2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,581 1,916 56.2 54.1-58.2 1,665 43.8 41.8-45.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,388 1,288 57.1 54.5-59.6 1,100 42.9 40.4-45.5
GENDER
Male 1,092 594 57.7 53.9-61.4 498 42.3 38.6-46.1
Female 1,296 694 56.5 53.1-60.0 602 43.5 40.0-46.9
AGE
18-34 335 220 65.4 59.2-71.1 115 34.6 28.9-40.8
35-44 258 181 72.3 65.1-78.5 77 27.7 21.5-34.9
45-54 389 250 70.1 64.4-75.3 139 29.9 24.7-35.6
55-64 479 294 61.1 55.4-66.5 185 38.9 33.5-44.6
65-74 541 212 34.9 29.6-40.5 329 65.1 59.5-70.4
75+ 360 116 30.5 24.9-36.8 244 69.5 63.2-75.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 58 35.8 26.9-45.9 111 64.2 54.1-73.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 230 50.3 45.1-55.6 313 49.7 44.4-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 735 370 55.2 50.7-59.6 365 44.8 40.4-49.3
College Graduate 937 627 72.8 69.4-75.9 310 27.2 24.1-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 57 36.4 27.6-46.2 119 63.6 53.8-72.4
$15,000- 24,999 283 104 41.0 33.3-49.1 179 59.0 50.9-66.7
$25,000- 34,999 205 80 39.7 31.5-48.5 125 60.3 51.5-68.5
$35,000- 49,999 283 137 48.8 41.5-56.2 146 51.2 43.8-58.5
$50,000- 74,999 357 232 70.5 64.5-76.0 125 29.5 24.0-35.5
$75,000+ 670 491 76.5 72.4-80.2 179 23.5 19.8-27.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 808 351 45.3 40.9-49.9 457 54.7 50.1-59.1
No 1,571 932 62.6 59.5-65.5 639 37.4 34.5-40.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 186 55.7 48.8-62.3 164 44.3 37.7-51.2
Non-Veteran 2,038 1,102 57.3 54.5-60.0 936 42.7 40.0-45.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 482 307 65.1 59.9-70.0 175 34.9 30.0-40.1
Regional City or Suburban County 578 312 54.7 49.6-59.8 266 45.3 40.2-50.4
Rural 1,328 669 54.3 50.8-57.8 659 45.7 42.2-49.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,140 753 69.0 65.7-72.2 387 31.0 27.8-34.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 336 36.9 32.7-41.2 511 63.1 58.8-67.3
Unable to Work 210 86 42.9 34.0-52.3 124 57.1 47.7-66.0
Other not in Labor Force 141 89 65.7 55.8-74.4 52 34.3 25.6-44.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 289 99 35.5 29.0-42.6 190 64.5 57.4-71.0
151% to 200% 172 67 45.5 36.1-55.3 105 54.5 44.7-63.9
More than 200% 1,338 869 69.3 66.2-72.3 469 30.7 27.7-33.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 221 54.1 47.8-60.2 234 45.9 39.8-52.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,024 545 55.0 51.1-58.8 479 45.0 41.2-48.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 909 522 60.4 56.5-64.3 387 39.6 35.7-43.5

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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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