2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-MALES 2,142 121 4.9 3.8- 6.2 2,021 95.1 93.8-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 79 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,370 94.8 93.0-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 347 20 4.8 2.9- 7.9 327 95.2 92.1-97.1
Other 315 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4 294 96.1 93.6-97.7
AGE
18-34 504 14 2.4 1.3- 4.4 490 97.6 95.6-98.7
35-44 275 *** *** *** 265 96.4 92.8-98.2
45-54 359 23 6.8 3.9-11.6 336 93.2 88.4-96.1
55-64 368 22 6.3 3.3-11.5 346 93.7 88.5-96.7
65-74 382 31 6.1 3.9- 9.4 351 93.9 90.6-96.1
75+ 225 19 8.8 4.9-15.3 206 91.2 84.7-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 21 9.3 5.4-15.7 222 90.7 84.3-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 566 40 5.2 3.5- 7.7 526 94.8 92.3-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 573 33 4.5 2.8- 7.2 540 95.5 92.8-97.2
College Graduate 755 26 2.6 1.6- 4.2 729 97.4 95.8-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 23 16.5 10.0-26.1 121 83.5 73.9-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 290 28 7.5 4.2-12.9 262 92.5 87.1-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 178 11 6.5 3.1-12.9 167 93.5 87.1-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 252 *** *** *** 244 97.1 93.0-98.8
$50,000- 74,999 320 19 5.5 2.7-10.6 301 94.5 89.4-97.3
$75,000+ 595 13 1.7 0.9- 3.1 582 98.3 96.9-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 121 18.9 15.1-23.4 505 81.1 76.6-84.9
No 1,492 *** *** *** 1,492 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 49 7.0 4.6-10.4 561 93.0 89.6-95.4
Non-Veteran 1,531 72 4.2 3.1- 5.7 1,459 95.8 94.3-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 21 3.6 2.0- 6.3 559 96.4 93.7-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 535 29 4.5 2.9- 6.9 506 95.5 93.1-97.1
Rural 1,027 71 6.3 4.5- 8.7 956 93.7 91.3-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,261 29 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,232 97.9 96.6-98.7
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** 62 93.2 79.4-98.0
Retired 565 41 6.5 4.4- 9.6 524 93.5 90.4-95.6
Unable to Work 166 41 26.8 18.0-37.8 125 73.2 62.2-82.0
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** 63 96.4 89.2-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 13 8.9 4.6-16.5 123 91.1 83.5-95.4
101% to 150% 266 28 10.7 6.3-17.5 238 89.3 82.5-93.7
151% to 200% 141 11 6.3 2.9-13.2 130 93.7 86.8-97.1
More than 200% 1,178 42 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,136 97.1 95.6-98.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 34 5.1 3.4- 7.7 371 94.9 92.3-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 893 51 5.9 4.2- 8.2 842 94.1 91.8-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 844 36 3.8 2.5- 6.0 808 96.2 94.0-97.5

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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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