2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,616 146 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,470 95.7 94.7-96.5
-MALES 1,627 108 6.7 5.3- 8.5 1,519 93.3 91.5-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,106 65 6.2 4.5- 8.4 1,041 93.8 91.6-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 266 20 6.6 4.0-10.7 246 93.4 89.3-96.0
Other 232 22 9.6 6.0-15.0 210 90.4 85.0-94.0
AGE
18-34 300 33 11.5 7.8-16.6 267 88.5 83.4-92.2
35-44 197 20 9.5 5.8-15.2 177 90.5 84.8-94.2
45-54 292 17 4.9 2.5- 9.4 275 95.1 90.6-97.5
55-64 306 13 3.1 1.6- 5.8 293 96.9 94.2-98.4
65-74 325 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0 306 95.5 92.0-97.5
75+ 188 *** *** *** 182 96.3 90.4-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 25 14.6 9.2-22.4 179 85.4 77.6-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 30 6.5 4.2- 9.9 389 93.5 90.1-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 454 30 5.6 3.7- 8.4 424 94.4 91.6-96.3
College Graduate 544 23 3.7 2.2- 6.3 521 96.3 93.7-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 14 9.9 5.3-17.6 102 90.1 82.4-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 224 23 8.9 5.4-14.3 201 91.1 85.7-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 128 93.9 87.7-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 196 14 9.0 4.7-16.3 182 91.0 83.7-95.3
$50,000- 74,999 243 12 5.7 2.7-11.5 231 94.3 88.5-97.3
$75,000+ 436 18 3.2 1.8- 5.6 418 96.8 94.4-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 519 31 5.6 3.6- 8.5 488 94.4 91.5-96.4
No 1,098 77 7.3 5.5- 9.5 1,021 92.7 90.5-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 26 4.7 2.9- 7.6 404 95.3 92.4-97.1
Non-Veteran 1,196 82 7.3 5.6- 9.4 1,114 92.7 90.6-94.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 391 27 6.5 4.3- 9.7 364 93.5 90.3-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 379 22 6.3 3.7-10.4 357 93.7 89.6-96.3
Rural 857 59 7.2 5.2- 9.9 798 92.8 90.1-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 912 62 7.1 5.3- 9.5 850 92.9 90.5-94.7
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 476 20 2.8 1.7- 4.7 456 97.2 95.3-98.3
Unable to Work 140 16 8.7 4.8-15.2 124 91.3 84.8-95.2
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 12 9.2 4.8-16.9 92 90.8 83.1-95.2
101% to 150% 217 23 9.8 6.0-15.6 194 90.2 84.4-94.0
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** 101 93.7 86.0-97.3
More than 200% 883 42 4.8 3.2- 7.0 841 95.2 93.0-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 348 27 8.6 5.1-14.1 321 91.4 85.9-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 44 6.4 4.4- 9.1 633 93.6 90.9-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 602 37 6.4 4.4- 9.3 565 93.6 90.7-95.6

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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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