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 4,714 445 7.3 6.5- 8.2 4,269 92.7 91.8-93.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,130 419 10.7 9.5-12.0 2,711 89.3 88.0-90.5
GENDER
Male 1,473 198 10.7 8.9-12.9 1,275 89.3 87.1-91.1
Female 1,657 221 10.7 9.1-12.5 1,436 89.3 87.5-90.9
AGE
18-34 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 362 19 4.9 3.0- 8.0 343 95.1 92.0-97.0
45-54 477 36 8.6 5.7-12.9 441 91.4 87.1-94.3
55-64 570 70 11.8 9.0-15.4 500 88.2 84.6-91.0
65-74 651 136 19.7 16.0-24.0 515 80.3 76.0-84.0
75+ 444 147 31.1 25.8-37.1 297 68.9 62.9-74.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 25 13.3 7.9-21.5 186 86.7 78.5-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 733 98 10.6 8.3-13.4 635 89.4 86.6-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 919 113 9.1 7.3-11.3 806 90.9 88.7-92.7
College Graduate 1,266 181 11.4 9.6-13.5 1,085 88.6 86.5-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 21 5.9 3.5- 9.9 213 94.1 90.1-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 366 47 11.9 8.1-17.2 319 88.1 82.8-91.9
$25,000- 34,999 261 44 13.8 9.6-19.4 217 86.2 80.6-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 372 42 9.0 6.2-12.9 330 91.0 87.1-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 463 59 9.2 6.7-12.5 404 90.8 87.5-93.3
$75,000+ 887 131 11.6 9.4-14.3 756 88.4 85.7-90.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 970 174 15.7 13.1-18.8 796 84.3 81.2-86.9
No 2,091 239 8.8 7.5-10.3 1,852 91.2 89.7-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 95 15.2 11.9-19.3 409 84.8 80.7-88.1
Non-Veteran 2,626 324 10.0 8.7-11.4 2,302 90.0 88.6-91.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 721 81 8.8 6.9-11.2 640 91.2 88.8-93.1
Regional City or Suburban County 800 103 9.9 7.8-12.7 697 90.1 87.3-92.2
Rural 1,613 235 12.4 10.4-14.6 1,378 87.6 85.4-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,555 109 6.3 5.0- 7.9 1,446 93.7 92.1-95.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,022 259 23.3 20.1-26.8 763 76.7 73.2-79.9
Unable to Work 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 210 17 6.2 3.7-10.1 193 93.8 89.9-96.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 357 51 13.3 9.3-18.8 306 86.7 81.2-90.7
151% to 200% 218 30 11.1 7.3-16.6 188 88.9 83.4-92.7
More than 200% 1,757 250 11.2 9.6-12.9 1,507 88.8 87.1-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 71 9.3 6.9-12.5 472 90.7 87.5-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,328 169 10.8 8.9-13.1 1,159 89.2 86.9-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 179 10.8 9.1-12.9 1,084 89.2 87.1-90.9

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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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