2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-MALES 2,195 268 12.6 10.9-14.5 1,927 87.4 85.5-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,472 137 10.4 8.5-12.8 1,335 89.6 87.2-91.5
Non-Hispanic Black 358 51 15.4 11.2-20.8 307 84.6 79.2-88.8
Other 331 71 17.4 13.3-22.4 260 82.6 77.6-86.7
AGE
18-34 522 72 13.8 10.8-17.5 450 86.2 82.5-89.2
35-44 281 50 15.1 10.9-20.4 231 84.9 79.6-89.1
45-54 366 59 15.8 11.5-21.2 307 84.2 78.8-88.5
55-64 374 50 11.5 7.9-16.4 324 88.5 83.6-92.1
65-74 392 15 4.6 1.7-11.9 377 95.4 88.1-98.3
75+ 228 16 9.8 5.3-17.6 212 90.2 82.4-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 52 20.5 14.7-27.9 203 79.5 72.1-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 81 12.4 9.4-16.1 507 87.6 83.9-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 581 80 13.8 10.8-17.5 501 86.2 82.5-89.2
College Graduate 764 53 6.8 4.9- 9.3 711 93.2 90.7-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 37 22.8 15.8-31.7 130 77.2 68.3-84.2
$15,000- 24,999 294 75 26.2 20.3-33.0 219 73.8 67.0-79.7
$25,000- 34,999 181 23 14.4 9.0-22.3 158 85.6 77.7-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 255 23 10.5 6.6-16.4 232 89.5 83.6-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 323 22 6.3 4.0- 9.8 301 93.7 90.2-96.0
$75,000+ 600 35 6.2 4.2- 9.0 565 93.8 91.0-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 130 24.6 20.3-29.5 497 75.4 70.5-79.7
No 1,489 130 8.6 7.0-10.6 1,359 91.4 89.4-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 46 7.8 5.5-11.0 572 92.2 89.0-94.5
Non-Veteran 1,570 221 14.0 12.0-16.4 1,349 86.0 83.6-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 69 11.6 9.0-14.8 529 88.4 85.2-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 546 68 12.9 9.7-16.9 478 87.1 83.1-90.3
Rural 1,051 131 13.2 10.5-16.3 920 86.8 83.7-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 165 12.5 10.4-14.8 1,126 87.5 85.2-89.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 569 32 5.6 3.5- 8.8 537 94.4 91.2-96.5
Unable to Work 169 35 21.6 13.6-32.4 134 78.4 67.6-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 35 24.4 16.9-34.0 104 75.6 66.0-83.1
101% to 150% 270 57 20.3 14.8-27.1 213 79.7 72.9-85.2
151% to 200% 141 16 10.9 6.3-18.1 125 89.1 81.9-93.7
More than 200% 1,189 89 8.3 6.5-10.4 1,100 91.7 89.6-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 59 15.9 11.0-22.4 363 84.1 77.6-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 111 12.9 10.4-16.1 794 87.1 83.9-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 98 11.2 9.0-13.9 770 88.8 86.1-91.0

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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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