2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-FEMALES 1,943 607 30.3 27.8-32.9 1,336 69.7 67.1-72.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 434 33.3 30.2-36.6 833 66.7 63.4-69.8
Non-Hispanic Black 421 124 28.6 23.4-34.4 297 71.4 65.6-76.6
Other 234 42 17.0 12.0-23.6 192 83.0 76.4-88.0
AGE
18-34 316 87 24.8 19.9-30.4 229 75.2 69.6-80.1
35-44 251 105 37.4 30.6-44.7 146 62.6 55.3-69.4
45-54 333 109 35.8 29.6-42.5 224 64.2 57.5-70.4
55-64 372 135 35.3 29.6-41.5 237 64.7 58.5-70.4
65-74 388 104 24.3 19.1-30.3 284 75.7 69.7-80.9
75+ 252 55 20.2 14.4-27.8 197 79.8 72.2-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 29 12.4 8.0-18.5 179 87.6 81.5-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 114 25.2 20.5-30.5 345 74.8 69.5-79.5
Some Post-H.S. 612 182 29.5 25.2-34.3 430 70.5 65.7-74.8
College Graduate 662 281 45.3 40.7-49.9 381 54.7 50.1-59.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 56 22.7 16.4-30.5 150 77.3 69.5-83.6
$15,000- 24,999 327 69 17.5 13.3-22.7 258 82.5 77.3-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 174 55 31.3 23.2-40.8 119 68.7 59.2-76.8
$35,000- 49,999 225 84 34.9 27.7-42.8 141 65.1 57.2-72.3
$50,000- 74,999 229 91 39.5 32.0-47.6 138 60.5 52.4-68.0
$75,000+ 374 156 40.9 35.1-47.0 218 59.1 53.0-64.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 687 169 23.2 19.5-27.4 518 76.8 72.6-80.5
No 1,252 437 33.8 30.7-37.1 815 66.2 62.9-69.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,880 581 30.2 27.6-32.8 1,299 69.8 67.2-72.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 466 138 28.0 23.5-33.0 328 72.0 67.0-76.5
Regional City or Suburban County 444 158 31.3 26.5-36.6 286 68.7 63.4-73.5
Rural 1,033 311 31.3 27.7-35.2 722 68.7 64.8-72.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 843 321 37.3 33.5-41.3 522 62.7 58.7-66.5
Unemployed 61 13 15.0 8.0-26.3 48 85.0 73.7-92.0
Retired 608 165 26.5 22.1-31.4 443 73.5 68.6-77.9
Unable to Work 225 49 20.6 14.7-28.0 176 79.4 72.0-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 196 58 25.4 19.1-33.0 138 74.6 67.0-80.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 37 15.6 10.5-22.5 130 84.4 77.5-89.5
101% to 150% 310 84 25.0 19.8-31.1 226 75.0 68.9-80.2
151% to 200% 139 37 30.3 21.0-41.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 841 331 38.9 34.9-43.0 510 61.1 57.0-65.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 417 126 29.4 23.7-35.8 291 70.6 64.2-76.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 843 256 28.3 24.8-32.1 587 71.7 67.9-75.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 225 32.9 28.8-37.3 458 67.1 62.7-71.2

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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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