2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-Non-Hispanic White 3,095 316 8.6 7.5- 9.9 2,779 91.4 90.1-92.5
GENDER
Male 1,453 181 9.8 8.1-11.7 1,272 90.2 88.3-91.9
Female 1,642 135 7.6 6.1- 9.4 1,507 92.4 90.6-93.9
AGE
18-34 575 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3 560 97.5 95.7-98.6
35-44 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 474 31 7.2 4.6-10.9 443 92.8 89.1-95.4
55-64 566 52 10.4 7.5-14.3 514 89.6 85.7-92.5
65-74 646 93 13.8 10.7-17.5 553 86.2 82.5-89.3
75+ 440 107 23.0 18.2-28.5 333 77.0 71.5-81.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 37 14.5 9.7-21.1 172 85.5 78.9-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 722 74 8.6 6.5-11.3 648 91.4 88.7-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 905 118 10.0 8.0-12.5 787 90.0 87.5-92.0
College Graduate 1,259 87 5.1 4.0- 6.5 1,172 94.9 93.5-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 213 33 11.8 7.7-17.8 180 88.2 82.2-92.3
$15,000- 24,999 363 55 12.0 8.6-16.5 308 88.0 83.5-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 262 25 9.0 5.3-15.0 237 91.0 85.0-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 371 33 7.1 4.7-10.6 338 92.9 89.4-95.3
$50,000- 74,999 462 45 8.7 6.1-12.2 417 91.3 87.8-93.9
$75,000+ 884 56 5.2 3.8- 7.1 828 94.8 92.9-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 317 29.9 26.4-33.7 659 70.1 66.3-73.6
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 91 14.6 11.5-18.4 412 85.4 81.6-88.5
Non-Veteran 2,595 226 7.7 6.5- 9.1 2,369 92.3 90.9-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 711 49 5.4 3.9- 7.6 662 94.6 92.4-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 792 84 8.4 6.5-10.8 708 91.6 89.2-93.5
Rural 1,596 184 10.9 9.0-13.1 1,412 89.1 86.9-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,536 85 4.8 3.7- 6.1 1,451 95.2 93.9-96.3
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,017 168 16.2 13.4-19.4 849 83.8 80.6-86.6
Unable to Work 249 48 18.4 12.8-25.6 201 81.6 74.4-87.2
Other not in Labor Force 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 356 48 11.7 8.2-16.5 308 88.3 83.5-91.8
151% to 200% 219 29 10.5 6.8-15.8 190 89.5 84.2-93.2
More than 200% 1,752 146 7.0 5.8- 8.6 1,606 93.0 91.4-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 532 67 10.5 7.6-14.4 465 89.5 85.6-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,321 160 10.0 8.3-12.0 1,161 90.0 88.0-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 90 6.8 5.2- 8.7 1,156 93.2 91.3-94.8

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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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