2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,069 1,202 38.5 36.4-40.7 1,867 61.5 59.3-63.6
-MALES 1,382 574 40.4 37.2-43.7 808 59.6 56.3-62.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 907 383 40.6 36.6-44.7 524 59.4 55.3-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black 233 121 50.3 42.6-58.1 112 49.7 41.9-57.4
Other 220 59 24.4 17.8-32.4 161 75.6 67.6-82.2
AGE
18-34 264 94 33.9 27.5-40.9 170 66.1 59.1-72.5
35-44 176 80 44.9 36.3-53.7 96 55.1 46.3-63.7
45-54 257 119 47.6 40.1-55.2 138 52.4 44.8-59.9
55-64 260 115 41.7 34.4-49.5 145 58.3 50.5-65.6
65-74 263 130 48.3 40.7-55.9 133 51.7 44.1-59.3
75+ 144 33 24.0 15.6-34.9 111 76.0 65.1-84.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 52 33.4 25.0-43.0 130 66.6 57.0-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 158 40.8 34.8-47.1 212 59.2 52.9-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 389 175 42.3 36.4-48.5 214 57.7 51.5-63.6
College Graduate 436 189 42.5 37.0-48.2 247 57.5 51.8-63.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 208 93 43.9 35.6-52.5 115 56.1 47.5-64.4
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 73 40.5 31.8-49.9 93 59.5 50.1-68.2
$50,000- 74,999 201 81 41.0 32.5-50.1 120 59.0 49.9-67.5
$75,000+ 354 163 42.1 36.0-48.5 191 57.9 51.5-64.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 437 219 50.6 44.5-56.7 218 49.4 43.3-55.5
No 936 351 36.2 32.5-40.1 585 63.8 59.9-67.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 184 52.6 45.7-59.5 175 47.4 40.5-54.3
Non-Veteran 1,022 390 37.2 33.6-41.0 632 62.8 59.0-66.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 319 124 36.8 31.0-43.0 195 63.2 57.0-69.0
Regional City or Suburban County 326 147 45.7 39.1-52.4 179 54.3 47.6-60.9
Rural 737 303 39.6 35.0-44.4 434 60.4 55.6-65.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 782 304 37.9 33.8-42.2 478 62.1 57.8-66.2
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 386 162 43.9 37.6-50.4 224 56.1 49.6-62.4
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 199 92 46.4 37.7-55.3 107 53.6 44.7-62.3
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 727 319 42.6 38.1-47.1 408 57.4 52.9-61.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 305 129 37.7 30.6-45.3 176 62.3 54.7-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 575 251 45.1 40.1-50.2 324 54.9 49.8-59.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 502 194 36.3 31.4-41.6 308 63.7 58.4-68.6

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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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