2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-FEMALES 2,520 381 15.4 13.8-17.2 789 30.7 28.5-32.9 814 34.0 31.6-36.4 374 14.3 12.7-16.1 162 5.7 4.6- 6.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,662 275 16.9 14.8-19.2 585 34.6 31.8-37.5 470 28.9 26.2-31.8 214 13.2 11.2-15.5 118 6.4 5.1- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 520 57 12.0 8.8-16.0 131 26.0 21.5-30.9 214 43.8 38.3-49.4 94 14.8 11.5-18.9 24 3.5 2.1- 5.7
Other 302 41 12.6 8.8-17.8 67 20.0 15.2-25.9 116 42.1 35.2-49.3 62 19.7 14.7-25.9 16 5.6 2.8-10.8
AGE
18-34 481 92 17.8 14.3-21.9 179 36.2 31.4-41.4 157 34.5 29.6-39.6 47 10.3 7.5-13.9 *** *** ***
35-44 335 54 14.6 10.8-19.4 115 35.4 29.6-41.8 109 33.9 27.7-40.7 43 12.1 8.5-17.0 14 3.9 2.2- 7.0
45-54 399 68 18.9 14.6-24.0 122 27.7 22.8-33.1 119 31.5 25.9-37.6 57 13.6 10.1-18.1 33 8.4 5.3-12.9
55-64 456 63 12.6 9.4-16.6 121 27.2 22.5-32.4 141 31.9 26.7-37.6 87 18.3 14.4-23.0 44 10.0 6.9-14.5
65-74 473 52 12.8 9.1-17.6 161 30.5 25.1-36.5 144 30.1 24.6-36.3 83 19.2 14.7-24.7 33 7.4 4.5-11.8
75+ 315 40 11.7 7.9-16.9 79 20.0 15.4-25.6 116 41.1 33.6-48.9 52 19.8 13.5-28.1 28 7.5 4.6-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 15 4.9 2.7- 8.6 30 14.1 9.1-21.0 91 36.2 28.8-44.3 82 31.1 24.3-38.9 41 13.7 9.3-19.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 66 12.8 9.7-16.6 142 26.8 22.5-31.6 216 37.0 32.2-42.0 116 16.8 13.6-20.5 55 6.6 4.6- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 759 101 14.0 11.1-17.4 248 32.3 28.3-36.6 260 36.2 31.9-40.8 103 12.2 9.7-15.3 47 5.3 3.7- 7.4
College Graduate 903 196 24.0 20.8-27.5 369 40.1 36.3-44.0 246 27.7 24.3-31.4 73 6.7 5.0- 8.9 19 1.5 0.9- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 262 20 8.7 5.2-14.1 44 19.7 13.7-27.5 79 30.1 23.4-37.8 72 25.6 19.6-32.7 47 15.9 10.9-22.7
$15,000- 24,999 398 43 10.3 7.1-14.8 89 20.8 16.3-26.2 141 39.7 33.5-46.4 85 18.8 14.6-23.9 40 10.3 7.2-14.6
$25,000- 34,999 233 22 9.4 5.8-15.0 66 29.5 22.2-37.9 86 33.1 25.9-41.3 44 19.1 13.3-26.8 15 8.9 4.8-16.0
$35,000- 49,999 294 43 13.2 9.5-18.1 111 38.7 32.1-45.8 97 33.5 27.2-40.4 34 12.8 8.5-18.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 54 17.8 13.1-23.7 127 39.9 33.4-46.8 91 33.9 27.4-41.0 20 7.0 4.2-11.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 502 132 26.8 22.5-31.6 217 40.8 35.7-46.0 123 26.5 21.7-31.9 25 5.2 3.4- 8.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 52 5.8 4.1- 8.1 134 17.2 14.0-21.0 264 33.5 29.3-38.0 237 27.5 23.7-31.7 140 16.0 12.9-19.6
No 1,635 318 19.6 17.4-22.1 640 37.1 34.3-40.0 528 34.0 31.1-36.9 129 8.2 6.7-10.0 20 1.1 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 18 18.1 10.4-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,430 362 15.3 13.6-17.1 756 30.4 28.2-32.8 789 34.1 31.7-36.6 364 14.5 12.8-16.3 159 5.7 4.7- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 118 16.8 13.9-20.2 218 32.8 28.8-37.1 241 37.4 33.1-41.9 66 9.5 7.3-12.2 26 3.6 2.3- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 586 96 15.9 12.7-19.7 199 31.5 27.2-36.2 184 33.3 28.7-38.3 79 13.9 10.6-18.0 28 5.4 3.5- 8.4
Rural 1,265 167 13.9 11.6-16.6 372 28.2 25.1-31.6 389 31.5 28.1-35.1 229 18.7 16.0-21.7 108 7.6 5.9- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 217 18.7 16.2-21.5 410 35.0 31.8-38.4 380 35.9 32.4-39.5 95 8.7 6.9-11.0 21 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.5 10.3-27.9 *** *** ***
Retired 752 94 12.2 9.5-15.5 236 27.7 23.7-32.1 251 36.7 31.9-41.7 125 17.1 13.5-21.4 46 6.3 4.4- 8.9
Unable to Work 259 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.4-11.1 61 19.6 14.5-26.0 99 40.8 33.2-48.9 79 31.3 24.1-39.6
Other not in Labor Force 272 50 18.6 13.8-24.6 100 37.6 30.9-44.8 82 30.8 24.6-37.9 34 11.5 7.9-16.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** 17 16.0 9.3-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.0-29.9
50% to 100% 209 15 7.6 4.1-13.9 45 25.7 18.2-34.9 70 38.3 29.8-47.5 49 17.6 12.4-24.4 30 10.7 6.9-16.4
101% to 150% 367 41 11.5 8.1-16.2 72 18.8 14.6-24.0 129 36.0 30.1-42.4 78 20.2 15.5-25.8 47 13.5 9.6-18.6
151% to 200% 176 18 7.7 4.4-13.3 61 37.9 28.7-48.0 59 32.0 23.8-41.6 32 20.3 13.5-29.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,112 226 21.0 18.3-24.1 452 39.3 35.9-42.9 326 30.7 27.3-34.3 86 7.4 5.7- 9.5 22 1.5 0.9- 2.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 60 13.2 9.5-18.1 128 26.5 21.4-32.3 168 35.9 30.3-42.0 91 17.1 13.0-22.1 45 7.3 4.6-11.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,059 150 14.2 11.9-17.0 319 28.4 25.1-31.9 324 31.8 28.4-35.6 179 17.4 14.7-20.6 87 8.1 6.3-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 171 17.2 14.6-20.1 342 34.1 30.6-37.7 322 35.5 31.8-39.4 104 10.4 8.4-12.9 30 2.8 1.7- 4.4

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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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