2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-MALES 2,197 238 11.8 10.2-13.7 1,959 88.2 86.3-89.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,475 155 11.4 9.4-13.8 1,320 88.6 86.2-90.6
Non-Hispanic Black 357 47 14.8 10.7-20.1 310 85.2 79.9-89.3
Other 331 31 9.7 6.5-14.3 300 90.3 85.7-93.5
AGE
18-34 521 75 15.0 11.8-19.0 446 85.0 81.0-88.2
35-44 282 30 12.3 8.1-18.2 252 87.7 81.8-91.9
45-54 368 38 11.3 7.8-16.3 330 88.7 83.7-92.2
55-64 374 41 9.8 6.7-14.1 333 90.2 85.9-93.3
65-74 392 35 10.5 6.3-17.1 357 89.5 82.9-93.7
75+ 228 19 6.7 4.0-11.1 209 93.3 88.9-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 33 15.0 9.8-22.3 220 85.0 77.7-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 63 13.3 10.0-17.4 528 86.7 82.6-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 583 74 11.4 8.8-14.8 509 88.6 85.2-91.2
College Graduate 763 68 9.1 6.8-11.9 695 90.9 88.1-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 30 19.3 12.9-27.9 139 80.7 72.1-87.1
$15,000- 24,999 294 36 13.6 9.3-19.6 258 86.4 80.4-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 180 22 13.4 8.3-20.9 158 86.6 79.1-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 254 27 13.0 8.5-19.5 227 87.0 80.5-91.5
$50,000- 74,999 323 32 11.7 7.5-17.7 291 88.3 82.3-92.5
$75,000+ 601 45 7.1 5.0-10.0 556 92.9 90.0-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 105 17.5 14.0-21.6 524 82.5 78.4-86.0
No 1,489 127 9.9 8.0-12.2 1,362 90.1 87.8-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 50 7.8 5.6-10.7 568 92.2 89.3-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,572 188 13.1 11.1-15.5 1,384 86.9 84.5-88.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 63 11.1 8.5-14.4 535 88.9 85.6-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 546 61 12.6 9.2-16.9 485 87.4 83.1-90.8
Rural 1,053 114 12.0 9.5-14.9 939 88.0 85.1-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,292 122 10.0 8.1-12.2 1,170 90.0 87.8-91.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 569 51 9.5 6.7-13.2 518 90.5 86.8-93.3
Unable to Work 171 33 22.4 14.1-33.7 138 77.6 66.3-85.9
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 16 14.0 8.0-23.4 123 86.0 76.6-92.0
101% to 150% 271 41 17.8 12.6-24.5 230 82.2 75.5-87.4
151% to 200% 141 16 12.8 7.2-21.7 125 87.2 78.3-92.8
More than 200% 1,188 105 9.1 7.2-11.5 1,083 90.9 88.5-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 46 10.6 7.4-15.0 377 89.4 85.0-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 109 14.0 11.3-17.4 796 86.0 82.6-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 83 10.1 7.8-12.9 786 89.9 87.1-92.2

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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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