2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,759 1,039 25.4 23.7-27.2 2,720 74.6 72.8-76.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,489 689 25.5 23.4-27.8 1,800 74.5 72.2-76.6
GENDER
Male 1,141 256 21.2 18.3-24.5 885 78.8 75.5-81.7
Female 1,348 433 29.3 26.4-32.5 915 70.7 67.5-73.6
AGE
18-34 354 43 12.7 9.2-17.3 311 87.3 82.7-90.8
35-44 279 54 19.2 14.1-25.6 225 80.8 74.4-85.9
45-54 401 106 25.9 20.9-31.6 295 74.1 68.4-79.1
55-64 493 133 27.3 22.5-32.6 360 72.7 67.4-77.5
65-74 563 190 34.3 28.9-40.0 373 65.7 60.0-71.1
75+ 369 158 41.6 35.2-48.2 211 58.4 51.8-64.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 91 42.4 33.4-51.9 93 57.6 48.1-66.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 570 203 31.2 26.8-36.0 367 68.8 64.0-73.2
Some Post-H.S. 763 220 24.8 21.2-28.8 543 75.2 71.2-78.8
College Graduate 968 173 14.9 12.6-17.7 795 85.1 82.3-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 189 106 50.4 41.0-59.7 83 49.6 40.3-59.0
$15,000- 24,999 297 130 39.8 32.8-47.4 167 60.2 52.6-67.2
$25,000- 34,999 211 72 28.5 21.8-36.1 139 71.5 63.9-78.2
$35,000- 49,999 292 75 25.0 19.4-31.6 217 75.0 68.4-80.6
$50,000- 74,999 367 82 20.8 15.9-26.8 285 79.2 73.2-84.1
$75,000+ 689 97 13.3 10.5-16.7 592 86.7 83.3-89.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 842 435 49.5 45.0-53.9 407 50.5 46.1-55.0
No 1,638 252 14.4 12.4-16.7 1,386 85.6 83.3-87.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 105 27.5 21.7-34.3 257 72.5 65.7-78.3
Non-Veteran 2,127 584 25.3 23.0-27.7 1,543 74.7 72.3-77.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 503 97 19.6 15.7-24.3 406 80.4 75.7-84.3
Regional City or Suburban County 602 159 24.6 20.6-29.1 443 75.4 70.9-79.4
Rural 1,384 433 29.2 26.1-32.4 951 70.8 67.6-73.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 190 15.8 13.4-18.5 994 84.2 81.5-86.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 877 303 32.7 28.8-36.9 574 67.3 63.1-71.2
Unable to Work 222 151 71.4 63.4-78.2 71 28.6 21.8-36.6
Other not in Labor Force 147 27 13.2 8.3-20.3 120 86.8 79.7-91.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 298 137 42.8 36.0-49.9 161 57.2 50.1-64.0
151% to 200% 178 59 26.4 19.5-34.8 119 73.6 65.2-80.5
More than 200% 1,375 276 18.2 15.8-20.9 1,099 81.8 79.1-84.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 168 30.5 25.4-36.2 305 69.5 63.8-74.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,072 298 27.4 24.1-31.0 774 72.6 69.0-75.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 944 223 21.8 18.7-25.2 721 78.2 74.8-81.3

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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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