2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-MALES 1,693 314 18.7 16.4-21.2 1,379 81.3 78.8-83.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,143 216 19.9 17.0-23.1 927 80.1 76.9-83.0
Non-Hispanic Black 281 57 17.2 12.7-22.9 224 82.8 77.1-87.3
Other 244 37 15.0 10.5-21.1 207 85.0 78.9-89.5
AGE
18-34 318 57 18.4 14.0-23.9 261 81.6 76.1-86.0
35-44 210 36 20.9 14.5-29.2 174 79.1 70.8-85.5
45-54 302 39 12.6 8.6-18.0 263 87.4 82.0-91.4
55-64 315 68 21.0 16.0-27.1 247 79.0 72.9-84.0
65-74 339 73 21.3 16.3-27.4 266 78.7 72.6-83.7
75+ 188 40 20.6 14.1-29.1 148 79.4 70.9-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 53 24.9 18.5-32.6 161 75.1 67.4-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 442 100 22.8 18.3-28.0 342 77.2 72.0-81.7
Some Post-H.S. 471 96 18.4 14.4-23.1 375 81.6 76.9-85.6
College Graduate 560 64 10.5 7.9-13.8 496 89.5 86.2-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 42 33.6 24.0-44.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 240 58 23.8 17.9-30.9 182 76.2 69.1-82.1
$25,000- 34,999 140 31 24.8 16.8-34.9 109 75.2 65.1-83.2
$35,000- 49,999 200 37 20.4 14.2-28.4 163 79.6 71.6-85.8
$50,000- 74,999 252 39 15.9 10.7-23.0 213 84.1 77.0-89.3
$75,000+ 455 53 14.2 10.3-19.2 402 85.8 80.8-89.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 145 24.1 20.0-28.7 391 75.9 71.3-80.0
No 1,147 167 16.5 13.8-19.5 980 83.5 80.5-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 440 93 19.0 14.9-24.0 347 81.0 76.0-85.1
Non-Veteran 1,252 220 18.6 16.0-21.5 1,032 81.4 78.5-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 409 58 13.8 10.5-18.1 351 86.2 81.9-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 393 81 21.8 17.1-27.4 312 78.2 72.6-82.9
Rural 891 175 20.0 16.7-23.7 716 80.0 76.3-83.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 955 150 16.7 13.9-19.9 805 83.3 80.1-86.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 99 19.0 15.0-23.9 387 81.0 76.1-85.0
Unable to Work 146 45 30.5 21.8-40.7 101 69.5 59.3-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 29 28.7 19.8-39.6 85 71.3 60.4-80.2
101% to 150% 224 59 22.4 16.6-29.5 165 77.6 70.5-83.4
151% to 200% 112 21 21.2 13.2-32.4 91 78.8 67.6-86.8
More than 200% 914 138 17.0 14.0-20.5 776 83.0 79.5-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 363 79 20.1 15.2-26.1 284 79.9 73.9-84.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 134 19.4 16.1-23.3 573 80.6 76.7-83.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 623 101 17.4 13.9-21.4 522 82.6 78.6-86.1

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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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