2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Respiratory Health

During the past 3 months, did you cough up phlegm [FLEM] or mucus on most days?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,763 633 16.1 14.6-17.7 3,130 83.9 82.3-85.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,485 431 16.2 14.4-18.1 2,054 83.8 81.9-85.6
GENDER
Male 1,140 196 16.7 14.0-19.7 944 83.3 80.3-86.0
Female 1,345 235 15.7 13.4-18.4 1,110 84.3 81.6-86.6
AGE
18-34 353 53 15.4 11.4-20.5 300 84.6 79.5-88.6
35-44 278 41 13.7 9.4-19.5 237 86.3 80.5-90.6
45-54 400 64 13.3 9.9-17.5 336 86.7 82.5-90.1
55-64 493 87 17.1 13.3-21.9 406 82.9 78.1-86.7
65-74 562 114 20.3 15.8-25.6 448 79.7 74.4-84.2
75+ 369 70 18.9 14.2-24.8 299 81.1 75.2-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 56 25.4 18.2-34.3 125 74.6 65.7-81.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 571 127 20.3 16.5-24.6 444 79.7 75.4-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 761 134 15.6 12.6-19.2 627 84.4 80.8-87.4
College Graduate 968 114 10.1 8.1-12.4 854 89.9 87.6-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 189 69 31.6 23.5-41.1 120 68.4 58.9-76.5
$15,000- 24,999 298 78 26.3 20.2-33.4 220 73.7 66.6-79.8
$25,000- 34,999 208 54 23.9 17.6-31.6 154 76.1 68.4-82.4
$35,000- 49,999 291 50 18.3 13.4-24.5 241 81.7 75.5-86.6
$50,000- 74,999 367 49 13.0 9.0-18.5 318 87.0 81.5-91.0
$75,000+ 690 61 9.3 6.8-12.6 629 90.7 87.4-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 841 244 26.3 22.6-30.3 597 73.7 69.7-77.4
No 1,637 186 11.5 9.6-13.7 1,451 88.5 86.3-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 83 23.1 17.5-29.9 279 76.9 70.1-82.5
Non-Veteran 2,123 348 15.3 13.4-17.3 1,775 84.7 82.7-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 500 62 11.8 8.7-15.8 438 88.2 84.2-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 601 103 16.7 13.2-20.8 498 83.3 79.2-86.8
Rural 1,384 266 18.2 15.6-21.0 1,118 81.8 79.0-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,182 155 12.7 10.6-15.2 1,027 87.3 84.8-89.4
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 875 159 16.8 13.7-20.5 716 83.2 79.5-86.3
Unable to Work 223 81 34.9 26.7-44.0 142 65.1 56.0-73.3
Other not in Labor Force 146 25 16.3 10.2-24.9 121 83.7 75.1-89.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 296 83 26.9 21.1-33.6 213 73.1 66.4-78.9
151% to 200% 177 43 20.3 14.4-27.9 134 79.7 72.1-85.6
More than 200% 1,375 167 12.1 10.0-14.6 1,208 87.9 85.4-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 95 18.3 14.2-23.1 378 81.7 76.9-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,075 193 17.5 14.8-20.7 882 82.5 79.3-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 143 14.0 11.4-17.0 794 86.0 83.0-88.6

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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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