2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,581 1,916 56.2 54.1-58.2 1,665 43.8 41.8-45.9
-MALES 1,605 849 56.0 52.9-59.1 756 44.0 40.9-47.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,092 594 57.7 53.9-61.4 498 42.3 38.6-46.1
Non-Hispanic Black 261 154 58.9 51.5-66.0 107 41.1 34.0-48.5
Other 230 88 41.3 33.4-49.7 142 58.7 50.3-66.6
AGE
18-34 290 171 58.8 52.0-65.4 119 41.2 34.6-48.0
35-44 193 121 67.9 59.8-75.0 72 32.1 25.0-40.2
45-54 290 169 65.2 58.3-71.5 121 34.8 28.5-41.7
55-64 306 174 59.4 52.2-66.2 132 40.6 33.8-47.8
65-74 320 134 35.4 29.0-42.3 186 64.6 57.7-71.0
75+ 186 72 36.8 28.3-46.1 114 63.2 53.9-71.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 57 29.4 22.0-38.0 140 70.6 62.0-78.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 179 48.4 42.4-54.4 232 51.6 45.6-57.6
Some Post-H.S. 450 245 60.2 54.6-65.6 205 39.8 34.4-45.4
College Graduate 541 365 75.3 71.1-79.2 176 24.7 20.8-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 221 79 35.4 28.0-43.6 142 64.6 56.4-72.0
$25,000- 34,999 136 50 36.8 27.8-46.9 86 63.2 53.1-72.2
$35,000- 49,999 192 89 50.2 41.5-58.9 103 49.8 41.1-58.5
$50,000- 74,999 242 159 69.4 61.2-76.5 83 30.6 23.5-38.8
$75,000+ 435 316 75.9 70.8-80.4 119 24.1 19.6-29.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 510 233 47.0 41.4-52.6 277 53.0 47.4-58.6
No 1,086 611 59.8 56.1-63.4 475 40.2 36.6-43.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 426 233 58.2 51.9-64.2 193 41.8 35.8-48.1
Non-Veteran 1,178 616 55.5 51.9-59.0 562 44.5 41.0-48.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 385 236 62.8 57.0-68.2 149 37.2 31.8-43.0
Regional City or Suburban County 374 203 55.7 49.4-61.9 171 44.3 38.1-50.6
Rural 846 410 51.7 47.3-56.2 436 48.3 43.8-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 902 529 61.7 57.8-65.6 373 38.3 34.4-42.2
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 472 213 42.1 36.5-47.9 259 57.9 52.1-63.5
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 70 33.2 25.8-41.5 144 66.8 58.5-74.2
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 879 573 69.1 65.2-72.8 306 30.9 27.2-34.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 344 156 47.3 40.0-54.7 188 52.7 45.3-60.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 664 358 56.1 51.3-60.8 306 43.9 39.2-48.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 597 335 59.1 54.2-63.7 262 40.9 36.3-45.8

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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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