2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-MALES 1,659 568 32.2 29.4-35.1 1,091 67.8 64.9-70.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,114 397 34.4 30.9-38.1 717 65.6 61.9-69.1
Non-Hispanic Black 281 107 33.7 27.5-40.5 174 66.3 59.5-72.5
Other 239 53 19.2 14.0-25.6 186 80.8 74.4-86.0
AGE
18-34 310 76 22.4 17.6-28.1 234 77.6 71.9-82.4
35-44 208 52 26.4 19.6-34.5 156 73.6 65.5-80.4
45-54 301 89 32.6 26.4-39.5 212 67.4 60.5-73.6
55-64 308 119 35.5 28.9-42.6 189 64.5 57.4-71.1
65-74 331 145 46.4 39.3-53.7 186 53.6 46.3-60.7
75+ 180 83 42.8 33.7-52.5 97 57.2 47.5-66.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 68 33.9 26.0-42.8 139 66.1 57.2-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 435 146 32.0 26.9-37.6 289 68.0 62.4-73.1
Some Post-H.S. 460 185 36.7 31.5-42.3 275 63.3 57.7-68.5
College Graduate 551 168 25.3 21.3-29.7 383 74.7 70.3-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 235 82 33.8 26.8-41.6 153 66.2 58.4-73.2
$25,000- 34,999 138 48 31.9 23.5-41.6 90 68.1 58.4-76.5
$35,000- 49,999 195 74 40.1 31.9-48.9 121 59.9 51.1-68.1
$50,000- 74,999 246 94 39.0 31.3-47.3 152 61.0 52.7-68.7
$75,000+ 449 127 24.5 20.0-29.6 322 75.5 70.4-80.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 257 48.3 42.8-53.9 263 51.7 46.1-57.2
No 1,130 309 25.8 22.7-29.1 821 74.2 70.9-77.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 183 42.9 36.8-49.1 247 57.1 50.9-63.2
Non-Veteran 1,228 385 29.4 26.3-32.7 843 70.6 67.3-73.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 398 111 26.1 21.3-31.5 287 73.9 68.5-78.7
Regional City or Suburban County 385 137 31.8 26.4-37.8 248 68.2 62.2-73.6
Rural 876 320 36.4 32.2-40.7 556 63.6 59.3-67.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 940 229 24.4 21.1-27.9 711 75.6 72.1-78.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 470 224 47.2 41.4-53.1 246 52.8 46.9-58.6
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 218 83 37.1 29.4-45.4 135 62.9 54.6-70.6
151% to 200% 110 32 25.7 17.4-36.2 78 74.3 63.8-82.6
More than 200% 897 305 32.2 28.5-36.1 592 67.8 63.9-71.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 357 135 39.3 32.4-46.6 222 60.7 53.4-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 692 243 33.0 28.9-37.5 449 67.0 62.5-71.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 610 190 28.6 24.4-33.2 420 71.4 66.8-75.6

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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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