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 4,593 377 7.3 6.4- 8.2 4,216 92.7 91.8-93.6
-FEMALES 2,464 248 9.5 8.1-11.1 2,216 90.5 88.9-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,629 154 9.3 7.7-11.3 1,475 90.7 88.7-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 506 60 9.9 7.1-13.6 446 90.1 86.4-92.9
Other 294 28 9.5 6.0-14.8 266 90.5 85.2-94.0
AGE
18-34 466 20 4.9 3.1- 7.8 446 95.1 92.2-96.9
35-44 329 26 7.9 5.0-12.3 303 92.1 87.7-95.0
45-54 389 45 11.1 7.7-15.7 344 88.9 84.3-92.3
55-64 450 57 13.1 9.6-17.6 393 86.9 82.4-90.4
65-74 463 46 11.5 7.6-17.0 417 88.5 83.0-92.4
75+ 311 48 13.7 9.6-19.2 263 86.3 80.8-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 52 16.0 11.4-22.0 200 84.0 78.0-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 579 72 10.5 7.9-14.0 507 89.5 86.0-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 740 86 11.2 8.6-14.5 654 88.8 85.5-91.4
College Graduate 889 38 3.7 2.4- 5.5 851 96.3 94.5-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 59 24.1 17.7-31.9 177 75.9 68.1-82.3
$15,000- 24,999 394 56 13.3 9.7-18.0 338 86.7 82.0-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 229 18 9.1 5.2-15.5 211 90.9 84.5-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 288 16 5.4 2.9-10.1 272 94.6 89.9-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 297 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2 281 94.8 90.8-97.1
$75,000+ 499 *** *** *** 490 98.1 95.9-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 823 248 30.9 26.8-35.2 575 69.1 64.8-73.2
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 81 92.6 79.8-97.6
Non-Veteran 2,376 242 9.6 8.2-11.2 2,134 90.4 88.8-91.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 657 59 8.3 6.3-11.0 598 91.7 89.0-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 569 47 8.0 5.7-11.1 522 92.0 88.9-94.3
Rural 1,238 142 11.6 9.2-14.4 1,096 88.4 85.6-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 28 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1,066 97.2 95.7-98.2
Unemployed 91 17 19.7 11.3-31.9 74 80.3 68.1-88.7
Retired 740 70 9.1 6.8-12.1 670 90.9 87.9-93.2
Unable to Work 255 116 47.1 39.1-55.2 139 52.9 44.8-60.9
Other not in Labor Force 268 16 6.2 3.5-10.6 252 93.8 89.4-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 39 14.3 9.7-20.7 168 85.7 79.3-90.3
101% to 150% 365 60 15.6 11.6-20.8 305 84.4 79.2-88.4
151% to 200% 174 11 6.0 2.7-13.0 163 94.0 87.0-97.3
More than 200% 1,101 42 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,059 96.1 94.4-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 60 9.6 6.8-13.6 417 90.4 86.4-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,039 119 12.2 9.9-15.1 920 87.8 84.9-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 69 6.7 5.1- 8.8 879 93.3 91.2-94.9

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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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