2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-MALES 2,146 241 8.7 7.4-10.2 1,905 91.3 89.8-92.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,453 181 9.8 8.1-11.7 1,272 90.2 88.3-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 346 24 5.6 3.5- 8.7 322 94.4 91.3-96.5
Other 317 30 8.2 5.0-13.2 287 91.8 86.8-95.0
AGE
18-34 507 20 4.1 2.4- 6.8 487 95.9 93.2-97.6
35-44 274 14 3.8 2.0- 7.0 260 96.2 93.0-98.0
45-54 359 24 6.0 3.7- 9.7 335 94.0 90.3-96.3
55-64 369 44 11.5 8.1-16.1 325 88.5 83.9-91.9
65-74 383 68 15.6 11.7-20.5 315 84.4 79.5-88.3
75+ 225 67 26.9 20.2-34.9 158 73.1 65.1-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 36 11.0 7.3-16.2 207 89.0 83.8-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 568 65 9.2 6.8-12.3 503 90.8 87.7-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 575 72 9.1 6.8-12.1 503 90.9 87.9-93.2
College Graduate 755 66 6.2 4.7- 8.2 689 93.8 91.8-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 24 12.6 7.6-20.3 120 87.4 79.7-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 289 42 11.9 8.0-17.2 247 88.1 82.8-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 20 9.6 5.6-16.0 159 90.4 84.0-94.4
$35,000- 49,999 252 22 6.9 4.2-11.1 230 93.1 88.9-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 321 37 8.8 6.0-12.8 284 91.2 87.2-94.0
$75,000+ 597 47 6.0 4.1- 8.6 550 94.0 91.4-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 241 33.9 29.4-38.7 386 66.1 61.3-70.6
No 1,492 *** *** *** 1,492 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 613 116 16.3 13.1-20.1 497 83.7 79.9-86.9
Non-Veteran 1,532 125 6.4 5.1- 8.0 1,407 93.6 92.0-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 43 5.3 3.7- 7.5 537 94.7 92.5-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 538 70 10.0 7.5-13.2 468 90.0 86.8-92.5
Rural 1,028 128 10.6 8.5-13.3 900 89.4 86.7-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,264 72 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,192 95.2 93.7-96.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** 56 90.8 81.3-95.7
Retired 563 115 20.0 16.0-24.7 448 80.0 75.3-84.0
Unable to Work 169 41 20.7 14.3-29.1 128 79.3 70.9-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** 64 97.9 91.6-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 11 6.4 2.9-13.3 125 93.6 86.7-97.1
101% to 150% 266 42 13.2 8.9-19.2 224 86.8 80.8-91.1
151% to 200% 141 18 10.6 6.0-17.8 123 89.4 82.2-94.0
More than 200% 1,181 111 7.2 5.7- 9.0 1,070 92.8 91.0-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 62 11.2 8.2-15.2 345 88.8 84.8-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 894 115 10.7 8.6-13.3 779 89.3 86.7-91.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 845 64 6.0 4.4- 8.2 781 94.0 91.8-95.6

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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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