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 4,593 377 7.3 6.4- 8.2 4,216 92.7 91.8-93.6
-MALES 2,129 129 4.8 3.9- 6.0 2,000 95.2 94.0-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,440 71 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,369 96.2 94.9-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 345 34 8.0 5.3-11.9 311 92.0 88.1-94.7
Other 313 21 4.9 3.0- 8.0 292 95.1 92.0-97.0
AGE
18-34 496 13 3.0 1.6- 5.5 483 97.0 94.5-98.4
35-44 274 *** *** *** 264 96.4 92.9-98.2
45-54 357 32 6.1 4.0- 9.2 325 93.9 90.8-96.0
55-64 367 24 4.9 3.1- 7.7 343 95.1 92.3-96.9
65-74 384 30 6.5 4.0-10.4 354 93.5 89.6-96.0
75+ 221 17 8.4 4.3-15.6 204 91.6 84.4-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 241 29 10.4 6.6-16.0 212 89.6 84.0-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 43 5.4 3.7- 7.7 517 94.6 92.3-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 570 33 4.2 2.8- 6.2 537 95.8 93.8-97.2
College Graduate 752 24 2.1 1.2- 3.7 728 97.9 96.3-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 31 18.3 11.7-27.5 113 81.7 72.5-88.3
$15,000- 24,999 285 26 7.8 4.7-12.7 259 92.2 87.3-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 178 15 8.1 4.5-14.2 163 91.9 85.8-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 251 *** *** *** 241 96.6 93.2-98.3
$50,000- 74,999 320 13 3.9 2.0- 7.6 307 96.1 92.4-98.0
$75,000+ 591 12 1.8 0.9- 3.4 579 98.2 96.6-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 129 18.5 15.1-22.6 497 81.5 77.4-84.9
No 1,492 *** *** *** 1,492 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 609 44 5.4 3.8- 7.5 565 94.6 92.5-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,518 85 4.6 3.6- 6.1 1,433 95.4 93.9-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 575 16 2.6 1.5- 4.8 559 97.4 95.2-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 529 33 4.5 3.0- 6.6 496 95.5 93.4-97.0
Rural 1,025 80 6.8 5.2- 9.0 945 93.2 91.0-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,252 18 1.6 1.0- 2.7 1,234 98.4 97.3-99.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** 61 91.7 80.7-96.7
Retired 561 46 8.3 5.6-12.0 515 91.7 88.0-94.4
Unable to Work 167 57 25.0 18.4-33.1 110 75.0 66.9-81.6
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** 63 96.5 79.0-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 16 10.0 5.3-18.0 118 90.0 82.0-94.7
101% to 150% 264 34 9.0 6.0-13.5 230 91.0 86.5-94.0
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 135 95.8 89.4-98.4
More than 200% 1,173 40 3.1 2.1- 4.4 1,133 96.9 95.6-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 39 9.2 6.0-13.8 366 90.8 86.2-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 890 56 5.7 4.2- 7.8 834 94.3 92.2-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 834 34 2.6 1.7- 3.9 800 97.4 96.1-98.3

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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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