2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-MALES 2,192 1,738 81.8 79.7-83.8 454 18.2 16.2-20.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 1,206 83.8 81.2-86.1 265 16.2 13.9-18.8
Non-Hispanic Black 356 264 77.8 72.3-82.6 92 22.2 17.4-27.7
Other 331 243 78.7 73.4-83.2 88 21.3 16.8-26.6
AGE
18-34 523 473 90.7 87.7-93.1 50 9.3 6.9-12.3
35-44 281 237 85.8 80.3-90.0 44 14.2 10.0-19.7
45-54 367 289 80.2 74.4-84.9 78 19.8 15.1-25.6
55-64 372 283 78.2 72.1-83.3 89 21.8 16.7-27.9
65-74 389 276 71.3 64.9-77.0 113 28.7 23.0-35.1
75+ 228 152 63.5 54.5-71.7 76 36.5 28.3-45.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 136 55.6 47.9-63.1 119 44.4 36.9-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 451 82.6 78.8-85.9 137 17.4 14.1-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 582 466 83.5 79.6-86.8 116 16.5 13.2-20.4
College Graduate 760 678 92.8 90.6-94.5 82 7.2 5.5- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 95 64.2 54.9-72.6 72 35.8 27.4-45.1
$15,000- 24,999 293 191 69.4 62.6-75.5 102 30.6 24.5-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 181 133 75.3 67.2-81.9 48 24.7 18.1-32.8
$35,000- 49,999 252 203 81.0 74.4-86.1 49 19.0 13.9-25.6
$50,000- 74,999 323 282 88.3 82.4-92.5 41 11.7 7.5-17.6
$75,000+ 601 552 92.1 88.7-94.5 49 7.9 5.5-11.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 334 55.7 50.6-60.7 290 44.3 39.3-49.4
No 1,489 1,340 90.6 88.6-92.3 149 9.4 7.7-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 613 469 79.0 74.6-82.8 144 21.0 17.2-25.4
Non-Veteran 1,572 1,263 82.7 80.3-84.9 309 17.3 15.1-19.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 596 517 88.4 85.2-91.1 79 11.6 8.9-14.8
Regional City or Suburban County 543 436 82.4 78.3-85.8 107 17.6 14.2-21.7
Rural 1,053 785 75.9 72.2-79.3 268 24.1 20.7-27.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 1,146 89.4 87.1-91.3 144 10.6 8.7-12.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 405 71.1 65.9-75.9 162 28.9 24.1-34.1
Unable to Work 169 55 35.2 25.8-45.9 114 64.8 54.1-74.2
Other not in Labor Force 68 61 90.1 78.4-95.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 84 65.6 55.9-74.1 54 34.4 25.9-44.1
101% to 150% 270 173 68.5 61.1-75.0 97 31.5 25.0-38.9
151% to 200% 141 106 80.3 72.2-86.5 35 19.7 13.5-27.8
More than 200% 1,187 1,039 88.2 85.5-90.4 148 11.8 9.6-14.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 300 73.9 67.6-79.4 123 26.1 20.6-32.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 713 80.3 76.9-83.3 189 19.7 16.7-23.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 725 85.6 82.6-88.2 142 14.4 11.8-17.4

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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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