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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-MALES 2,140 308 11.9 10.4-13.6 1,832 88.1 86.4-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 199 11.4 9.5-13.5 1,251 88.6 86.5-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 344 65 16.2 12.2-21.3 279 83.8 78.7-87.8
Other 314 39 9.1 6.2-13.3 275 90.9 86.7-93.8
AGE
18-34 504 11 1.9 1.0- 3.4 493 98.1 96.6-99.0
35-44 274 20 7.0 4.4-11.0 254 93.0 89.0-95.6
45-54 358 53 13.2 9.6-17.9 305 86.8 82.1-90.4
55-64 368 70 19.3 14.4-25.4 298 80.7 74.6-85.6
65-74 384 84 21.1 16.4-26.7 300 78.9 73.3-83.6
75+ 222 63 28.4 21.0-37.1 159 71.6 62.9-79.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 242 62 22.2 16.7-28.9 180 77.8 71.1-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 98 12.6 9.8-16.1 465 87.4 83.9-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 574 77 11.1 8.5-14.4 497 88.9 85.6-91.5
College Graduate 755 70 6.7 5.0- 8.9 685 93.3 91.1-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 54 32.7 24.2-42.5 91 67.3 57.5-75.8
$15,000- 24,999 286 61 19.1 14.3-25.1 225 80.9 74.9-85.7
$25,000- 34,999 178 25 11.2 6.9-17.7 153 88.8 82.3-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 252 25 8.5 5.5-12.8 227 91.5 87.2-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 321 36 9.5 5.9-15.0 285 90.5 85.0-94.1
$75,000+ 593 41 5.9 4.1- 8.4 552 94.1 91.6-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 308 45.9 40.9-50.9 321 54.1 49.1-59.1
No 1,492 *** *** *** 1,492 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 122 17.3 13.9-21.3 488 82.7 78.7-86.1
Non-Veteran 1,528 186 10.2 8.6-12.2 1,342 89.8 87.8-91.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 47 6.2 4.3- 8.9 532 93.8 91.1-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 535 77 11.9 9.3-15.2 458 88.1 84.8-90.7
Rural 1,026 184 16.6 13.8-19.8 842 83.4 80.2-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,258 55 4.8 3.5- 6.5 1,203 95.2 93.5-96.5
Unemployed 66 12 14.9 7.9-26.2 54 85.1 73.8-92.1
Retired 562 136 23.5 19.3-28.3 426 76.5 71.7-80.7
Unable to Work 169 100 53.8 43.3-63.9 69 46.2 36.1-56.7
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** 64 97.3 89.9-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 29 18.5 12.3-26.8 106 81.5 73.2-87.7
101% to 150% 265 66 21.4 16.1-27.9 199 78.6 72.1-83.9
151% to 200% 141 23 13.7 8.6-21.2 118 86.3 78.8-91.4
More than 200% 1,177 107 7.5 5.9- 9.5 1,070 92.5 90.5-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 78 19.8 14.7-26.1 328 80.2 73.9-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 892 142 13.2 11.0-15.9 750 86.8 84.1-89.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 842 88 8.3 6.3-10.8 754 91.7 89.2-93.7

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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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