2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-MALES 2,195 1,345 59.8 57.2-62.4 302 12.8 11.2-14.6 548 27.4 25.1-29.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,474 976 64.4 61.2-67.4 215 14.1 12.0-16.5 283 21.6 19.0-24.4
Non-Hispanic Black 357 216 60.7 54.4-66.6 55 12.3 9.0-16.6 86 27.0 21.6-33.1
Other 330 133 37.6 31.4-44.1 29 8.4 5.3-12.9 168 54.1 47.4-60.6
AGE
18-34 522 225 43.3 38.5-48.3 45 8.6 6.3-11.7 252 48.1 43.2-53.0
35-44 282 159 60.4 53.4-66.9 19 5.0 3.1- 8.1 104 34.6 28.3-41.5
45-54 367 243 69.4 63.4-74.8 40 10.4 7.2-14.9 84 20.2 15.7-25.5
55-64 374 249 68.3 62.0-74.0 61 16.8 12.4-22.4 64 14.9 10.9-20.1
65-74 392 285 69.2 62.3-75.4 84 25.5 19.6-32.5 23 5.3 3.2- 8.4
75+ 226 168 73.4 64.6-80.6 48 22.5 15.6-31.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 116 43.9 36.4-51.6 31 14.1 8.9-21.6 106 42.1 34.7-49.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 340 55.6 50.7-60.5 78 12.0 9.3-15.4 172 32.4 27.9-37.2
Some Post-H.S. 583 343 61.3 56.4-66.0 91 13.7 10.7-17.4 149 25.0 21.0-29.4
College Graduate 762 543 71.5 67.6-75.2 100 11.7 9.3-14.7 119 16.7 13.8-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 87 50.5 41.3-59.7 28 15.8 10.1-23.8 54 33.7 25.6-42.9
$15,000- 24,999 293 147 44.2 37.4-51.2 35 13.0 8.9-18.5 111 42.9 36.0-50.0
$25,000- 34,999 181 107 58.9 50.2-67.1 23 12.3 7.8-18.9 51 28.7 21.6-37.1
$35,000- 49,999 255 151 56.1 48.3-63.5 42 15.0 10.5-21.0 62 28.9 22.3-36.6
$50,000- 74,999 323 208 64.4 57.4-70.8 44 12.8 8.6-18.7 71 22.8 17.6-28.9
$75,000+ 600 444 72.9 68.2-77.1 72 10.1 7.6-13.2 84 17.0 13.4-21.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 372 54.5 49.3-59.5 144 23.1 19.0-27.7 110 22.5 18.2-27.4
No 1,490 929 62.2 59.1-65.1 152 9.4 7.7-11.5 409 28.4 25.7-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 397 64.5 59.5-69.1 118 17.7 14.2-21.8 102 17.8 14.3-22.0
Non-Veteran 1,571 944 58.5 55.4-61.5 183 11.2 9.4-13.4 444 30.3 27.5-33.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 596 347 57.4 52.7-61.9 55 8.7 6.3-12.0 194 33.9 29.7-38.4
Regional City or Suburban County 544 314 57.4 52.3-62.4 102 16.9 13.4-21.0 128 25.7 21.4-30.5
Rural 1,055 684 63.6 59.7-67.4 145 13.2 10.8-16.1 226 23.2 19.9-26.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 753 59.2 55.9-62.4 105 7.4 5.9- 9.2 433 33.4 30.3-36.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 409 70.3 65.0-75.1 122 23.4 19.0-28.5 36 6.3 4.2- 9.3
Unable to Work 171 95 50.9 41.0-60.7 57 38.9 29.4-49.4 19 10.2 5.9-16.9
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 64 43.6 34.2-53.6 12 8.0 4.2-14.7 63 48.3 38.6-58.2
101% to 150% 270 150 51.0 43.5-58.4 44 17.8 12.7-24.4 76 31.3 24.6-38.8
151% to 200% 141 78 49.6 40.0-59.2 19 13.6 8.3-21.6 44 36.7 27.7-46.8
More than 200% 1,189 819 68.5 65.1-71.7 157 11.4 9.4-13.8 213 20.1 17.3-23.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 267 61.2 54.5-67.4 62 14.4 10.5-19.4 94 24.4 19.0-30.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 540 58.0 54.0-61.9 137 14.9 12.2-18.1 228 27.1 23.7-30.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 538 61.2 57.2-65.0 103 10.3 8.1-12.9 226 28.5 25.0-32.3

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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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