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 4,593 377 7.3 6.4- 8.2 4,216 92.7 91.8-93.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,069 225 6.7 5.7- 7.9 2,844 93.3 92.1-94.3
GENDER
Male 1,440 71 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,369 96.2 94.9-97.2
Female 1,629 154 9.3 7.7-11.3 1,475 90.7 88.7-92.3
AGE
18-34 565 18 3.2 1.9- 5.4 547 96.8 94.6-98.1
35-44 353 22 5.8 3.6- 9.3 331 94.2 90.7-96.4
45-54 473 46 7.9 5.5-11.3 427 92.1 88.7-94.5
55-64 562 49 8.5 6.1-11.7 513 91.5 88.3-93.9
65-74 641 47 8.2 5.5-12.1 594 91.8 87.9-94.5
75+ 437 42 9.2 6.1-13.7 395 90.8 86.3-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 42 14.5 9.8-21.0 167 85.5 79.0-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 707 68 7.9 5.9-10.5 639 92.1 89.5-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 898 76 7.5 5.7- 9.9 822 92.5 90.1-94.3
College Graduate 1,255 39 2.3 1.5- 3.3 1,216 97.7 96.7-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 53 23.9 17.3-32.0 158 76.1 68.0-82.7
$15,000- 24,999 360 52 13.3 9.6-18.1 308 86.7 81.9-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 260 15 5.1 2.9- 8.9 245 94.9 91.1-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 369 16 3.7 2.1- 6.3 353 96.3 93.7-97.9
$50,000- 74,999 462 22 5.4 3.3- 8.7 440 94.6 91.3-96.7
$75,000+ 877 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 967 225 23.1 19.9-26.8 742 76.9 73.2-80.1
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 29 4.4 2.8- 7.1 471 95.6 92.9-97.2
Non-Veteran 2,572 196 7.0 5.9- 8.4 2,376 93.0 91.6-94.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 708 33 4.3 2.9- 6.2 675 95.7 93.8-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 781 50 5.6 4.0- 7.7 731 94.4 92.3-96.0
Rural 1,584 142 9.0 7.3-11.2 1,442 91.0 88.8-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,526 26 1.9 1.2- 2.9 1,500 98.1 97.1-98.8
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,009 77 7.9 5.9-10.6 932 92.1 89.4-94.1
Unable to Work 244 98 35.8 28.5-43.8 146 64.2 56.2-71.5
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 33 16.2 10.6-24.0 118 83.8 76.0-89.4
101% to 150% 355 50 11.8 8.5-16.2 305 88.2 83.8-91.5
151% to 200% 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,742 57 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,685 96.8 95.7-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 529 52 9.7 6.7-14.1 477 90.3 85.9-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,310 101 8.2 6.4-10.3 1,209 91.8 89.7-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,234 72 4.3 3.3- 5.7 1,162 95.7 94.3-96.7

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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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