2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Injection Drug Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-FEMALES 1,961 176 9.8 8.2-11.6 1,785 90.2 88.4-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,285 138 12.1 9.9-14.7 1,147 87.9 85.3-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 422 26 6.4 3.9-10.2 396 93.6 89.8-96.1
Other 233 12 4.6 2.3- 9.0 221 95.4 91.0-97.7
AGE
18-34 320 47 17.1 12.6-22.7 273 82.9 77.3-87.4
35-44 251 27 9.7 6.2-14.9 224 90.3 85.1-93.8
45-54 329 31 8.2 5.5-12.1 298 91.8 87.9-94.5
55-64 377 35 8.0 5.3-12.0 342 92.0 88.0-94.7
65-74 395 21 4.4 2.5- 7.5 374 95.6 92.5-97.5
75+ 258 14 6.7 3.4-12.6 244 93.3 87.4-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 16 7.6 4.0-14.0 196 92.4 86.0-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 30 6.3 4.0- 9.8 431 93.7 90.2-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 617 67 12.1 9.1-15.7 550 87.9 84.3-90.9
College Graduate 670 63 11.0 8.2-14.5 607 89.0 85.5-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 25 10.9 6.3-18.1 182 89.1 81.9-93.7
$15,000- 24,999 331 32 10.6 6.7-16.3 299 89.4 83.7-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 177 18 9.0 4.8-16.3 159 91.0 83.7-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 226 22 11.7 7.3-18.3 204 88.3 81.7-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 232 22 10.1 6.2-16.0 210 89.9 84.0-93.8
$75,000+ 377 31 9.3 6.2-13.6 346 90.7 86.4-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 697 82 12.4 9.5-16.1 615 87.6 83.9-90.5
No 1,260 93 8.4 6.6-10.6 1,167 91.6 89.4-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,900 167 9.5 7.9-11.3 1,733 90.5 88.7-92.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 472 30 7.5 5.0-11.1 442 92.5 88.9-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 448 43 11.7 8.4-16.1 405 88.3 83.9-91.6
Rural 1,041 103 10.2 8.0-12.9 938 89.8 87.1-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 840 83 11.2 8.7-14.2 757 88.8 85.8-91.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** 57 90.2 78.1-96.0
Retired 623 39 6.1 4.1- 9.0 584 93.9 91.0-95.9
Unable to Work 228 28 10.4 6.4-16.4 200 89.6 83.6-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 196 19 11.2 6.7-18.1 177 88.8 81.9-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 75 *** *** *** 67 90.5 78.6-96.1
50% to 100% 171 26 16.4 9.9-25.9 145 83.6 74.1-90.1
101% to 150% 309 27 7.3 4.7-11.1 282 92.7 88.9-95.3
151% to 200% 140 14 11.2 5.7-20.8 126 88.8 79.2-94.3
More than 200% 853 75 9.7 7.5-12.6 778 90.3 87.4-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 418 48 9.7 6.6-14.0 370 90.3 86.0-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 847 66 9.4 7.1-12.4 781 90.6 87.6-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 696 62 10.2 7.7-13.4 634 89.8 86.6-92.3

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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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