2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,138 422 14.1 12.6-15.8 2,716 85.9 84.2-87.4
GENDER
Male 1,475 155 11.4 9.4-13.8 1,320 88.6 86.2-90.6
Female 1,663 267 16.6 14.4-19.0 1,396 83.4 81.0-85.6
AGE
18-34 585 94 17.0 13.6-21.0 491 83.0 79.0-86.4
35-44 363 54 16.6 12.2-22.1 309 83.4 77.9-87.8
45-54 479 66 13.0 9.8-17.1 413 87.0 82.9-90.2
55-64 572 83 14.4 11.2-18.4 489 85.6 81.6-88.8
65-74 654 77 11.4 8.2-15.7 577 88.6 84.3-91.8
75+ 443 44 9.3 6.5-13.3 399 90.7 86.7-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 49 22.3 15.7-30.6 164 77.7 69.4-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 117 16.4 13.3-20.1 618 83.6 79.9-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 920 131 13.9 11.4-17.0 789 86.1 83.0-88.6
College Graduate 1,269 125 9.6 7.9-11.7 1,144 90.4 88.3-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 68 24.2 18.3-31.3 169 75.8 68.7-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 367 68 18.7 14.1-24.3 299 81.3 75.7-85.9
$25,000- 34,999 262 52 27.1 20.2-35.4 210 72.9 64.6-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 374 44 12.4 8.8-17.2 330 87.6 82.8-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 463 53 12.4 8.9-17.0 410 87.6 83.0-91.1
$75,000+ 887 68 7.3 5.4- 9.6 819 92.7 90.4-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 212 20.9 17.9-24.4 764 79.1 75.6-82.1
No 2,093 197 11.0 9.4-13.0 1,896 89.0 87.0-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 36 7.0 4.7-10.4 467 93.0 89.6-95.3
Non-Veteran 2,635 385 15.2 13.5-17.1 2,250 84.8 82.9-86.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 86 13.2 10.4-16.5 636 86.8 83.5-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 803 106 14.5 11.6-17.9 697 85.5 82.1-88.4
Rural 1,617 230 14.4 12.2-16.9 1,387 85.6 83.1-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,560 184 12.9 10.9-15.2 1,376 87.1 84.8-89.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,024 111 10.9 8.6-13.7 913 89.1 86.3-91.4
Unable to Work 249 84 31.7 24.4-40.2 165 68.3 59.8-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 209 26 13.6 8.9-20.3 183 86.4 79.7-91.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 41 23.5 16.2-32.9 115 76.5 67.1-83.8
101% to 150% 358 78 24.0 18.6-30.3 280 76.0 69.7-81.4
151% to 200% 220 30 15.4 9.9-23.2 190 84.6 76.8-90.1
More than 200% 1,758 177 10.1 8.4-12.0 1,581 89.9 88.0-91.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 83 14.2 10.9-18.4 461 85.8 81.6-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,334 190 15.3 13.0-18.0 1,144 84.7 82.0-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,264 149 12.8 10.5-15.4 1,115 87.2 84.6-89.5

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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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