2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,717 227 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,490 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,134 142 3.8 3.0- 4.8 2,992 96.2 95.2-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,471 84 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,387 95.4 93.8-96.6
Female 1,663 58 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,605 96.9 95.7-97.8
AGE
18-34 585 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 479 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 571 28 6.7 4.2-10.5 543 93.3 89.5-95.8
65-74 654 54 7.7 5.3-11.0 600 92.3 89.0-94.7
75+ 441 36 8.0 5.0-12.6 405 92.0 87.4-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 22 7.0 4.1-11.7 191 93.0 88.3-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 37 4.4 2.9- 6.6 695 95.6 93.4-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 921 44 3.7 2.4- 5.8 877 96.3 94.2-97.6
College Graduate 1,267 39 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,228 97.7 96.6-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 22 7.4 4.4-12.0 214 92.6 88.0-95.6
$15,000- 24,999 366 30 6.8 4.3-10.5 336 93.2 89.5-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 263 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5 247 95.1 91.5-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 374 21 3.2 1.9- 5.3 353 96.8 94.7-98.1
$50,000- 74,999 463 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 885 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0 867 98.3 97.0-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 972 93 8.7 6.5-11.5 879 91.3 88.5-93.5
No 2,093 46 1.7 1.2- 2.5 2,047 98.3 97.5-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 35 6.6 3.9-11.1 468 93.4 88.9-96.1
Non-Veteran 2,631 107 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,524 96.6 95.7-97.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 27 3.3 1.9- 5.6 692 96.7 94.4-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 802 33 3.4 2.2- 5.2 769 96.6 94.8-97.8
Rural 1,617 82 4.4 3.3- 5.9 1,535 95.6 94.1-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,557 16 1.0 0.6- 1.6 1,541 99.0 98.4-99.4
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,021 78 7.1 5.2- 9.5 943 92.9 90.5-94.8
Unable to Work 249 37 16.0 10.3-24.1 212 84.0 75.9-89.7
Other not in Labor Force 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 16 9.5 5.3-16.6 139 90.5 83.4-94.7
101% to 150% 357 33 7.4 5.0-11.0 324 92.6 89.0-95.0
151% to 200% 220 16 4.5 2.6- 7.7 204 95.5 92.3-97.4
More than 200% 1,757 52 2.3 1.6- 3.5 1,705 97.7 96.5-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 26 4.4 2.6- 7.3 518 95.6 92.7-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,333 67 4.3 3.1- 5.8 1,266 95.7 94.2-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,261 49 3.2 2.2- 4.8 1,212 96.8 95.2-97.8

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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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