2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-MALES 1,688 286 16.5 14.3-18.9 1,402 83.5 81.1-85.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,140 196 16.7 14.0-19.7 944 83.3 80.3-86.0
Non-Hispanic Black 282 55 18.5 13.5-24.9 227 81.5 75.1-86.5
Other 241 29 10.3 6.9-15.1 212 89.7 84.9-93.1
AGE
18-34 315 52 16.9 12.5-22.6 263 83.1 77.4-87.5
35-44 208 27 14.8 9.6-22.0 181 85.2 78.0-90.4
45-54 302 39 13.0 9.0-18.5 263 87.0 81.5-91.0
55-64 315 51 16.3 11.5-22.6 264 83.7 77.4-88.5
65-74 337 73 20.0 15.3-25.9 264 80.0 74.1-84.7
75+ 190 43 21.6 14.9-30.2 147 78.4 69.8-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 48 19.4 14.0-26.3 163 80.6 73.7-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 92 18.6 14.6-23.3 348 81.4 76.7-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 471 91 19.1 14.8-24.3 380 80.9 75.7-85.2
College Graduate 560 54 8.6 6.2-11.7 506 91.4 88.3-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 39 25.8 17.9-35.7 82 74.2 64.3-82.1
$15,000- 24,999 239 58 24.5 18.5-31.7 181 75.5 68.3-81.5
$25,000- 34,999 139 38 26.1 18.4-35.6 101 73.9 64.4-81.6
$35,000- 49,999 198 31 17.0 11.2-25.0 167 83.0 75.0-88.8
$50,000- 74,999 252 32 16.5 10.6-24.7 220 83.5 75.3-89.4
$75,000+ 454 42 10.6 7.3-15.2 412 89.4 84.8-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 143 24.5 20.2-29.4 393 75.5 70.6-79.8
No 1,143 140 13.1 10.7-15.9 1,003 86.9 84.1-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 98 22.8 17.6-28.9 344 77.2 71.1-82.4
Non-Veteran 1,245 187 14.8 12.5-17.4 1,058 85.2 82.6-87.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 406 51 11.4 8.1-15.8 355 88.6 84.2-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 393 73 20.4 15.8-26.0 320 79.6 74.0-84.2
Rural 889 162 17.4 14.4-20.9 727 82.6 79.1-85.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 951 125 14.1 11.5-17.2 826 85.9 82.8-88.5
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 101 18.4 14.5-23.2 386 81.6 76.8-85.5
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** 107 73.6 62.0-82.7
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 29 23.1 15.6-32.9 84 76.9 67.1-84.4
101% to 150% 223 58 26.5 19.9-34.4 165 73.5 65.6-80.1
151% to 200% 112 32 25.5 17.5-35.7 80 74.5 64.3-82.5
More than 200% 912 110 13.6 10.8-17.1 802 86.4 82.9-89.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 362 69 16.5 12.3-21.7 293 83.5 78.3-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 123 17.4 14.1-21.3 584 82.6 78.7-85.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 619 94 15.5 12.2-19.4 525 84.5 80.6-87.8

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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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