2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-FEMALES 2,520 396 17.4 15.5-19.5 2,124 82.6 80.5-84.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,659 217 14.3 12.3-16.7 1,442 85.7 83.3-87.7
Non-Hispanic Black 522 103 21.9 17.3-27.3 419 78.1 72.7-82.7
Other 304 71 27.1 21.1-34.1 233 72.9 65.9-78.9
AGE
18-34 480 107 23.2 19.1-28.0 373 76.8 72.0-80.9
35-44 336 72 21.8 16.4-28.3 264 78.2 71.7-83.6
45-54 398 87 19.7 15.5-24.6 311 80.3 75.4-84.5
55-64 458 77 15.8 12.0-20.5 381 84.2 79.5-88.0
65-74 472 29 7.0 4.3-11.2 443 93.0 88.8-95.7
75+ 315 16 7.8 3.8-15.5 299 92.2 84.5-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 66 25.3 19.0-32.8 193 74.7 67.2-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 105 18.2 14.6-22.4 490 81.8 77.6-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 760 141 20.5 16.9-24.6 619 79.5 75.4-83.1
College Graduate 902 84 9.4 7.3-12.0 818 90.6 88.0-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 76 28.4 21.9-36.0 189 71.6 64.0-78.1
$15,000- 24,999 400 103 29.8 24.2-36.0 297 70.2 64.0-75.8
$25,000- 34,999 232 52 26.9 19.9-35.4 180 73.1 64.6-80.1
$35,000- 49,999 293 39 16.1 11.3-22.5 254 83.9 77.5-88.7
$50,000- 74,999 298 26 10.7 7.0-16.1 272 89.3 83.9-93.0
$75,000+ 502 21 6.3 3.5-10.8 481 93.7 89.2-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 829 196 28.2 24.2-32.6 633 71.8 67.4-75.8
No 1,634 189 12.8 10.8-15.1 1,445 87.2 84.9-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,430 381 17.3 15.4-19.5 2,049 82.7 80.5-84.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 109 18.8 15.3-22.8 560 81.2 77.2-84.7
Regional City or Suburban County 586 86 16.8 13.2-21.2 500 83.2 78.8-86.8
Rural 1,265 201 16.6 14.0-19.6 1,064 83.4 80.4-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 194 17.0 14.4-19.9 929 83.0 80.1-85.6
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 753 42 7.0 4.6-10.6 711 93.0 89.4-95.4
Unable to Work 258 60 22.2 16.2-29.5 198 77.8 70.5-83.8
Other not in Labor Force 270 60 26.4 20.3-33.6 210 73.6 66.4-79.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 73 35.0 27.1-43.8 139 65.0 56.2-72.9
101% to 150% 369 88 26.7 21.3-32.7 281 73.3 67.3-78.7
151% to 200% 175 34 20.8 14.0-29.6 141 79.2 70.4-86.0
More than 200% 1,111 84 9.4 7.2-12.2 1,027 90.6 87.8-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 85 17.6 13.5-22.7 406 82.4 77.3-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,060 171 19.4 16.4-22.8 889 80.6 77.2-83.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 140 15.3 12.6-18.5 829 84.7 81.5-87.4

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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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