2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,719 4,088 85.5 84.1-86.7 631 14.5 13.3-15.9
-FEMALES 2,524 2,225 86.6 84.8-88.2 299 13.4 11.8-15.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,662 1,545 91.8 89.9-93.4 117 8.2 6.6-10.1
Non-Hispanic Black 522 455 86.7 82.5-89.9 67 13.3 10.1-17.5
Other 304 192 58.3 51.1-65.2 112 41.7 34.8-48.9
AGE
18-34 479 381 79.6 75.1-83.5 98 20.4 16.5-24.9
35-44 337 271 80.9 75.3-85.5 66 19.1 14.5-24.7
45-54 400 334 86.1 81.8-89.5 66 13.9 10.5-18.2
55-64 458 400 85.5 80.5-89.3 58 14.5 10.7-19.5
65-74 473 469 99.7 99.0-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 316 312 98.1 93.5-99.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 174 68.0 60.5-74.6 86 32.0 25.4-39.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 502 83.1 79.0-86.6 93 16.9 13.4-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 761 683 88.7 85.4-91.3 78 11.3 8.7-14.6
College Graduate 904 862 95.8 94.0-97.1 42 4.2 2.9- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 207 79.5 73.1-84.6 59 20.5 15.4-26.9
$15,000- 24,999 400 315 72.7 66.4-78.2 85 27.3 21.8-33.6
$25,000- 34,999 233 198 82.0 74.2-87.8 35 18.0 12.2-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 294 279 91.2 84.6-95.1 15 8.8 4.9-15.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 290 97.4 94.2-98.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 501 487 96.4 93.5-98.0 14 3.6 2.0- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 832 724 85.4 81.8-88.4 108 14.6 11.6-18.2
No 1,634 1,452 87.3 85.1-89.2 182 12.7 10.8-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 82 89.8 77.9-95.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,434 2,142 86.5 84.6-88.2 292 13.5 11.8-15.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 574 83.7 79.9-86.9 95 16.3 13.1-20.1
Regional City or Suburban County 587 518 89.0 85.8-91.6 69 11.0 8.4-14.2
Rural 1,268 1,133 87.3 84.6-89.7 135 12.7 10.3-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,124 979 87.0 84.4-89.2 145 13.0 10.8-15.6
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 753 742 98.8 97.6-99.4 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4
Unable to Work 260 234 91.0 85.4-94.6 26 9.0 5.4-14.6
Other not in Labor Force 272 196 73.1 66.4-79.0 76 26.9 21.0-33.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 140 69.0 60.3-76.5 72 31.0 23.5-39.7
101% to 150% 369 316 81.0 75.3-85.7 53 19.0 14.3-24.7
151% to 200% 176 158 83.3 72.3-90.5 18 16.7 9.5-27.7
More than 200% 1,111 1,073 96.0 94.3-97.2 38 4.0 2.8- 5.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 442 85.9 80.4-90.1 50 14.1 9.9-19.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,062 933 86.2 83.3-88.7 129 13.8 11.3-16.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 850 87.1 84.3-89.5 120 12.9 10.5-15.7

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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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