2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,780 750 22.6 20.9-24.4 3,030 77.4 75.6-79.1
-MALES 1,696 385 25.2 22.7-28.0 1,311 74.8 72.0-77.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,144 277 27.3 24.1-30.8 867 72.7 69.2-75.9
Non-Hispanic Black 283 58 21.8 16.6-28.1 225 78.2 71.9-83.4
Other 244 43 19.2 13.4-26.6 201 80.8 73.4-86.6
AGE
18-34 319 157 48.3 41.9-54.7 162 51.7 45.3-58.1
35-44 210 64 29.3 22.8-36.9 146 70.7 63.1-77.2
45-54 303 67 22.3 16.9-28.9 236 77.7 71.1-83.1
55-64 314 46 13.1 9.4-18.0 268 86.9 82.0-90.6
65-74 339 39 9.4 6.3-13.9 300 90.6 86.1-93.7
75+ 190 *** *** *** 181 94.2 85.9-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 39 24.2 17.2-32.9 175 75.8 67.1-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 442 122 27.4 22.7-32.7 320 72.6 67.3-77.3
Some Post-H.S. 472 132 30.5 25.6-35.8 340 69.5 64.2-74.4
College Graduate 562 90 16.0 12.8-20.0 472 84.0 80.0-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 39 31.1 22.0-42.0 83 68.9 58.0-78.0
$15,000- 24,999 240 62 30.4 23.3-38.5 178 69.6 61.5-76.7
$25,000- 34,999 140 37 28.5 20.3-38.4 103 71.5 61.6-79.7
$35,000- 49,999 200 52 28.6 21.6-36.8 148 71.4 63.2-78.4
$50,000- 74,999 252 49 22.7 16.8-30.0 203 77.3 70.0-83.2
$75,000+ 454 85 21.9 17.4-27.2 369 78.1 72.8-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 141 28.8 24.0-34.1 396 71.2 65.9-76.0
No 1,149 241 23.7 20.7-26.9 908 76.3 73.1-79.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 81 20.3 15.7-25.9 361 79.7 74.1-84.3
Non-Veteran 1,253 303 26.5 23.5-29.6 950 73.5 70.4-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 409 100 25.2 20.6-30.3 309 74.8 69.7-79.4
Regional City or Suburban County 395 99 27.0 21.9-32.8 296 73.0 67.2-78.1
Rural 892 186 24.1 20.5-28.2 706 75.9 71.8-79.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 956 253 28.7 25.2-32.3 703 71.3 67.7-74.8
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 51 10.7 7.6-14.9 436 89.3 85.1-92.4
Unable to Work 147 37 20.7 14.3-29.2 110 79.3 70.8-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 225 67 32.3 25.0-40.6 158 67.7 59.4-75.0
151% to 200% 111 29 26.7 18.2-37.3 82 73.3 62.7-81.8
More than 200% 914 180 22.9 19.6-26.6 734 77.1 73.4-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 364 75 20.5 15.6-26.4 289 79.5 73.6-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 709 178 28.2 24.3-32.6 531 71.8 67.4-75.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 623 132 23.6 19.7-28.0 491 76.4 72.0-80.3

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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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