2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,090 176 5.4 4.4- 6.6 2,914 94.6 93.4-95.6
GENDER
Male 1,449 79 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,370 94.8 93.0-96.2
Female 1,641 97 5.6 4.4- 7.2 1,544 94.4 92.8-95.6
AGE
18-34 572 21 3.9 2.4- 6.1 551 96.1 93.9-97.6
35-44 354 16 4.1 2.3- 7.2 338 95.9 92.8-97.7
45-54 474 31 6.0 3.7- 9.7 443 94.0 90.3-96.3
55-64 564 32 6.1 3.7-10.0 532 93.9 90.0-96.3
65-74 644 41 6.1 4.1- 9.1 603 93.9 90.9-95.9
75+ 442 34 8.3 5.3-12.7 408 91.7 87.3-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 25 12.1 7.4-19.0 184 87.9 81.0-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 718 57 6.5 4.7- 9.0 661 93.5 91.0-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 903 51 5.2 3.6- 7.5 852 94.8 92.5-96.4
College Graduate 1,260 42 2.4 1.6- 3.4 1,218 97.6 96.6-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 39 20.5 14.2-28.8 172 79.5 71.2-85.8
$15,000- 24,999 363 43 11.5 7.7-16.8 320 88.5 83.2-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 371 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 462 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 882 16 1.5 0.8- 2.6 866 98.5 97.4-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 973 176 18.7 15.6-22.3 797 81.3 77.7-84.4
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 35 6.1 3.6-10.2 465 93.9 89.8-96.4
Non-Veteran 2,593 141 5.3 4.3- 6.5 2,452 94.7 93.5-95.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 711 25 4.0 2.4- 6.6 686 96.0 93.4-97.6
Regional City or Suburban County 790 43 5.4 3.8- 7.6 747 94.6 92.4-96.2
Rural 1,593 108 6.3 4.9- 8.2 1,485 93.7 91.8-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,534 45 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,489 97.1 95.8-98.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,019 65 7.1 5.1- 9.8 954 92.9 90.2-94.9
Unable to Work 245 52 21.4 15.0-29.7 193 78.6 70.3-85.0
Other not in Labor Force 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 13 15.4 8.4-26.6 54 84.6 73.4-91.6
50% to 100% 152 21 14.2 8.4-23.0 131 85.8 77.0-91.6
101% to 150% 355 46 14.1 9.8-19.9 309 85.9 80.1-90.2
151% to 200% 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,750 57 2.6 1.8- 3.8 1,693 97.4 96.2-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 41 6.7 4.2-10.4 489 93.3 89.6-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,318 79 6.3 4.8- 8.2 1,239 93.7 91.8-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 56 4.1 2.9- 5.9 1,190 95.9 94.1-97.1

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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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