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?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,714 184 3.2 2.6- 3.9 4,530 96.8 96.1-97.4
-MALES 2,195 93 3.6 2.7- 4.8 2,102 96.4 95.2-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,474 55 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,419 97.2 95.9-98.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 25 6.2 3.9- 9.6 333 93.8 90.4-96.1
Other 329 12 3.8 1.6- 8.8 317 96.2 91.2-98.4
AGE
18-34 523 *** *** *** 517 98.6 96.0-99.5
35-44 281 *** *** *** 279 99.6 98.4-99.9
45-54 367 *** *** *** 358 97.8 95.3-99.0
55-64 374 23 6.9 3.9-11.9 351 93.1 88.1-96.1
65-74 392 33 7.8 5.2-11.7 359 92.2 88.3-94.8
75+ 226 19 9.0 5.2-15.0 207 91.0 85.0-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 15 4.3 2.4- 7.7 239 95.7 92.3-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 18 2.2 1.3- 3.8 573 97.8 96.2-98.7
Some Post-H.S. 582 29 4.9 3.0- 8.1 553 95.1 91.9-97.0
College Graduate 761 31 3.3 2.2- 5.0 730 96.7 95.0-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 *** *** *** 160 95.5 91.1-97.8
$15,000- 24,999 294 18 5.6 3.3- 9.3 276 94.4 90.7-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 181 *** *** *** 175 96.6 91.6-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 255 *** *** *** 245 96.9 93.2-98.6
$50,000- 74,999 322 *** *** *** 312 95.8 89.8-98.3
$75,000+ 600 24 3.1 1.8- 5.5 576 96.9 94.5-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 52 8.0 5.4-11.7 573 92.0 88.3-94.6
No 1,491 40 2.3 1.5- 3.3 1,451 97.7 96.7-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 616 37 7.1 4.4-11.1 579 92.9 88.9-95.6
Non-Veteran 1,572 56 2.6 1.9- 3.5 1,516 97.4 96.5-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 21 3.7 2.1- 6.4 576 96.3 93.6-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 546 20 3.3 1.8- 5.8 526 96.7 94.2-98.2
Rural 1,052 52 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,000 96.2 94.7-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,292 21 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,271 98.6 97.5-99.2
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 44 7.2 5.1-10.2 523 92.8 89.8-94.9
Unable to Work 170 26 18.7 11.4-29.3 144 81.3 70.7-88.6
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 68 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 131 94.7 89.1-97.6
101% to 150% 271 13 4.3 2.3- 7.9 258 95.7 92.1-97.7
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 134 94.6 88.1-97.7
More than 200% 1,188 46 3.5 2.3- 5.4 1,142 96.5 94.6-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 25 5.2 3.2- 8.4 397 94.8 91.6-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 34 3.4 2.2- 5.1 871 96.6 94.9-97.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 34 3.4 2.1- 5.4 834 96.6 94.6-97.9

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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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