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 4,605 223 4.4 3.7- 5.3 4,382 95.6 94.7-96.3
-FEMALES 2,472 128 5.1 4.1- 6.4 2,344 94.9 93.6-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,633 74 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,559 95.1 93.5-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 508 33 5.8 3.7- 8.9 475 94.2 91.1-96.3
Other 296 18 5.4 2.7-10.6 278 94.6 89.4-97.3
AGE
18-34 468 *** *** *** 462 98.3 96.2-99.3
35-44 330 *** *** *** 321 97.1 93.9-98.6
45-54 389 24 7.6 4.5-12.6 365 92.4 87.4-95.5
55-64 451 41 9.7 6.6-14.1 410 90.3 85.9-93.4
65-74 465 19 3.8 2.0- 7.1 446 96.2 92.9-98.0
75+ 313 25 8.6 5.2-13.8 288 91.4 86.2-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 25 10.5 6.4-16.6 229 89.5 83.4-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 581 38 4.8 3.2- 7.2 543 95.2 92.8-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 741 44 5.7 3.9- 8.3 697 94.3 91.7-96.1
College Graduate 892 21 2.3 1.3- 3.9 871 97.7 96.1-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 239 36 16.3 10.6-24.3 203 83.7 75.7-89.4
$15,000- 24,999 393 28 7.1 4.5-11.0 365 92.9 89.0-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 230 *** *** *** 220 95.5 91.1-97.8
$35,000- 49,999 288 *** *** *** 283 98.5 96.1-99.5
$50,000- 74,999 297 *** *** *** 288 97.6 94.4-99.0
$75,000+ 500 *** *** *** 494 98.8 97.1-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 128 16.7 13.5-20.5 699 83.3 79.5-86.5
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 85 98.2 93.2-99.6
Non-Veteran 2,384 126 5.2 4.2- 6.6 2,258 94.8 93.4-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 660 33 4.5 3.1- 6.6 627 95.5 93.4-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 573 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8 550 95.8 93.2-97.4
Rural 1,239 72 6.3 4.5- 8.7 1,167 93.7 91.3-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,096 11 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,085 98.7 97.6-99.3
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 83 92.0 81.4-96.8
Retired 744 37 5.5 3.6- 8.2 707 94.5 91.8-96.4
Unable to Work 255 64 28.9 21.7-37.3 191 71.1 62.7-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 269 *** *** *** 263 98.0 94.9-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 20 6.3 3.5-11.4 189 93.7 88.6-96.5
101% to 150% 364 30 8.4 5.5-12.7 334 91.6 87.3-94.5
151% to 200% 175 *** *** *** 167 96.2 91.0-98.5
More than 200% 1,102 20 1.6 1.0- 2.8 1,082 98.4 97.2-99.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 34 7.5 4.4-12.6 443 92.5 87.4-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,042 58 6.1 4.4- 8.3 984 93.9 91.7-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 953 36 3.5 2.4- 5.2 917 96.5 94.8-97.6

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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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