2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,708 427 8.1 7.2- 9.1 4,281 91.9 90.9-92.8
-MALES 2,190 155 6.3 5.2- 7.8 2,035 93.7 92.2-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,472 118 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,354 93.0 91.1-94.5
Non-Hispanic Black 355 23 5.3 3.4- 8.4 332 94.7 91.6-96.6
Other 329 12 3.3 1.7- 6.1 317 96.7 93.9-98.3
AGE
18-34 522 *** *** *** 512 97.4 94.9-98.7
35-44 282 *** *** *** 275 97.5 94.4-98.9
45-54 368 19 5.4 2.8-10.3 349 94.6 89.7-97.2
55-64 372 40 9.3 6.5-13.2 332 90.7 86.8-93.5
65-74 388 44 14.0 9.4-20.4 344 86.0 79.6-90.6
75+ 226 35 14.7 10.0-21.1 191 85.3 78.9-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 35 14.6 9.7-21.4 216 85.4 78.6-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 50 6.3 4.6- 8.7 539 93.7 91.3-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 581 44 6.1 4.1- 9.1 537 93.9 90.9-95.9
College Graduate 762 26 2.4 1.5- 3.9 736 97.6 96.1-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 27 14.4 9.1-21.9 139 85.6 78.1-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 293 40 12.3 8.5-17.3 253 87.7 82.7-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 181 20 8.4 4.9-14.0 161 91.6 86.0-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 255 13 5.6 3.0- 9.9 242 94.4 90.1-97.0
$50,000- 74,999 321 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 307 96.2 93.2-97.9
$75,000+ 601 15 1.7 0.9- 3.0 586 98.3 97.0-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 93 13.2 10.4-16.7 527 86.8 83.3-89.6
No 1,491 58 4.1 2.9- 5.9 1,433 95.9 94.1-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 614 58 6.9 5.0- 9.4 556 93.1 90.6-95.0
Non-Veteran 1,569 97 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,472 93.8 92.0-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9 570 95.6 93.1-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 544 44 7.1 4.8-10.3 500 92.9 89.7-95.2
Rural 1,048 83 7.4 5.6- 9.8 965 92.6 90.2-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,292 32 2.5 1.6- 4.0 1,260 97.5 96.0-98.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 65 92.2 78.1-97.5
Retired 565 73 12.9 9.9-16.5 492 87.1 83.5-90.1
Unable to Work 167 43 30.8 21.5-41.9 124 69.2 58.1-78.5
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 67 99.1 94.0-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 19 14.9 9.2-23.4 120 85.1 76.6-90.8
101% to 150% 268 38 11.6 7.9-16.6 230 88.4 83.4-92.1
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 132 95.0 89.4-97.8
More than 200% 1,188 54 3.5 2.6- 4.8 1,134 96.5 95.2-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 32 6.9 4.3-10.8 389 93.1 89.2-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 901 78 8.4 6.3-11.1 823 91.6 88.9-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 45 4.2 2.9- 6.1 823 95.8 93.9-97.1

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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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