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 4,706 431 9.4 8.3-10.6 4,275 90.6 89.4-91.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,127 276 9.0 7.8-10.5 2,851 91.0 89.5-92.2
GENDER
Male 1,471 74 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,397 94.8 93.0-96.2
Female 1,656 202 12.6 10.6-14.9 1,454 87.4 85.1-89.4
AGE
18-34 579 43 8.4 5.9-11.9 536 91.6 88.1-94.1
35-44 362 39 11.4 7.9-16.1 323 88.6 83.9-92.1
45-54 479 52 10.0 7.2-13.7 427 90.0 86.3-92.8
55-64 568 53 9.5 6.9-13.1 515 90.5 86.9-93.1
65-74 654 51 8.2 5.3-12.4 603 91.8 87.6-94.7
75+ 443 34 6.4 4.2- 9.6 409 93.6 90.4-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 35 15.7 10.1-23.6 177 84.3 76.4-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 730 82 10.7 8.3-13.7 648 89.3 86.3-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 917 83 8.7 6.6-11.5 834 91.3 88.5-93.4
College Graduate 1,267 76 5.8 4.5- 7.5 1,191 94.2 92.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 59 20.9 15.4-27.7 176 79.1 72.3-84.6
$15,000- 24,999 366 47 12.8 9.0-17.8 319 87.2 82.2-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 260 36 20.3 13.9-28.6 224 79.7 71.4-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 373 30 8.3 5.3-12.6 343 91.7 87.4-94.7
$50,000- 74,999 462 30 5.4 3.5- 8.3 432 94.6 91.7-96.5
$75,000+ 884 37 4.5 3.1- 6.6 847 95.5 93.4-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 970 160 15.5 12.9-18.5 810 84.5 81.5-87.1
No 2,088 108 6.2 4.9- 7.8 1,980 93.8 92.2-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 18 3.3 1.9- 5.8 484 96.7 94.2-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,625 257 9.9 8.5-11.6 2,368 90.1 88.4-91.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 52 8.3 6.1-11.2 670 91.7 88.8-93.9
Regional City or Suburban County 801 68 9.3 6.9-12.4 733 90.7 87.6-93.1
Rural 1,608 156 9.3 7.6-11.4 1,452 90.7 88.6-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,552 104 7.6 6.0- 9.6 1,448 92.4 90.4-94.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,024 76 7.1 5.3- 9.4 948 92.9 90.6-94.7
Unable to Work 247 71 28.2 21.1-36.7 176 71.8 63.3-78.9
Other not in Labor Force 208 14 6.0 3.3-10.5 194 94.0 89.5-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 16 19.5 11.3-31.5 51 80.5 68.5-88.7
50% to 100% 154 36 20.7 13.8-29.8 118 79.3 70.2-86.2
101% to 150% 356 55 16.7 12.0-22.6 301 83.3 77.4-88.0
151% to 200% 220 22 11.3 6.5-19.0 198 88.7 81.0-93.5
More than 200% 1,752 106 5.9 4.7- 7.4 1,646 94.1 92.6-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 54 8.4 6.0-11.7 486 91.6 88.3-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,329 127 10.1 8.1-12.4 1,202 89.9 87.6-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 95 8.1 6.3-10.4 1,167 91.9 89.6-93.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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