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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-MALES 2,134 238 10.9 9.3-12.6 1,896 89.1 87.4-90.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 147 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,298 90.4 88.2-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 345 47 13.3 9.6-18.1 298 86.7 81.9-90.4
Other 314 37 12.3 8.5-17.4 277 87.7 82.6-91.5
AGE
18-34 504 63 12.1 9.3-15.7 441 87.9 84.3-90.7
35-44 273 23 8.8 5.4-14.0 250 91.2 86.0-94.6
45-54 355 39 10.5 7.1-15.3 316 89.5 84.7-92.9
55-64 368 43 10.5 6.8-15.7 325 89.5 84.3-93.2
65-74 380 41 9.9 6.7-14.4 339 90.1 85.6-93.3
75+ 225 26 13.2 8.2-20.6 199 86.8 79.4-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 242 42 18.7 13.2-25.7 200 81.3 74.3-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 562 73 11.4 8.7-14.8 489 88.6 85.2-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 571 78 12.3 9.4-16.0 493 87.7 84.0-90.6
College Graduate 753 44 4.3 3.0- 6.1 709 95.7 93.9-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 47 30.4 22.2-40.0 96 69.6 60.0-77.8
$15,000- 24,999 289 63 24.4 18.4-31.6 226 75.6 68.4-81.6
$25,000- 34,999 177 21 10.8 6.5-17.5 156 89.2 82.5-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 251 15 6.3 3.6-10.9 236 93.7 89.1-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 321 28 9.5 5.8-15.2 293 90.5 84.8-94.2
$75,000+ 592 21 3.6 2.1- 5.9 571 96.4 94.1-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 238 42.2 37.2-47.4 382 57.8 52.6-62.8
No 1,492 *** *** *** 1,492 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 605 81 13.9 10.5-18.1 524 86.1 81.9-89.5
Non-Veteran 1,527 157 9.9 8.3-11.9 1,370 90.1 88.1-91.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 50 9.6 6.9-13.1 527 90.4 86.9-93.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 60 9.8 7.4-12.9 476 90.2 87.1-92.6
Rural 1,021 128 12.6 10.1-15.7 893 87.4 84.3-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,256 81 7.3 5.7- 9.4 1,175 92.7 90.6-94.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 561 68 12.3 9.2-16.3 493 87.7 83.7-90.8
Unable to Work 168 58 28.3 20.1-38.4 110 71.7 61.6-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 29 20.9 13.8-30.5 106 79.1 69.5-86.2
101% to 150% 266 67 25.8 19.7-33.2 199 74.2 66.8-80.3
151% to 200% 140 14 9.3 5.2-16.1 126 90.7 83.9-94.8
More than 200% 1,176 69 6.0 4.4- 8.0 1,107 94.0 92.0-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 61 12.4 8.9-16.9 343 87.6 83.1-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 891 104 12.4 9.9-15.4 787 87.6 84.6-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 839 73 8.9 6.7-11.6 766 91.1 88.4-93.3

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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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