2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,714 184 3.2 2.6- 3.9 4,530 96.8 96.1-97.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,133 115 2.9 2.3- 3.7 3,018 97.1 96.3-97.7
GENDER
Male 1,474 55 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,419 97.2 95.9-98.1
Female 1,659 60 3.0 2.1- 4.1 1,599 97.0 95.9-97.9
AGE
18-34 586 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 478 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 572 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 652 40 5.6 3.7- 8.4 612 94.4 91.6-96.3
75+ 440 34 7.3 4.7-11.1 406 92.7 88.9-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 25 2.4 1.5- 3.9 707 97.6 96.1-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 919 37 3.7 2.3- 5.7 882 96.3 94.3-97.7
College Graduate 1,267 43 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,224 97.5 96.5-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 366 23 5.7 3.5- 9.0 343 94.3 91.0-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 464 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 886 24 2.0 1.2- 3.2 862 98.0 96.8-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 67 6.5 4.7- 9.0 904 93.5 91.0-95.3
No 2,093 47 1.5 1.1- 2.1 2,046 98.5 97.9-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,632 93 2.6 2.0- 3.3 2,539 97.4 96.7-98.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 802 27 2.9 1.8- 4.5 775 97.1 95.5-98.2
Rural 1,613 70 3.3 2.4- 4.4 1,543 96.7 95.6-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,559 25 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,534 98.9 98.2-99.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,019 60 5.7 4.1- 7.9 959 94.3 92.1-95.9
Unable to Work 248 25 10.2 5.7-17.4 223 89.8 82.6-94.3
Other not in Labor Force 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 357 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 338 95.9 93.0-97.6
151% to 200% 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,759 52 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,707 97.6 96.5-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 32 5.9 3.6- 9.4 510 94.1 90.6-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,333 47 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,286 97.2 96.1-98.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 36 2.3 1.4- 3.7 1,226 97.7 96.3-98.6

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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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