2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,590 1,461 28.8 27.2-30.5 3,129 71.2 69.5-72.8
-MALES 2,121 629 26.2 24.0-28.6 1,492 73.8 71.4-76.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,436 427 25.8 23.2-28.7 1,009 74.2 71.3-76.8
Non-Hispanic Black 343 106 27.6 22.4-33.6 237 72.4 66.4-77.6
Other 312 84 26.1 20.5-32.6 228 73.9 67.4-79.5
AGE
18-34 494 87 17.0 13.6-21.1 407 83.0 78.9-86.4
35-44 271 48 18.0 13.2-24.0 223 82.0 76.0-86.8
45-54 356 101 25.8 20.7-31.7 255 74.2 68.3-79.3
55-64 367 124 33.4 27.4-40.0 243 66.6 60.0-72.6
65-74 384 144 35.9 29.9-42.3 240 64.1 57.7-70.1
75+ 220 114 50.3 41.7-58.9 106 49.7 41.1-58.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 108 43.6 35.9-51.6 132 56.4 48.4-64.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 186 27.9 23.7-32.6 371 72.1 67.4-76.3
Some Post-H.S. 569 178 26.1 22.1-30.5 391 73.9 69.5-77.9
College Graduate 750 154 15.3 12.7-18.3 596 84.7 81.7-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 89 58.8 48.5-68.4 55 41.2 31.6-51.5
$15,000- 24,999 285 123 43.4 36.3-50.7 162 56.6 49.3-63.7
$25,000- 34,999 176 59 30.6 23.2-39.2 117 69.4 60.8-76.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 53 20.0 14.8-26.4 196 80.0 73.6-85.2
$50,000- 74,999 320 85 22.1 16.9-28.3 235 77.9 71.7-83.1
$75,000+ 589 104 15.0 11.9-18.7 485 85.0 81.3-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Veteran 608 239 35.1 30.4-40.0 369 64.9 60.0-69.6
Non-Veteran 1,512 390 23.5 21.0-26.2 1,122 76.5 73.8-79.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 124 19.3 15.9-23.3 447 80.7 76.7-84.1
Regional City or Suburban County 527 168 27.5 23.3-32.2 359 72.5 67.8-76.7
Rural 1,023 337 31.0 27.3-34.9 686 69.0 65.1-72.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,245 199 16.0 13.7-18.7 1,046 84.0 81.3-86.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 560 242 43.1 37.9-48.5 318 56.9 51.5-62.1
Unable to Work 168 134 73.3 62.1-82.1 34 26.7 17.9-37.9
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 54 41.3 31.8-51.6 79 58.7 48.4-68.2
101% to 150% 263 129 47.3 39.8-55.0 134 52.7 45.0-60.2
151% to 200% 140 47 30.7 22.6-40.2 93 69.3 59.8-77.4
More than 200% 1,170 254 18.2 15.7-21.0 916 81.8 79.0-84.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 144 31.8 25.9-38.3 262 68.2 61.7-74.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 885 287 30.0 26.5-33.8 598 70.0 66.2-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 830 198 20.7 17.7-24.2 632 79.3 75.8-82.3

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2018 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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