2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-FEMALES 2,518 1,726 68.1 65.8-70.4 416 14.9 13.3-16.7 376 17.0 15.2-18.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,658 1,172 70.4 67.5-73.1 283 16.1 14.0-18.5 203 13.5 11.6-15.7
Non-Hispanic Black 520 360 68.8 63.6-73.5 90 14.1 11.0-17.9 70 17.1 13.3-21.8
Other 304 172 55.1 48.0-62.1 33 8.6 5.2-14.0 99 36.2 29.6-43.4
AGE
18-34 478 271 56.8 51.6-61.9 39 8.3 5.8-11.8 168 34.9 30.1-40.0
35-44 336 229 70.9 64.9-76.2 43 11.5 8.2-15.8 64 17.7 13.5-22.8
45-54 398 272 69.2 63.4-74.4 64 16.4 12.4-21.3 62 14.5 10.9-19.0
55-64 457 335 74.9 69.7-79.4 70 14.9 11.3-19.5 52 10.2 7.5-13.9
65-74 472 357 75.9 70.3-80.8 99 21.3 16.7-26.8 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8
75+ 316 225 71.2 64.0-77.5 82 25.7 19.8-32.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 161 63.2 55.4-70.3 36 12.0 8.1-17.5 63 24.8 18.8-32.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 392 66.3 61.3-70.9 102 14.4 11.3-18.2 97 19.3 15.5-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 760 514 66.3 62.0-70.3 128 16.7 13.7-20.3 118 17.0 14.0-20.5
College Graduate 903 655 74.0 70.6-77.2 150 14.6 12.2-17.4 98 11.4 9.1-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 158 59.2 51.4-66.5 54 18.1 13.1-24.5 53 22.7 17.0-29.7
$15,000- 24,999 399 245 58.7 52.3-64.8 73 16.3 12.3-21.1 81 25.0 19.8-31.1
$25,000- 34,999 232 159 63.6 55.1-71.3 32 14.9 10.0-21.6 41 21.5 15.1-29.6
$35,000- 49,999 291 211 71.4 64.3-77.5 46 14.5 10.1-20.5 34 14.1 9.7-20.0
$50,000- 74,999 298 224 74.8 68.2-80.5 37 11.6 7.9-16.6 37 13.6 9.3-19.5
$75,000+ 502 379 76.2 71.5-80.4 76 13.5 10.4-17.3 47 10.3 7.5-14.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 826 542 64.0 59.5-68.2 187 22.6 19.0-26.7 97 13.4 10.7-16.7
No 1,634 1,152 70.5 67.8-73.2 219 11.5 9.8-13.4 263 18.0 15.8-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 11 11.4 5.9-21.2 11 15.9 8.2-28.6
Non-Veteran 2,428 1,659 68.0 65.6-70.3 405 15.0 13.3-16.8 364 17.0 15.2-19.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 426 64.1 59.7-68.2 111 15.0 12.2-18.3 132 20.9 17.5-24.8
Regional City or Suburban County 585 412 71.8 67.3-75.9 79 11.9 9.3-15.2 94 16.3 13.0-20.2
Rural 1,264 888 69.1 65.5-72.4 226 16.8 14.2-19.8 150 14.1 11.7-16.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 774 70.5 67.3-73.6 139 10.7 8.8-12.9 207 18.8 16.2-21.7
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 752 558 74.7 70.4-78.6 167 22.0 18.3-26.2 27 3.3 2.1- 5.0
Unable to Work 259 161 58.6 50.5-66.3 77 34.4 27.1-42.7 21 6.9 3.9-12.0
Other not in Labor Force 271 167 61.4 54.2-68.0 21 7.9 4.6-13.1 83 30.8 24.7-37.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 16 13.9 7.5-24.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 123 58.0 49.1-66.4 31 14.1 9.2-21.0 58 28.0 20.9-36.3
101% to 150% 367 235 58.9 52.5-65.1 72 18.6 14.3-23.8 60 22.5 17.3-28.7
151% to 200% 174 118 65.9 55.9-74.6 29 16.7 10.2-26.0 27 17.4 11.3-26.0
More than 200% 1,110 833 75.5 72.3-78.5 165 13.3 11.1-15.8 112 11.2 9.1-13.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 351 71.2 65.2-76.6 90 14.1 10.7-18.4 48 14.6 10.3-20.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,061 713 66.9 63.3-70.4 177 15.9 13.4-18.9 171 17.2 14.5-20.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 662 68.5 64.9-71.9 149 14.0 11.7-16.7 157 17.5 14.8-20.5

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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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