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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-FEMALES 2,470 521 17.7 15.9-19.6 1,949 82.3 80.4-84.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,632 337 17.9 15.7-20.3 1,295 82.1 79.7-84.3
Non-Hispanic Black 507 128 19.6 15.7-24.3 379 80.4 75.7-84.3
Other 296 49 13.4 9.2-19.0 247 86.6 81.0-90.8
AGE
18-34 467 19 4.0 2.4- 6.7 448 96.0 93.3-97.6
35-44 330 31 7.9 5.2-11.7 299 92.1 88.3-94.8
45-54 390 86 21.4 16.7-26.9 304 78.6 73.1-83.3
55-64 449 131 28.3 23.4-33.8 318 71.7 66.2-76.6
65-74 465 141 29.1 23.9-34.9 324 70.9 65.1-76.1
75+ 312 105 34.9 27.6-43.1 207 65.1 56.9-72.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 98 35.6 28.3-43.8 155 64.4 56.2-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 152 18.3 15.2-22.0 430 81.7 78.0-84.8
Some Post-H.S. 739 164 18.3 15.3-21.9 575 81.7 78.1-84.7
College Graduate 892 107 8.2 6.5-10.4 785 91.8 89.6-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 238 107 41.5 33.4-50.0 131 58.5 50.0-66.6
$15,000- 24,999 393 111 23.4 18.7-28.8 282 76.6 71.2-81.3
$25,000- 34,999 230 64 22.5 16.7-29.6 166 77.5 70.4-83.3
$35,000- 49,999 287 52 16.3 11.8-22.1 235 83.7 77.9-88.2
$50,000- 74,999 297 36 9.8 6.6-14.3 261 90.2 85.7-93.4
$75,000+ 501 33 5.9 3.9- 8.7 468 94.1 91.3-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 826 521 57.7 53.1-62.2 305 42.3 37.8-46.9
No 1,637 *** *** *** 1,637 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 18 17.5 10.6-27.5 69 82.5 72.5-89.4
Non-Veteran 2,382 503 17.7 15.9-19.7 1,879 82.3 80.3-84.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 660 102 12.9 10.3-16.0 558 87.1 84.0-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 570 105 16.4 12.9-20.6 465 83.6 79.4-87.1
Rural 1,240 314 22.8 19.9-26.0 926 77.2 74.0-80.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,097 87 6.4 4.9- 8.2 1,010 93.6 91.8-95.1
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 71 79.3 67.0-87.9
Retired 744 210 28.3 23.9-33.1 534 71.7 66.9-76.1
Unable to Work 252 180 69.0 60.9-76.1 72 31.0 23.9-39.1
Other not in Labor Force 269 22 7.9 4.9-12.6 247 92.1 87.4-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 64 22.6 16.6-30.1 145 77.4 69.9-83.4
101% to 150% 364 118 27.2 22.1-33.0 246 72.8 67.0-77.9
151% to 200% 175 43 20.0 13.8-27.9 132 80.0 72.1-86.2
More than 200% 1,102 142 10.6 8.6-12.9 960 89.4 87.1-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 127 20.4 16.0-25.6 350 79.6 74.4-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,041 239 21.6 18.6-25.0 802 78.4 75.0-81.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 952 155 13.0 10.8-15.6 797 87.0 84.4-89.2

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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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