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 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,492 499 19.7 17.7-21.8 1,993 80.3 78.2-82.3
GENDER
Male 1,143 216 19.9 17.0-23.1 927 80.1 76.9-83.0
Female 1,349 283 19.5 16.9-22.3 1,066 80.5 77.7-83.1
AGE
18-34 357 60 19.6 15.0-25.2 297 80.4 74.8-85.0
35-44 280 52 19.7 14.2-26.5 228 80.3 73.5-85.8
45-54 401 71 15.8 12.1-20.3 330 84.2 79.7-87.9
55-64 493 112 20.3 16.3-24.9 381 79.7 75.1-83.7
65-74 564 121 22.3 17.8-27.5 443 77.7 72.5-82.2
75+ 367 81 22.7 17.5-28.9 286 77.3 71.1-82.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 183 62 31.7 23.6-41.0 121 68.3 59.0-76.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 141 24.2 20.0-28.8 431 75.8 71.2-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 765 165 19.1 15.9-22.8 600 80.9 77.2-84.1
College Graduate 968 131 12.1 9.9-14.7 837 87.9 85.3-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 79 39.3 30.4-49.0 109 60.7 51.0-69.6
$15,000- 24,999 299 89 31.4 24.8-38.8 210 68.6 61.2-75.2
$25,000- 34,999 211 50 24.1 17.3-32.5 161 75.9 67.5-82.7
$35,000- 49,999 292 56 21.9 16.5-28.5 236 78.1 71.5-83.5
$50,000- 74,999 368 63 16.5 12.2-22.1 305 83.5 77.9-87.8
$75,000+ 691 85 12.6 9.7-16.2 606 87.4 83.8-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 842 251 26.5 22.9-30.4 591 73.5 69.6-77.1
No 1,641 248 16.6 14.3-19.2 1,393 83.4 80.8-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 361 75 19.0 14.4-24.8 286 81.0 75.2-85.6
Non-Veteran 2,131 424 19.7 17.6-22.0 1,707 80.3 78.0-82.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 505 68 14.3 10.9-18.5 437 85.7 81.5-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 603 134 23.2 19.1-27.8 469 76.8 72.2-80.9
Rural 1,384 297 20.3 17.7-23.2 1,087 79.7 76.8-82.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 204 17.7 15.1-20.6 985 82.3 79.4-84.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 875 177 20.0 16.6-23.9 698 80.0 76.1-83.4
Unable to Work 222 84 33.7 26.2-42.0 138 66.3 58.0-73.8
Other not in Labor Force 147 23 17.6 11.0-26.8 124 82.4 73.2-89.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 301 93 26.6 21.1-33.0 208 73.4 67.0-78.9
151% to 200% 178 39 20.3 13.6-29.1 139 79.7 70.9-86.4
More than 200% 1,377 215 16.2 13.8-18.9 1,162 83.8 81.1-86.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 109 21.7 17.2-27.0 365 78.3 73.0-82.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,075 227 21.4 18.4-24.7 848 78.6 75.3-81.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 163 17.1 14.3-20.4 780 82.9 79.6-85.7

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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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