2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-FEMALES 2,520 1,984 80.0 78.0-81.9 536 20.0 18.1-22.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,662 1,330 80.4 77.8-82.7 332 19.6 17.3-22.2
Non-Hispanic Black 520 402 81.7 77.4-85.3 118 18.3 14.7-22.6
Other 302 224 74.7 67.9-80.5 78 25.3 19.5-32.1
AGE
18-34 481 428 88.5 84.8-91.4 53 11.5 8.6-15.2
35-44 335 278 83.9 78.7-88.0 57 16.1 12.0-21.3
45-54 399 309 78.0 72.5-82.7 90 22.0 17.3-27.5
55-64 456 325 71.6 66.2-76.5 131 28.4 23.5-33.8
65-74 473 357 73.4 67.3-78.7 116 26.6 21.3-32.7
75+ 315 235 72.7 64.6-79.6 80 27.3 20.4-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 136 55.1 47.1-62.9 123 44.9 37.1-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 424 76.6 72.3-80.4 171 23.4 19.6-27.7
Some Post-H.S. 759 609 82.5 79.1-85.5 150 17.5 14.5-20.9
College Graduate 903 811 91.8 89.5-93.6 92 8.2 6.4-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 262 143 58.5 50.6-65.9 119 41.5 34.1-49.4
$15,000- 24,999 398 273 70.9 65.1-76.1 125 29.1 23.9-34.9
$25,000- 34,999 233 174 72.0 63.5-79.1 59 28.0 20.9-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 294 251 85.4 79.4-89.9 43 14.6 10.1-20.6
$50,000- 74,999 298 272 91.6 86.9-94.6 26 8.4 5.4-13.1
$75,000+ 502 472 94.1 91.3-96.0 30 5.9 4.0- 8.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 450 56.5 52.0-60.9 377 43.5 39.1-48.0
No 1,635 1,486 90.7 88.8-92.3 149 9.3 7.7-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 76 87.7 76.0-94.2 12 12.3 5.8-24.0
Non-Veteran 2,430 1,907 79.8 77.7-81.7 523 20.2 18.3-22.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 577 87.0 83.8-89.6 92 13.0 10.4-16.2
Regional City or Suburban County 586 479 80.7 76.2-84.5 107 19.3 15.5-23.8
Rural 1,265 928 73.7 70.3-76.8 337 26.3 23.2-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 1,007 89.6 87.2-91.6 116 10.4 8.4-12.8
Unemployed 91 63 75.4 64.2-84.0 28 24.6 16.0-35.8
Retired 752 581 76.6 72.0-80.6 171 23.4 19.4-28.0
Unable to Work 259 81 27.8 21.6-35.0 178 72.2 65.0-78.4
Other not in Labor Force 272 232 87.0 81.8-90.8 40 13.0 9.2-18.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 130 71.6 63.8-78.3 79 28.4 21.7-36.2
101% to 150% 367 242 66.4 60.1-72.2 125 33.6 27.8-39.9
151% to 200% 176 138 77.6 68.6-84.6 38 22.4 15.4-31.4
More than 200% 1,112 1,004 91.1 88.8-92.9 108 8.9 7.1-11.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 356 75.7 70.0-80.5 136 24.3 19.5-30.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,059 793 74.5 71.0-77.7 266 25.5 22.3-29.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 835 86.8 84.1-89.1 134 13.2 10.9-15.9

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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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