2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,780 750 22.6 20.9-24.4 3,030 77.4 75.6-79.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,498 542 24.9 22.8-27.3 1,956 75.1 72.7-77.2
GENDER
Male 1,144 277 27.3 24.1-30.8 867 72.7 69.2-75.9
Female 1,354 265 22.8 19.9-26.0 1,089 77.2 74.0-80.1
AGE
18-34 357 176 51.5 45.4-57.5 181 48.5 42.5-54.6
35-44 280 96 31.6 25.6-38.4 184 68.4 61.6-74.4
45-54 401 110 28.0 22.7-33.9 291 72.0 66.1-77.3
55-64 493 83 14.3 11.1-18.2 410 85.7 81.8-88.9
65-74 565 65 12.2 8.5-17.2 500 87.8 82.8-91.5
75+ 372 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 48 30.3 21.9-40.3 137 69.7 59.7-78.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 152 26.7 22.4-31.4 423 73.3 68.6-77.6
Some Post-H.S. 764 207 30.7 26.8-34.9 557 69.3 65.1-73.2
College Graduate 970 134 14.3 11.8-17.1 836 85.7 82.9-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 70 37.8 29.3-47.0 120 62.2 53.0-70.7
$15,000- 24,999 300 89 32.2 25.1-40.2 211 67.8 59.8-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 211 49 24.6 17.8-32.8 162 75.4 67.2-82.2
$35,000- 49,999 292 74 32.1 25.5-39.5 218 67.9 60.5-74.5
$50,000- 74,999 368 78 24.6 19.4-30.7 290 75.4 69.3-80.6
$75,000+ 691 105 18.9 15.4-23.0 586 81.1 77.0-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 846 220 29.8 25.8-34.1 626 70.2 65.9-74.2
No 1,643 319 22.6 20.1-25.4 1,324 77.4 74.6-79.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 63 20.3 15.3-26.5 299 79.7 73.5-84.7
Non-Veteran 2,136 479 25.5 23.2-28.1 1,657 74.5 71.9-76.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 506 112 23.2 19.1-27.8 394 76.8 72.2-80.9
Regional City or Suburban County 604 135 26.3 21.9-31.2 469 73.7 68.8-78.1
Rural 1,388 295 25.0 22.1-28.3 1,093 75.0 71.7-77.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 315 28.6 25.5-31.9 874 71.4 68.1-74.5
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 880 71 9.5 6.8-13.2 809 90.5 86.8-93.2
Unable to Work 223 85 33.7 26.4-41.9 138 66.3 58.1-73.6
Other not in Labor Force 147 55 41.7 32.3-51.8 92 58.3 48.2-67.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 301 90 30.0 24.0-36.8 211 70.0 63.2-76.0
151% to 200% 177 42 26.5 18.3-36.6 135 73.5 63.4-81.7
More than 200% 1,378 251 22.1 19.4-25.1 1,127 77.9 74.9-80.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 476 99 23.1 18.2-28.9 377 76.9 71.1-81.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,077 248 26.9 23.5-30.6 829 73.1 69.4-76.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 195 23.3 20.1-26.8 750 76.7 73.2-79.9

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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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