2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Hepatitis C

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,069 1,202 38.5 36.4-40.7 1,867 61.5 59.3-63.6
-FEMALES 1,687 628 36.9 34.0-39.8 1,059 63.1 60.2-66.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,094 398 36.0 32.5-39.7 696 64.0 60.3-67.5
Non-Hispanic Black 362 151 43.7 37.3-50.2 211 56.3 49.8-62.7
Other 211 74 31.8 24.6-40.0 137 68.2 60.0-75.4
AGE
18-34 275 101 35.5 29.3-42.2 174 64.5 57.8-70.7
35-44 215 102 50.6 42.4-58.6 113 49.4 41.4-57.6
45-54 291 116 36.4 29.9-43.3 175 63.6 56.7-70.1
55-64 333 143 39.3 33.1-45.9 190 60.7 54.1-66.9
65-74 337 128 38.7 31.7-46.3 209 61.3 53.7-68.3
75+ 210 28 13.5 8.2-21.4 182 86.5 78.6-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 58 32.8 24.9-41.9 129 67.2 58.1-75.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 138 31.4 26.0-37.3 267 68.6 62.7-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 532 222 40.8 35.8-46.1 310 59.2 53.9-64.2
College Graduate 562 210 39.0 34.2-44.0 352 61.0 56.0-65.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 75 39.2 30.3-48.8 102 60.8 51.2-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 300 126 38.8 31.9-46.2 174 61.2 53.8-68.1
$25,000- 34,999 152 55 38.0 28.5-48.5 97 62.0 51.5-71.5
$35,000- 49,999 197 83 41.9 33.5-50.7 114 58.1 49.3-66.5
$50,000- 74,999 204 81 43.5 35.3-52.1 123 56.5 47.9-64.7
$75,000+ 317 113 36.2 30.1-42.8 204 63.8 57.2-69.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 595 250 42.2 37.1-47.5 345 57.8 52.5-62.9
No 1,089 376 34.2 30.8-37.8 713 65.8 62.2-69.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,634 602 36.7 33.8-39.7 1,032 63.3 60.3-66.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 397 141 35.0 29.7-40.7 256 65.0 59.3-70.3
Regional City or Suburban County 385 142 36.3 30.7-42.4 243 63.7 57.6-69.3
Rural 905 345 38.6 34.4-42.8 560 61.4 57.2-65.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 731 301 40.2 36.0-44.6 430 59.8 55.4-64.0
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 524 142 27.4 22.6-32.9 382 72.6 67.1-77.4
Unable to Work 196 106 53.7 44.4-62.7 90 46.3 37.3-55.6
Other not in Labor Force 172 52 28.2 20.9-37.0 120 71.8 63.0-79.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 67 40.1 30.2-50.9 85 59.9 49.1-69.8
101% to 150% 268 117 41.9 34.9-49.2 151 58.1 50.8-65.1
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 731 274 38.8 34.5-43.3 457 61.2 56.7-65.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 136 42.8 35.6-50.3 213 57.2 49.7-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 741 284 36.8 32.6-41.2 457 63.2 58.8-67.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 597 208 35.1 30.6-39.9 389 64.9 60.1-69.4

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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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