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 4,717 227 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,490 96.2 95.5-96.8
-MALES 2,192 115 4.2 3.3- 5.4 2,077 95.8 94.6-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 84 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,387 95.4 93.8-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 358 22 4.7 3.0- 7.3 336 95.3 92.7-97.0
Other 329 *** *** *** 320 97.8 95.6-99.0
AGE
18-34 522 *** *** *** 517 99.2 98.1-99.7
35-44 280 *** *** *** 276 98.7 96.5-99.5
45-54 367 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 356 97.9 95.7-99.0
55-64 373 22 7.2 4.1-12.1 351 92.8 87.9-95.9
65-74 392 42 9.5 6.6-13.5 350 90.5 86.5-93.4
75+ 226 29 15.0 9.2-23.5 197 85.0 76.5-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 26 7.2 4.5-11.5 228 92.8 88.5-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 31 4.0 2.7- 5.9 558 96.0 94.1-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 582 30 4.1 2.4- 7.0 552 95.9 93.0-97.6
College Graduate 760 28 3.0 1.9- 4.7 732 97.0 95.3-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 19 6.8 4.0-11.3 148 93.2 88.7-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 292 30 9.9 6.5-14.6 262 90.1 85.4-93.5
$25,000- 34,999 181 *** *** *** 171 96.7 93.5-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 255 15 3.2 1.8- 5.8 240 96.8 94.2-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 322 *** *** *** 314 96.7 90.7-98.9
$75,000+ 600 12 1.7 0.9- 3.4 588 98.3 96.6-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 77 11.0 8.2-14.6 547 89.0 85.4-91.8
No 1,489 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,453 98.2 97.3-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 52 8.2 5.6-11.9 565 91.8 88.1-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,568 63 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,505 97.0 95.9-97.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 596 25 3.5 2.0- 6.1 571 96.5 93.9-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 544 29 4.3 2.8- 6.6 515 95.7 93.4-97.2
Rural 1,052 61 4.7 3.4- 6.5 991 95.3 93.5-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,289 15 1.0 0.6- 1.8 1,274 99.0 98.2-99.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 67 98.2 88.1-99.7
Retired 567 61 10.3 7.4-14.2 506 89.7 85.8-92.6
Unable to Work 170 34 22.2 14.3-32.6 136 77.8 67.4-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 67 99.1 94.0-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 14 9.9 5.4-17.3 123 90.1 82.7-94.6
101% to 150% 269 29 8.1 5.3-12.3 240 91.9 87.7-94.7
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 132 95.5 90.7-97.8
More than 200% 1,188 39 2.6 1.7- 4.2 1,149 97.4 95.8-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 25 5.3 3.1- 8.7 398 94.7 91.3-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 46 3.8 2.6- 5.3 856 96.2 94.7-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 44 4.3 2.9- 6.5 823 95.7 93.5-97.1

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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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