2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,686 3,824 79.9 78.4-81.4 384 8.6 7.6- 9.6 246 5.9 5.1- 6.8 206 5.0 4.2- 5.9 26 0.6 0.4- 1.0
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 765 621 79.8 75.6-83.5 63 7.8 5.7-10.5 35 5.1 3.4- 7.7 41 6.3 4.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
Region 3 397 318 78.7 73.4-83.2 45 12.1 8.6-16.7 21 5.6 3.5- 8.8 13 3.6 1.9- 6.7 *** *** ***
Region 4 707 565 79.1 75.4-82.3 58 7.8 5.9-10.2 40 6.3 4.4- 8.8 36 5.8 4.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
Region 5 555 460 81.3 77.2-84.7 40 7.2 5.2-10.1 26 5.5 3.6- 8.3 26 5.4 3.6- 8.1 *** *** ***
Region 6 424 359 84.0 79.0-88.0 21 5.7 3.2-10.0 27 7.0 4.6-10.6 15 2.9 1.7- 4.9 *** *** ***
Region 7 620 494 78.9 74.9-82.5 59 9.5 7.1-12.6 37 6.3 4.3- 9.0 26 4.9 3.2- 7.4 *** *** ***
Region 8 530 431 79.0 74.4-82.9 45 9.7 7.0-13.3 27 5.4 3.4- 8.4 25 5.2 3.3- 8.0 *** *** ***
Region 9 & 10 694 582 80.5 76.2-84.2 53 9.5 6.9-13.0 33 5.6 3.7- 8.2 24 4.1 2.4- 6.9 *** *** ***
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,687 1,397 80.5 77.9-82.9 126 8.4 6.7-10.4 85 5.7 4.4- 7.4 71 4.8 3.6- 6.3 *** *** ***
Piedmont 2,118 1,715 79.8 77.7-81.7 183 8.7 7.4-10.1 120 6.2 5.1- 7.5 87 4.8 3.8- 6.0 13 0.6 0.3- 1.0
Western NC 887 718 80.0 76.2-83.3 75 8.1 6.1-10.7 41 5.0 3.4- 7.3 48 6.1 4.1- 8.9 *** *** ***
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 677 551 78.3 73.4-82.5 59 9.1 6.6-12.4 27 4.8 2.9- 7.7 36 6.9 4.3-11.0 *** *** ***
Northwest 642 516 78.6 74.3-82.4 61 10.5 7.8-14.1 37 6.0 4.1- 8.7 25 4.4 2.8- 7.0 *** *** ***
Charlotte 560 446 79.5 75.5-83.0 46 7.5 5.6-10.1 33 6.5 4.4- 9.5 29 5.4 3.6- 8.0 *** *** ***
Greensboro 448 371 81.5 77.0-85.2 35 7.7 5.3-10.9 21 5.6 3.5- 8.7 21 5.3 3.4- 8.3 *** *** ***
Southern Regional 528 445 84.2 79.7-87.9 31 6.3 3.8-10.4 31 6.1 4.0- 9.2 19 2.9 1.8- 4.7 *** *** ***
Southeast 268 209 72.6 65.2-79.0 25 11.7 7.4-17.9 17 7.4 4.2-12.6 15 6.6 3.5-12.1 *** *** ***
Wake 678 546 79.9 76.3-83.1 60 9.2 6.9-12.0 40 5.8 4.2- 8.1 27 4.4 2.9- 6.6 *** *** ***
Area L & Eastern 891 746 80.7 76.7-84.1 67 8.6 6.4-11.5 40 5.4 3.6- 8.1 34 4.9 3.2- 7.5 *** *** ***
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 765 621 79.8 75.6-83.5 63 7.8 5.7-10.5 35 5.1 3.4- 7.7 41 6.3 4.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
Region 2 657 523 78.0 74.0-81.5 69 10.7 8.2-13.9 35 5.8 4.1- 8.3 30 5.4 3.6- 7.9 *** *** ***
Region 3 717 574 78.9 75.2-82.2 58 7.9 6.0-10.3 41 6.4 4.5- 8.9 36 5.8 4.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
Region 4 881 721 81.1 78.0-84.0 74 8.4 6.5-10.8 49 5.9 4.3- 8.0 31 3.9 2.7- 5.7 *** *** ***
Region 5 814 671 81.4 77.8-84.5 56 7.7 5.5-10.6 48 6.3 4.6- 8.7 35 3.9 2.7- 5.7 *** *** ***
Region 6 858 720 81.2 77.4-84.4 64 8.8 6.6-11.7 38 5.0 3.4- 7.3 33 4.8 3.1- 7.4 *** *** ***

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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.

^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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