 24.0 17.8-31.5 190 76.0 68.5-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 583 102 18.1 14.3-22.6 481 81.9 77.4-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 743 99 13.2 10.4-16.6 644 86.8 83.4-89.6
College Graduate 891 58 5.9 4.2- 8.1 833 94.1 91.9-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 238 83 35.2 27.6-43.6 155 64.8 56.4-72.4
$15,000- 24,999 395 70 18.0 13.7-23.3 325 82.0 76.7-86.3
$25,000- 34,999 230 26 10.4 6.4-16.4 204 89.6 83.6-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 289 29 11.2 6.9-17.7 260 88.8 82.3-93.1
$50,000- 74,999 297 11 4.9 2.4- 9.9 286 95.1 90.1-97.6
$75,000+ 502 25 6.0 3.8- 9.6 477 94.0 90.4-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 322 44.6 40.1-49.2 505 55.4 50.8-59.9
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,386 307 13.5 11.8-15.5 2,079 86.5 84.5-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 661 69 11.9 9.2-15.4 592 88.1 84.6-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 573 76 16.0 12.4-20.3 497 84.0 79.7-87.6
Rural 1,240 177 13.7 11.3-16.5 1,063 86.3 83.5-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,097 80 8.0 6.2-10.3 1,017 92.0 89.7-93.8
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 744 80 11.5 8.6-15.2 664 88.5 84.8-91.4
Unable to Work 255 117 48.6 40.7-56.7 138 51.4 43.3-59.3
Other not in Labor Force 270 23 10.7 6.7-16.8 247 89.3 83.2-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 53 19.8 14.1-27.1 156 80.2 72.9-85.9
101% to 150% 365 66 17.5 13.3-22.8 299 82.5 77.2-86.7
151% to 200% 175 26 18.5 11.4-28.5 149 81.5 71.5-88.6
More than 200% 1,105 63 6.3 4.6- 8.5 1,042 93.7 91.5-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 74 12.9 9.3-17.6 403 87.1 82.4-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,043 144 15.6 12.9-18.8 899 84.4 81.2-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 954 104 12.0 9.6-14.8 850 88.0 85.2-90.4

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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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