2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,438 833 33.2 30.9-35.6 1,605 66.8 64.4-69.1
GENDER
Male 1,114 397 34.4 30.9-38.1 717 65.6 61.9-69.1
Female 1,324 436 32.1 29.0-35.4 888 67.9 64.6-71.0
AGE
18-34 348 77 22.3 17.6-27.7 271 77.7 72.3-82.4
35-44 277 67 26.0 20.1-32.9 210 74.0 67.1-79.9
45-54 399 125 33.0 27.6-38.9 274 67.0 61.1-72.4
55-64 484 189 38.7 33.4-44.3 295 61.3 55.7-66.6
65-74 550 218 41.5 35.9-47.4 332 58.5 52.6-64.1
75+ 351 148 40.9 34.3-47.7 203 59.1 52.3-65.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 82 43.2 34.0-52.8 96 56.8 47.2-66.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 561 205 32.9 28.3-37.9 356 67.1 62.1-71.7
Some Post-H.S. 743 279 36.1 31.9-40.5 464 63.9 59.5-68.1
College Graduate 952 266 26.2 23.1-29.7 686 73.8 70.3-76.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 96 49.1 39.6-58.7 84 50.9 41.3-60.4
$15,000- 24,999 292 121 41.3 34.2-48.8 171 58.7 51.2-65.8
$25,000- 34,999 207 75 35.0 27.3-43.5 132 65.0 56.5-72.7
$35,000- 49,999 286 99 34.8 28.3-41.9 187 65.2 58.1-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 358 130 37.7 31.4-44.4 228 62.3 55.6-68.6
$75,000+ 681 183 25.1 21.4-29.3 498 74.9 70.7-78.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 412 50.1 45.7-54.6 407 49.9 45.4-54.3
No 1,611 421 25.5 22.9-28.3 1,190 74.5 71.7-77.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 352 145 43.9 37.2-50.9 207 56.1 49.1-62.8
Non-Veteran 2,086 688 31.8 29.3-34.4 1,398 68.2 65.6-70.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 493 142 28.6 24.1-33.6 351 71.4 66.4-75.9
Regional City or Suburban County 587 194 32.2 27.7-37.0 393 67.8 63.0-72.3
Rural 1,358 497 36.3 33.0-39.7 861 63.7 60.3-67.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,166 300 27.1 24.1-30.4 866 72.9 69.6-75.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 345 40.4 36.1-44.8 502 59.6 55.2-63.9
Unable to Work 221 137 63.2 54.5-71.1 84 36.8 28.9-45.5
Other not in Labor Force 145 31 18.3 12.4-26.1 114 81.7 73.9-87.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 286 118 39.2 32.5-46.3 168 60.8 53.7-67.5
151% to 200% 174 54 29.1 21.3-38.3 120 70.9 61.7-78.7
More than 200% 1,352 434 31.4 28.4-34.6 918 68.6 65.4-71.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 461 165 38.5 32.5-44.9 296 61.5 55.1-67.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,048 369 34.2 30.6-37.9 679 65.8 62.1-69.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 929 299 30.5 27.0-34.3 630 69.5 65.7-73.0

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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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