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 4,695 311 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,384 94.3 93.4-95.1
-Non-Hispanic White 3,119 231 6.7 5.6- 7.9 2,888 93.3 92.1-94.4
GENDER
Male 1,468 143 9.4 7.5-11.6 1,325 90.6 88.4-92.5
Female 1,651 88 4.2 3.2- 5.4 1,563 95.8 94.6-96.8
AGE
18-34 586 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 476 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 567 39 8.4 5.6-12.5 528 91.6 87.5-94.4
65-74 650 80 15.9 11.8-21.0 570 84.1 79.0-88.2
75+ 435 85 18.6 14.2-24.0 350 81.4 76.0-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 35 16.2 10.5-24.1 175 83.8 75.9-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 727 61 7.2 5.3- 9.9 666 92.8 90.1-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 918 66 6.2 4.4- 8.6 852 93.8 91.4-95.6
College Graduate 1,263 68 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,195 96.5 95.4-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 38 13.4 9.0-19.5 198 86.6 80.5-91.0
$15,000- 24,999 362 34 8.3 5.5-12.4 328 91.7 87.6-94.5
$25,000- 34,999 262 21 6.0 3.4-10.4 241 94.0 89.6-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 370 24 4.3 2.8- 6.7 346 95.7 93.3-97.2
$50,000- 74,999 461 27 8.0 4.8-13.1 434 92.0 86.9-95.2
$75,000+ 884 48 4.3 2.9- 6.2 836 95.7 93.8-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 965 134 13.1 10.4-16.3 831 86.9 83.7-89.6
No 2,085 94 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,991 95.8 94.5-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 499 58 10.1 7.0-14.4 441 89.9 85.6-93.0
Non-Veteran 2,620 173 6.1 5.0- 7.5 2,447 93.9 92.5-95.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 721 44 5.8 4.0- 8.3 677 94.2 91.7-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 801 45 4.8 3.2- 7.2 756 95.2 92.8-96.8
Rural 1,601 142 8.6 6.8-10.8 1,459 91.4 89.2-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,558 46 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,512 97.2 96.0-98.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,012 132 13.2 10.6-16.3 880 86.8 83.7-89.4
Unable to Work 245 49 22.7 15.7-31.6 196 77.3 68.4-84.3
Other not in Labor Force 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 21 7.7 4.4-13.2 135 92.3 86.8-95.6
101% to 150% 352 35 9.3 6.2-13.7 317 90.7 86.3-93.8
151% to 200% 220 21 7.0 4.3-11.2 199 93.0 88.8-95.7
More than 200% 1,749 106 5.4 4.1- 7.0 1,643 94.6 93.0-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 47 9.6 6.3-14.3 495 90.4 85.7-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,322 108 7.6 5.9- 9.8 1,214 92.4 90.2-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,259 76 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,183 95.1 93.4-96.4

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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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