2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,348 650 26.7 24.6-29.0 1,698 73.3 71.0-75.4
GENDER
Male 1,081 216 19.3 16.4-22.5 865 80.7 77.5-83.6
Female 1,267 434 33.3 30.2-36.6 833 66.7 63.4-69.8
AGE
18-34 338 99 26.1 21.1-31.8 239 73.9 68.2-78.9
35-44 254 78 27.2 21.4-34.0 176 72.8 66.0-78.6
45-54 387 126 32.3 26.9-38.3 261 67.7 61.7-73.1
55-64 467 156 32.2 27.1-37.6 311 67.8 62.4-72.9
65-74 529 125 21.4 17.2-26.2 404 78.6 73.8-82.8
75+ 347 56 14.8 10.5-20.4 291 85.2 79.6-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 25 14.1 8.6-22.4 148 85.9 77.6-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 537 117 21.1 17.1-25.7 420 78.9 74.3-82.9
Some Post-H.S. 717 192 27.3 23.4-31.5 525 72.7 68.5-76.6
College Graduate 917 315 35.8 32.2-39.6 602 64.2 60.4-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 40 19.1 12.8-27.5 135 80.9 72.5-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 274 57 16.6 12.2-22.3 217 83.4 77.7-87.8
$25,000- 34,999 199 59 32.1 24.3-41.0 140 67.9 59.0-75.7
$35,000- 49,999 280 83 27.2 21.3-34.0 197 72.8 66.0-78.7
$50,000- 74,999 353 114 32.5 26.6-38.9 239 67.5 61.1-73.4
$75,000+ 653 204 29.5 25.5-33.9 449 70.5 66.1-74.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 802 181 20.7 17.4-24.5 621 79.3 75.5-82.6
No 1,537 467 29.7 26.9-32.6 1,070 70.3 67.4-73.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 341 69 21.7 16.5-28.1 272 78.3 71.9-83.5
Non-Veteran 2,007 581 27.4 25.0-29.9 1,426 72.6 70.1-75.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 473 116 22.8 18.8-27.3 357 77.2 72.7-81.2
Regional City or Suburban County 570 175 27.8 23.7-32.4 395 72.2 67.6-76.3
Rural 1,305 359 28.1 25.0-31.5 946 71.9 68.5-75.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 351 29.9 26.8-33.3 772 70.1 66.7-73.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 820 186 22.1 18.7-26.0 634 77.9 74.0-81.3
Unable to Work 211 51 20.4 14.4-28.0 160 79.6 72.0-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 142 51 30.9 22.9-40.2 91 69.1 59.8-77.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 23 13.1 7.8-21.1 96 86.9 78.9-92.2
101% to 150% 282 84 28.2 22.2-35.1 198 71.8 64.9-77.8
151% to 200% 169 40 25.7 18.0-35.4 129 74.3 64.6-82.0
More than 200% 1,310 399 29.5 26.6-32.7 911 70.5 67.3-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 450 128 27.0 21.8-33.1 322 73.0 66.9-78.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,010 268 25.6 22.4-29.0 742 74.4 71.0-77.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 254 28.0 24.6-31.7 634 72.0 68.3-75.4

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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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