2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-MALES 1,593 296 18.4 16.0-21.0 1,297 81.6 79.0-84.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,081 216 19.3 16.4-22.5 865 80.7 77.5-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 259 43 18.3 12.9-25.2 216 81.7 74.8-87.1
Other 230 33 14.3 9.0-22.0 197 85.7 78.0-91.0
AGE
18-34 298 59 19.6 14.5-26.0 239 80.4 74.0-85.5
35-44 192 22 11.8 7.4-18.3 170 88.2 81.7-92.6
45-54 289 68 21.4 16.0-28.0 221 78.6 72.0-84.0
55-64 297 68 23.1 17.5-29.8 229 76.9 70.2-82.5
65-74 317 60 18.1 13.3-24.1 257 81.9 75.9-86.7
75+ 180 16 9.1 4.6-17.3 164 90.9 82.7-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 30 14.6 9.0-22.7 172 85.4 77.3-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 56 13.4 9.8-17.9 355 86.6 82.1-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 443 89 23.1 18.3-28.6 354 76.9 71.4-81.7
College Graduate 531 120 20.4 16.7-24.6 411 79.6 75.4-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 18 17.1 9.6-28.6 95 82.9 71.4-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 218 36 14.3 9.4-21.0 182 85.7 79.0-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 131 23 21.2 13.7-31.4 108 78.8 68.6-86.3
$35,000- 49,999 192 36 16.5 11.1-23.8 156 83.5 76.2-88.9
$50,000- 74,999 239 51 24.6 17.7-33.0 188 75.4 67.0-82.3
$75,000+ 427 87 18.1 14.0-23.2 340 81.9 76.8-86.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 507 88 18.5 14.3-23.7 419 81.5 76.3-85.7
No 1,076 206 18.4 15.6-21.5 870 81.6 78.5-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 415 75 22.1 16.7-28.5 340 77.9 71.5-83.3
Non-Veteran 1,177 221 17.4 14.9-20.3 956 82.6 79.7-85.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 383 60 14.7 11.1-19.3 323 85.3 80.7-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 375 76 20.7 15.7-26.7 299 79.3 73.3-84.3
Rural 835 160 19.5 16.1-23.3 675 80.5 76.7-83.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 183 19.3 16.2-22.8 717 80.7 77.2-83.8
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 457 65 14.5 10.7-19.3 392 85.5 80.7-89.3
Unable to Work 138 31 20.5 13.1-30.7 107 79.5 69.3-86.9
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 16 14.8 7.9-26.0 84 85.2 74.0-92.1
101% to 150% 213 45 21.5 15.2-29.5 168 78.5 70.5-84.8
151% to 200% 103 19 17.4 10.6-27.1 84 82.6 72.9-89.4
More than 200% 866 168 19.3 16.1-23.0 698 80.7 77.0-83.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 64 17.2 12.4-23.4 274 82.8 76.6-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 118 19.6 15.9-24.0 543 80.4 76.0-84.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 594 114 17.5 14.1-21.5 480 82.5 78.5-85.9

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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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