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 4,714 445 7.3 6.5- 8.2 4,269 92.7 91.8-93.5
-MALES 2,196 209 7.2 6.0- 8.7 1,987 92.8 91.3-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,473 198 10.7 8.9-12.9 1,275 89.3 87.1-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 *** *** *** 357 99.7 97.8- 100
Other 331 *** *** *** 325 99.2 97.9-99.7
AGE
18-34 523 *** *** *** 519 99.3 98.0-99.8
35-44 281 *** *** *** 279 99.2 96.7-99.8
45-54 366 18 7.0 3.8-12.4 348 93.0 87.6-96.2
55-64 374 33 7.9 5.2-11.8 341 92.1 88.2-94.8
65-74 391 74 18.8 13.9-24.9 317 81.2 75.1-86.1
75+ 229 76 30.1 23.0-38.5 153 69.9 61.5-77.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 16 10.2 5.5-18.3 239 89.8 81.7-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 50 6.6 4.7- 9.4 539 93.4 90.6-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 581 52 5.9 4.3- 8.1 529 94.1 91.9-95.7
College Graduate 764 88 7.5 5.9- 9.6 676 92.5 90.4-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 11 3.7 1.7- 7.8 157 96.3 92.2-98.3
$15,000- 24,999 294 17 6.9 3.6-12.9 277 93.1 87.1-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 180 23 9.7 5.8-15.8 157 90.3 84.2-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 254 27 7.5 4.7-11.8 227 92.5 88.2-95.3
$50,000- 74,999 323 28 5.4 3.4- 8.6 295 94.6 91.4-96.6
$75,000+ 601 70 8.0 5.9-10.8 531 92.0 89.2-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 89 12.4 9.4-16.1 538 87.6 83.9-90.6
No 1,490 115 5.6 4.4- 7.3 1,375 94.4 92.7-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 619 89 11.0 8.4-14.1 530 89.0 85.9-91.6
Non-Veteran 1,570 120 6.1 4.8- 7.8 1,450 93.9 92.2-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 38 4.1 2.8- 5.9 560 95.9 94.1-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 547 52 7.4 5.0-10.6 495 92.6 89.4-95.0
Rural 1,051 119 9.8 7.6-12.6 932 90.2 87.4-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 59 4.0 2.9- 5.6 1,231 96.0 94.4-97.1
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 62 91.7 79.2-96.9
Retired 569 126 19.4 15.7-23.8 443 80.6 76.2-84.3
Unable to Work 171 14 10.3 4.2-22.8 157 89.7 77.2-95.8
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 68 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** 133 96.8 91.9-98.8
101% to 150% 270 19 8.3 4.4-15.0 251 91.7 85.0-95.6
151% to 200% 140 16 8.7 4.8-15.0 124 91.3 85.0-95.2
More than 200% 1,189 133 7.7 6.2- 9.5 1,056 92.3 90.5-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 34 4.8 3.0- 7.5 388 95.2 92.5-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 904 86 8.3 6.1-11.0 818 91.7 89.0-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 870 89 7.0 5.4- 9.0 781 93.0 91.0-94.6

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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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