2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Injection Drug Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-MALES 1,600 170 11.4 9.5-13.8 1,430 88.6 86.2-90.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,089 124 12.7 10.2-15.7 965 87.3 84.3-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 257 26 10.6 6.6-16.6 231 89.4 83.4-93.4
Other 231 19 6.8 3.2-13.9 212 93.2 86.1-96.8
AGE
18-34 297 44 16.8 12.0-23.0 253 83.2 77.0-88.0
35-44 190 18 8.6 5.0-14.4 172 91.4 85.6-95.0
45-54 290 29 8.0 5.0-12.4 261 92.0 87.6-95.0
55-64 303 33 9.8 6.5-14.6 270 90.2 85.4-93.5
65-74 318 33 13.0 7.9-20.7 285 87.0 79.3-92.1
75+ 183 11 8.1 3.9-15.9 172 91.9 84.1-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 20 14.9 8.7-24.3 179 85.1 75.7-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 58 13.0 9.5-17.4 358 87.0 82.6-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 446 47 11.4 8.0-16.0 399 88.6 84.0-92.0
College Graduate 533 45 7.7 5.5-10.7 488 92.3 89.3-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 14 15.0 8.0-26.2 101 85.0 73.8-92.0
$15,000- 24,999 218 27 11.6 7.4-17.7 191 88.4 82.3-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 133 13 11.1 6.1-19.3 120 88.9 80.7-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 194 19 10.6 6.2-17.4 175 89.4 82.6-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 240 27 12.7 7.7-20.3 213 87.3 79.7-92.3
$75,000+ 430 45 10.6 7.4-15.0 385 89.4 85.0-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 71 16.3 12.4-21.1 437 83.7 78.9-87.6
No 1,083 97 9.4 7.2-12.1 986 90.6 87.9-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 39 12.1 7.9-18.1 384 87.9 81.9-92.1
Non-Veteran 1,176 131 11.3 9.1-13.9 1,045 88.7 86.1-90.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 386 32 7.1 4.8-10.4 354 92.9 89.6-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 372 37 13.8 9.2-20.1 335 86.2 79.9-90.8
Rural 842 101 12.9 10.2-16.3 741 87.1 83.7-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 102 11.4 9.0-14.4 797 88.6 85.6-91.0
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 41 9.8 6.8-14.0 425 90.2 86.0-93.2
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 11 12.0 6.5-21.1 89 88.0 78.9-93.5
101% to 150% 214 28 12.6 7.9-19.6 186 87.4 80.4-92.1
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** 96 91.9 83.5-96.2
More than 200% 872 93 11.8 9.2-15.0 779 88.2 85.0-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 342 50 13.8 9.8-19.2 292 86.2 80.8-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 666 73 15.0 11.4-19.5 593 85.0 80.5-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 592 47 6.7 4.8- 9.2 545 93.3 90.8-95.2

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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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