2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,590 1,461 28.8 27.2-30.5 3,129 71.2 69.5-72.8
-FEMALES 2,469 832 31.1 28.8-33.5 1,637 68.9 66.5-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,632 547 32.2 29.4-35.2 1,085 67.8 64.8-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 508 183 29.6 24.9-34.9 325 70.4 65.1-75.1
Other 294 89 27.5 21.5-34.4 205 72.5 65.6-78.5
AGE
18-34 464 88 21.5 17.3-26.4 376 78.5 73.6-82.7
35-44 329 70 20.4 15.7-26.2 259 79.6 73.8-84.3
45-54 390 122 30.3 24.8-36.3 268 69.7 63.7-75.2
55-64 452 182 39.4 33.9-45.1 270 60.6 54.9-66.1
65-74 467 191 40.5 34.5-46.8 276 59.5 53.2-65.5
75+ 311 167 53.4 45.7-61.0 144 46.6 39.0-54.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 143 51.7 43.5-59.8 111 48.3 40.2-56.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 248 37.9 33.1-43.0 334 62.1 57.0-66.9
Some Post-H.S. 740 270 32.3 28.3-36.5 470 67.7 63.5-71.7
College Graduate 889 171 14.5 12.1-17.3 718 85.5 82.7-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 239 152 60.7 52.2-68.5 87 39.3 31.5-47.8
$15,000- 24,999 394 169 37.0 31.3-43.2 225 63.0 56.8-68.7
$25,000- 34,999 231 90 33.9 26.6-42.0 141 66.1 58.0-73.4
$35,000- 49,999 289 87 28.9 22.7-36.0 202 71.1 64.0-77.3
$50,000- 74,999 296 54 16.8 12.2-22.7 242 83.2 77.3-87.8
$75,000+ 499 74 15.7 12.1-20.1 425 84.3 79.9-87.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,381 804 31.1 28.8-33.6 1,577 68.9 66.4-71.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 657 170 24.2 20.6-28.3 487 75.8 71.7-79.4
Regional City or Suburban County 571 185 32.6 27.9-37.6 386 67.4 62.4-72.1
Rural 1,241 477 36.0 32.5-39.6 764 64.0 60.4-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 198 17.6 15.0-20.5 896 82.4 79.5-85.0
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 743 315 42.5 37.6-47.5 428 57.5 52.5-62.4
Unable to Work 257 217 84.7 78.3-89.4 40 15.3 10.6-21.7
Other not in Labor Force 267 58 21.8 16.4-28.5 209 78.2 71.5-83.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 95 35.1 27.5-43.6 114 64.9 56.4-72.5
101% to 150% 365 167 41.1 35.1-47.4 198 58.9 52.6-64.9
151% to 200% 175 71 39.5 30.4-49.4 104 60.5 50.6-69.6
More than 200% 1,102 238 19.9 17.1-23.0 864 80.1 77.0-82.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 186 31.1 25.8-36.8 292 68.9 63.2-74.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,040 372 35.4 31.8-39.2 668 64.6 60.8-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 951 274 26.8 23.5-30.3 677 73.2 69.7-76.5

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2018 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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