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 4,706 431 9.4 8.3-10.6 4,275 90.6 89.4-91.7
-MALES 2,191 117 5.5 4.4- 7.0 2,074 94.5 93.0-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 74 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,397 94.8 93.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 355 23 6.3 3.8-10.5 332 93.7 89.5-96.2
Other 331 18 6.3 3.7-10.4 313 93.7 89.6-96.3
AGE
18-34 517 26 5.2 3.4- 8.0 491 94.8 92.0-96.6
35-44 282 15 5.8 3.2-10.2 267 94.2 89.8-96.8
45-54 367 22 6.3 3.8-10.3 345 93.7 89.7-96.2
55-64 373 20 4.1 2.3- 7.5 353 95.9 92.5-97.7
65-74 392 21 8.0 4.1-14.9 371 92.0 85.1-95.9
75+ 228 13 4.4 2.4- 8.1 215 95.6 91.9-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 17 7.0 3.4-13.8 234 93.0 86.2-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 35 6.7 4.4- 9.9 553 93.3 90.1-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 583 34 4.9 3.3- 7.4 549 95.1 92.6-96.7
College Graduate 762 31 4.3 2.8- 6.6 731 95.7 93.4-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 19 11.6 6.7-19.5 150 88.4 80.5-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 293 16 4.6 2.4- 8.7 277 95.4 91.3-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 180 13 7.5 4.0-13.6 167 92.5 86.4-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 253 16 7.9 4.3-14.1 237 92.1 85.9-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 323 14 4.3 2.2- 8.4 309 95.7 91.6-97.8
$75,000+ 598 17 3.1 1.8- 5.4 581 96.9 94.6-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 58 8.9 6.6-12.1 570 91.1 87.9-93.4
No 1,484 57 4.4 3.1- 6.2 1,427 95.6 93.8-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 27 3.7 2.3- 5.8 590 96.3 94.2-97.7
Non-Veteran 1,567 90 6.2 4.7- 8.0 1,477 93.8 92.0-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 28 5.2 3.4- 7.7 570 94.8 92.3-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 544 31 6.5 4.0-10.3 513 93.5 89.7-96.0
Rural 1,049 58 5.2 3.7- 7.2 991 94.8 92.8-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,287 50 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,237 95.9 94.3-97.1
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 569 31 5.5 3.5- 8.5 538 94.5 91.5-96.5
Unable to Work 171 25 18.3 10.6-29.8 146 81.7 70.2-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** 63 94.7 84.6-98.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 129 90.8 81.7-95.6
101% to 150% 271 22 7.7 4.5-12.6 249 92.3 87.4-95.5
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 133 93.8 84.9-97.6
More than 200% 1,184 49 4.1 2.9- 5.8 1,135 95.9 94.2-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 420 22 3.4 2.0- 5.6 398 96.6 94.4-98.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 903 52 7.0 4.9- 9.8 851 93.0 90.2-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 43 4.8 3.4- 6.8 825 95.2 93.2-96.6

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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