2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,719 4,088 85.5 84.1-86.7 631 14.5 13.3-15.9
-MALES 2,195 1,863 84.3 82.2-86.1 332 15.7 13.9-17.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,474 1,355 91.3 89.2-93.1 119 8.7 6.9-10.8
Non-Hispanic Black 357 294 81.0 75.2-85.7 63 19.0 14.3-24.8
Other 330 189 58.1 51.5-64.4 141 41.9 35.6-48.5
AGE
18-34 520 393 75.5 71.0-79.5 127 24.5 20.5-29.0
35-44 281 206 80.2 74.5-84.9 75 19.8 15.1-25.5
45-54 367 296 82.1 76.1-86.8 71 17.9 13.2-23.9
55-64 374 328 89.6 84.7-93.0 46 10.4 7.0-15.3
65-74 392 386 98.5 95.4-99.5 *** *** ***
75+ 229 227 98.6 92.1-99.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 150 62.2 54.7-69.2 105 37.8 30.8-45.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 469 80.8 76.6-84.4 121 19.2 15.6-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 579 506 87.7 83.8-90.8 73 12.3 9.2-16.2
College Graduate 764 732 95.7 93.7-97.1 32 4.3 2.9- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 118 70.2 61.5-77.7 51 29.8 22.3-38.5
$15,000- 24,999 292 202 68.6 61.6-74.8 90 31.4 25.2-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 180 139 75.0 66.0-82.2 41 25.0 17.8-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 255 221 84.1 77.2-89.1 34 15.9 10.9-22.8
$50,000- 74,999 323 301 93.0 88.4-95.8 22 7.0 4.2-11.6
$75,000+ 600 579 95.5 92.5-97.3 21 4.5 2.7- 7.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 534 81.5 77.0-85.4 94 18.5 14.6-23.0
No 1,488 1,269 85.9 83.5-88.0 219 14.1 12.0-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 597 97.5 95.9-98.4 21 2.5 1.6- 4.1
Non-Veteran 1,570 1,262 80.4 77.8-82.7 308 19.6 17.3-22.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 499 82.0 78.1-85.3 98 18.0 14.7-21.9
Regional City or Suburban County 544 485 87.7 83.8-90.9 59 12.3 9.1-16.2
Rural 1,054 879 83.6 80.3-86.5 175 16.4 13.5-19.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,289 1,039 82.1 79.4-84.6 250 17.9 15.4-20.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 570 559 98.5 96.7-99.4 11 1.5 0.6- 3.3
Unable to Work 171 151 89.5 83.4-93.6 20 10.5 6.4-16.6
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 83 60.6 50.6-69.8 56 39.4 30.2-49.4
101% to 150% 269 203 76.0 69.0-81.8 66 24.0 18.2-31.0
151% to 200% 140 115 82.8 74.4-88.8 25 17.2 11.2-25.6
More than 200% 1,189 1,113 92.4 90.0-94.2 76 7.6 5.8-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 338 79.4 73.1-84.5 85 20.6 15.5-26.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 904 787 86.8 83.8-89.3 117 13.2 10.7-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 738 83.2 79.9-86.1 130 16.8 13.9-20.1

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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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