2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-MALES 2,192 397 19.3 17.3-21.4 684 32.2 29.8-34.7 657 30.4 28.0-32.8 311 13.1 11.5-15.0 143 5.1 4.0- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 280 20.3 17.8-23.1 512 34.5 31.6-37.6 414 29.0 26.1-32.0 172 11.4 9.4-13.7 93 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Black 356 60 18.7 14.2-24.2 92 29.7 24.2-36.0 112 29.4 24.2-35.3 65 15.0 11.3-19.7 27 7.1 4.3-11.6
Other 331 51 15.5 11.4-20.7 70 25.6 19.9-32.2 122 37.6 31.4-44.3 68 17.8 13.6-23.0 20 3.5 2.1- 5.6
AGE
18-34 523 153 30.4 26.0-35.2 186 34.0 29.5-38.8 134 26.3 22.1-30.9 46 8.8 6.5-11.9 *** *** ***
35-44 281 58 20.1 15.1-26.3 91 36.2 29.7-43.2 88 29.5 23.6-36.2 33 10.8 7.1-16.1 11 3.4 1.7- 6.6
45-54 367 49 12.4 8.9-17.0 113 32.5 26.9-38.7 127 35.3 29.4-41.7 59 15.2 11.0-20.5 19 4.6 2.5- 8.5
55-64 372 57 14.5 10.6-19.4 121 32.6 27.0-38.8 105 31.1 25.4-37.5 46 10.6 7.5-14.8 43 11.2 7.3-16.9
65-74 389 42 8.3 5.9-11.6 104 27.4 22.2-33.3 130 35.6 29.4-42.3 70 19.1 14.2-25.2 43 9.6 6.5-13.8
75+ 228 28 12.8 8.3-19.2 63 25.1 18.6-32.9 61 25.7 19.1-33.6 53 28.0 20.4-37.2 23 8.4 4.9-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 18 7.8 4.4-13.4 42 17.0 12.0-23.5 76 30.8 24.0-38.5 75 30.6 24.1-38.1 44 13.7 9.4-19.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 100 20.6 16.7-25.2 146 26.2 22.1-30.8 205 35.8 31.2-40.6 92 12.2 9.6-15.5 45 5.2 3.4- 7.8
Some Post-H.S. 582 104 19.0 15.4-23.1 184 33.5 28.9-38.3 178 31.1 26.6-35.9 87 12.7 9.8-16.3 29 3.8 2.2- 6.3
College Graduate 760 175 24.4 20.9-28.3 308 45.5 41.2-49.8 195 22.9 19.6-26.5 57 5.3 3.8- 7.3 25 1.9 1.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 21 18.9 12.1-28.2 32 19.8 13.2-28.4 42 25.6 18.5-34.2 37 20.8 14.0-29.8 35 15.0 10.0-21.9
$15,000- 24,999 293 37 11.9 8.0-17.3 66 25.5 19.9-32.1 88 32.1 25.9-38.9 71 23.2 17.7-29.8 31 7.4 4.6-11.5
$25,000- 34,999 181 23 15.9 10.1-24.0 44 25.3 18.3-34.0 66 34.1 26.5-42.6 38 20.9 14.7-29.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 37 17.3 11.7-24.8 92 35.5 28.6-43.0 74 28.2 21.9-35.5 38 15.2 10.5-21.4 11 3.9 2.0- 7.5
$50,000- 74,999 323 65 18.1 13.8-23.5 109 35.0 28.5-42.1 108 35.2 28.9-42.1 29 7.8 4.8-12.5 12 3.8 1.5- 9.4
$75,000+ 601 144 22.2 18.6-26.4 253 44.1 39.4-49.0 155 25.7 21.6-30.3 38 6.0 3.9- 9.1 11 1.9 0.8- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 46 8.8 6.2-12.2 99 15.5 12.4-19.2 189 31.5 27.0-36.3 173 27.7 23.3-32.5 117 16.6 13.0-20.9
No 1,489 338 22.8 20.3-25.5 557 37.6 34.7-40.7 445 30.2 27.4-33.2 124 8.1 6.5-10.0 25 1.3 0.7- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 613 115 19.9 16.3-24.0 185 32.0 27.4-36.9 169 27.1 22.9-31.8 93 14.3 11.1-18.1 51 6.7 4.5-10.0
Non-Veteran 1,572 280 19.0 16.7-21.6 499 32.4 29.7-35.3 484 31.3 28.5-34.2 217 12.7 10.8-14.9 92 4.6 3.4- 6.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 596 124 20.7 17.3-24.7 224 38.6 34.2-43.2 169 29.1 25.0-33.5 63 8.9 6.8-11.6 16 2.6 1.3- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 543 100 20.7 16.6-25.3 177 31.2 26.7-36.1 159 30.5 25.9-35.6 84 15.0 11.7-18.9 23 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Rural 1,053 173 17.0 14.3-20.2 283 27.5 24.1-31.2 329 31.3 27.8-35.1 164 15.3 12.5-18.5 104 8.8 6.7-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 275 21.2 18.7-24.1 488 37.4 34.3-40.7 383 30.7 27.7-33.9 126 8.9 7.2-10.9 18 1.7 0.9- 3.2
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 73 11.6 8.9-15.1 144 24.9 20.7-29.7 188 34.6 29.7-39.8 108 21.1 16.8-26.2 54 7.8 5.6-10.7
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 27.6 18.9-38.3 49 30.6 22.3-40.3 65 34.2 25.1-44.7
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.4-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 20 15.4 9.4-24.3 25 20.8 13.5-30.7 39 29.3 21.1-39.2 38 25.7 18.3-34.7 16 8.8 4.7-15.8
101% to 150% 270 30 12.5 8.2-18.5 61 24.9 19.0-31.9 82 31.1 24.8-38.2 62 22.8 16.9-30.1 35 8.7 5.7-13.1
151% to 200% 141 18 15.2 8.9-24.7 41 30.3 22.3-39.7 47 34.8 26.1-44.6 22 13.5 8.3-21.2 13 6.2 3.4-11.1
More than 200% 1,187 244 19.7 17.1-22.6 452 39.6 36.2-43.1 343 28.9 25.8-32.2 114 9.0 7.2-11.3 34 2.8 1.7- 4.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 69 16.6 12.5-21.7 104 26.1 20.7-32.3 127 31.2 25.4-37.7 77 15.8 11.7-21.1 46 10.2 6.5-15.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 163 20.0 16.9-23.5 266 28.8 25.4-32.6 284 31.5 27.9-35.4 128 14.4 11.8-17.6 61 5.3 3.8- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 165 19.4 16.4-22.7 314 37.2 33.4-41.2 246 29.0 25.5-32.8 106 11.1 8.9-13.7 36 3.3 2.1- 5.3

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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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