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 4,605 223 4.4 3.7- 5.3 4,382 95.6 94.7-96.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,075 127 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,948 95.9 94.9-96.8
GENDER
Male 1,442 53 3.2 2.1- 4.6 1,389 96.8 95.4-97.9
Female 1,633 74 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,559 95.1 93.5-96.3
AGE
18-34 568 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 471 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 564 34 7.3 4.7-11.2 530 92.7 88.8-95.3
65-74 642 28 4.1 2.5- 6.5 614 95.9 93.5-97.5
75+ 438 26 7.2 4.4-11.8 412 92.8 88.2-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 22 9.6 5.7-15.7 187 90.4 84.3-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 709 39 4.3 3.0- 6.2 670 95.7 93.8-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 899 42 4.8 3.1- 7.1 857 95.2 92.9-96.9
College Graduate 1,258 24 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,234 98.6 97.8-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 35 17.2 11.4-25.1 177 82.8 74.9-88.6
$15,000- 24,999 357 26 6.7 4.1-10.7 331 93.3 89.3-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 463 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 880 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 966 127 14.2 11.4-17.5 839 85.8 82.5-88.6
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 499 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,579 104 4.0 3.1- 5.1 2,475 96.0 94.9-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 709 23 3.5 2.0- 6.0 686 96.5 94.0-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 787 29 3.4 2.2- 5.3 758 96.6 94.7-97.8
Rural 1,583 75 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,508 95.1 93.4-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,529 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,012 45 5.3 3.7- 7.7 967 94.7 92.3-96.3
Unable to Work 243 60 25.3 18.3-33.9 183 74.7 66.1-81.7
Other not in Labor Force 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 352 28 6.8 4.3-10.6 324 93.2 89.4-95.7
151% to 200% 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,745 32 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,713 98.0 96.8-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 28 6.5 3.8-10.8 502 93.5 89.2-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,308 55 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,253 95.8 94.1-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,241 44 3.3 2.2- 4.9 1,197 96.7 95.1-97.8

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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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