2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

Do you have shortness of breath either when hurrying on level ground or when walking up a slight hill or stairs?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,759 1,039 25.4 23.7-27.2 2,720 74.6 72.8-76.3
-MALES 1,689 371 20.0 17.7-22.5 1,318 80.0 77.5-82.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,141 256 21.2 18.3-24.5 885 78.8 75.5-81.7
Non-Hispanic Black 283 70 20.4 15.5-26.3 213 79.6 73.7-84.5
Other 241 39 12.7 8.2-19.2 202 87.3 80.8-91.8
AGE
18-34 315 31 10.4 7.0-15.2 284 89.6 84.8-93.0
35-44 209 27 14.7 9.5-22.1 182 85.3 77.9-90.5
45-54 303 59 20.7 15.3-27.4 244 79.3 72.6-84.7
55-64 314 76 20.3 15.3-26.4 238 79.7 73.6-84.7
65-74 338 111 35.6 28.7-43.1 227 64.4 56.9-71.3
75+ 189 65 32.6 24.5-41.9 124 67.4 58.1-75.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 66 29.7 22.3-38.3 146 70.3 61.7-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 120 22.9 18.6-27.9 319 77.1 72.1-81.4
Some Post-H.S. 472 105 19.6 15.4-24.6 367 80.4 75.4-84.6
College Graduate 560 78 10.7 8.2-13.9 482 89.3 86.1-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 237 79 30.1 23.3-38.0 158 69.9 62.0-76.7
$25,000- 34,999 141 32 19.1 12.7-27.6 109 80.9 72.4-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 199 41 18.5 12.9-25.8 158 81.5 74.2-87.1
$50,000- 74,999 252 48 19.5 13.6-27.1 204 80.5 72.9-86.4
$75,000+ 454 56 12.2 8.7-16.8 398 87.8 83.2-91.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 228 40.1 34.8-45.7 305 59.9 54.3-65.2
No 1,146 141 11.8 9.5-14.5 1,005 88.2 85.5-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 128 27.0 21.7-33.0 314 73.0 67.0-78.3
Non-Veteran 1,246 243 18.2 15.6-21.0 1,003 81.8 79.0-84.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 405 63 14.9 11.2-19.6 342 85.1 80.4-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 394 87 20.3 15.6-25.9 307 79.7 74.1-84.4
Rural 890 221 23.2 19.7-27.0 669 76.8 73.0-80.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 952 114 12.5 10.0-15.4 838 87.5 84.6-90.0
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 150 29.4 24.5-34.9 336 70.6 65.1-75.5
Unable to Work 147 86 58.9 48.3-68.7 61 41.1 31.3-51.7
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 37 28.9 20.2-39.4 75 71.1 60.6-79.8
101% to 150% 224 80 33.2 25.8-41.5 144 66.8 58.5-74.2
151% to 200% 112 26 20.4 12.9-30.7 86 79.6 69.3-87.1
More than 200% 913 152 15.4 12.6-18.7 761 84.6 81.3-87.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 363 103 23.8 18.7-29.8 260 76.2 70.2-81.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 704 160 22.1 18.4-26.3 544 77.9 73.7-81.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 622 108 16.3 13.0-20.2 514 83.7 79.8-87.0

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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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