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 4,695 311 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,384 94.3 93.4-95.1
-MALES 2,185 180 7.4 6.0- 8.9 2,005 92.6 91.1-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,468 143 9.4 7.5-11.6 1,325 90.6 88.4-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 356 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2 331 94.7 91.8-96.6
Other 327 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 316 98.6 97.2-99.3
AGE
18-34 523 *** *** *** 520 99.4 97.9-99.9
35-44 282 *** *** *** 277 98.6 96.5-99.5
45-54 366 15 4.8 2.4- 9.3 351 95.2 90.7-97.6
55-64 369 33 11.1 7.1-16.8 336 88.9 83.2-92.9
65-74 389 73 22.0 16.3-28.9 316 78.0 71.1-83.7
75+ 224 50 23.6 16.7-32.2 174 76.4 67.8-83.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 29 13.1 8.0-20.6 222 86.9 79.4-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 585 46 6.4 4.5- 9.1 539 93.6 90.9-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 582 52 8.1 5.6-11.4 530 91.9 88.6-94.4
College Graduate 760 52 4.5 3.3- 6.1 708 95.5 93.9-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 27 11.6 7.0-18.6 140 88.4 81.4-93.0
$15,000- 24,999 290 26 7.9 4.9-12.5 264 92.1 87.5-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 179 15 6.2 3.1-11.8 164 93.8 88.2-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 253 21 5.7 3.5- 9.3 232 94.3 90.7-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 322 23 9.6 5.5-16.2 299 90.4 83.8-94.5
$75,000+ 599 43 5.7 3.8- 8.3 556 94.3 91.7-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 621 99 15.7 12.2-20.1 522 84.3 79.9-87.8
No 1,485 77 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,408 95.3 93.6-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 71 10.0 7.3-13.6 539 90.0 86.4-92.7
Non-Veteran 1,568 109 6.6 5.1- 8.5 1,459 93.4 91.5-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 596 34 5.5 3.6- 8.4 562 94.5 91.6-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 543 42 7.3 4.9-10.7 501 92.7 89.3-95.1
Rural 1,046 104 9.0 6.8-11.7 942 91.0 88.3-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 39 2.9 2.0- 4.4 1,251 97.1 95.6-98.0
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 66 95.8 81.2-99.2
Retired 564 96 18.2 14.2-23.0 468 81.8 77.0-85.8
Unable to Work 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 68 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 14 6.1 3.0-11.8 124 93.9 88.2-97.0
101% to 150% 267 27 9.5 6.0-14.8 240 90.5 85.2-94.0
151% to 200% 141 14 5.7 3.1-10.2 127 94.3 89.8-96.9
More than 200% 1,183 90 6.8 5.1- 9.1 1,093 93.2 90.9-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 41 9.4 5.9-14.7 381 90.6 85.3-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 898 80 8.8 6.6-11.6 818 91.2 88.4-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 865 59 5.4 3.8- 7.6 806 94.6 92.4-96.2

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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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