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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,080 353 12.0 10.5-13.6 2,727 88.0 86.4-89.5
GENDER
Male 1,445 147 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,298 90.4 88.2-92.2
Female 1,635 206 14.2 12.0-16.6 1,429 85.8 83.4-88.0
AGE
18-34 570 73 13.0 10.0-16.6 497 87.0 83.4-90.0
35-44 354 46 11.7 8.3-16.4 308 88.3 83.6-91.7
45-54 472 62 12.9 9.4-17.5 410 87.1 82.5-90.6
55-64 562 64 12.5 9.1-16.9 498 87.5 83.1-90.9
65-74 642 54 8.5 5.8-12.2 588 91.5 87.8-94.2
75+ 441 52 13.7 9.8-18.9 389 86.3 81.1-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 51 25.3 18.4-33.8 157 74.7 66.2-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 714 112 15.5 12.5-19.1 602 84.5 80.9-87.5
Some Post-H.S. 900 119 12.4 9.9-15.4 781 87.6 84.6-90.1
College Graduate 1,258 71 4.3 3.3- 5.8 1,187 95.7 94.2-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 210 80 37.2 29.3-45.9 130 62.8 54.1-70.7
$15,000- 24,999 362 81 23.1 17.9-29.3 281 76.9 70.7-82.1
$25,000- 34,999 260 27 8.7 5.5-13.5 233 91.3 86.5-94.5
$35,000- 49,999 371 33 10.9 7.2-16.3 338 89.1 83.7-92.8
$50,000- 74,999 463 31 7.8 4.9-12.3 432 92.2 87.7-95.1
$75,000+ 881 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8 844 95.4 93.2-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 967 354 41.8 37.7-46.1 613 58.2 53.9-62.3
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 66 15.0 10.9-20.2 432 85.0 79.8-89.1
Non-Veteran 2,585 288 11.6 10.0-13.3 2,297 88.4 86.7-90.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 709 62 10.2 7.6-13.6 647 89.8 86.4-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 788 94 13.1 10.4-16.5 694 86.9 83.5-89.6
Rural 1,587 198 12.4 10.3-14.7 1,389 87.6 85.3-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,532 102 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,430 92.6 90.7-94.1
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,013 95 10.4 8.0-13.4 918 89.6 86.6-92.0
Unable to Work 246 113 44.0 35.9-52.5 133 56.0 47.5-64.1
Other not in Labor Force 208 22 11.2 6.7-18.3 186 88.8 81.7-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 46 23.4 16.3-32.4 105 76.6 67.6-83.7
101% to 150% 356 79 22.3 17.3-28.4 277 77.7 71.6-82.7
151% to 200% 219 26 13.7 8.4-21.6 193 86.3 78.4-91.6
More than 200% 1,749 103 6.3 4.9- 8.1 1,646 93.7 91.9-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 529 74 12.2 9.2-16.1 455 87.8 83.9-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,314 168 14.2 11.9-17.0 1,146 85.8 83.0-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,241 112 9.6 7.7-12.0 1,129 90.4 88.0-92.3

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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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