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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,082 536 14.8 13.3-16.3 2,546 85.2 83.7-86.7
GENDER
Male 1,450 199 11.4 9.5-13.5 1,251 88.6 86.5-90.5
Female 1,632 337 17.9 15.7-20.3 1,295 82.1 79.7-84.3
AGE
18-34 570 16 2.6 1.6- 4.5 554 97.4 95.5-98.4
35-44 354 33 8.0 5.5-11.5 321 92.0 88.5-94.5
45-54 474 80 16.3 12.6-20.9 394 83.7 79.1-87.4
55-64 562 119 20.6 16.6-25.2 443 79.4 74.8-83.4
65-74 643 159 22.4 18.7-26.7 484 77.6 73.3-81.3
75+ 440 124 29.5 23.6-36.1 316 70.5 63.9-76.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 81 32.7 25.1-41.2 128 67.3 58.8-74.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 714 158 15.9 13.2-19.0 556 84.1 81.0-86.8
Some Post-H.S. 899 163 15.2 12.7-18.2 736 84.8 81.8-87.3
College Graduate 1,260 133 7.4 6.0- 9.0 1,127 92.6 91.0-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 92 38.0 30.2-46.6 120 62.0 53.4-69.8
$15,000- 24,999 359 103 25.6 20.4-31.5 256 74.4 68.5-79.6
$25,000- 34,999 261 61 18.6 13.7-24.7 200 81.4 75.3-86.3
$35,000- 49,999 369 56 12.8 9.5-17.1 313 87.2 82.9-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 463 54 10.2 7.1-14.5 409 89.8 85.5-92.9
$75,000+ 882 61 5.9 4.3- 7.9 821 94.1 92.1-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 536 51.3 47.1-55.4 435 48.7 44.6-52.9
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 90 15.2 11.6-19.6 412 84.8 80.4-88.4
Non-Veteran 2,583 446 14.7 13.1-16.4 2,137 85.3 83.6-86.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 711 81 9.5 7.3-12.3 630 90.5 87.7-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 787 122 13.5 10.9-16.6 665 86.5 83.4-89.1
Rural 1,588 333 19.1 16.7-21.6 1,255 80.9 78.4-83.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,533 93 5.4 4.3- 6.8 1,440 94.6 93.2-95.7
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,015 254 24.8 21.3-28.6 761 75.2 71.4-78.7
Unable to Work 243 158 60.1 51.3-68.3 85 39.9 31.7-48.7
Other not in Labor Force 209 17 6.4 3.8-10.5 192 93.6 89.5-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 46 22.8 15.9-31.6 106 77.2 68.4-84.1
101% to 150% 354 112 28.1 22.8-34.1 242 71.9 65.9-77.2
151% to 200% 219 51 19.1 13.9-25.7 168 80.9 74.3-86.1
More than 200% 1,748 189 8.7 7.3-10.4 1,559 91.3 89.6-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 112 18.1 14.2-22.8 418 81.9 77.2-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,314 248 17.5 15.1-20.2 1,066 82.5 79.8-84.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,242 176 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,066 89.0 86.8-90.9

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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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