2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,069 1,202 38.5 36.4-40.7 1,867 61.5 59.3-63.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,001 781 38.1 35.5-40.9 1,220 61.9 59.1-64.5
GENDER
Male 907 383 40.6 36.6-44.7 524 59.4 55.3-63.4
Female 1,094 398 36.0 32.5-39.7 696 64.0 60.3-67.5
AGE
18-34 289 99 32.6 26.6-39.1 190 67.4 60.9-73.4
35-44 221 110 49.8 41.8-57.8 111 50.2 42.2-58.2
45-54 335 147 42.3 35.8-49.0 188 57.7 51.0-64.2
55-64 405 180 40.6 34.8-46.7 225 59.4 53.3-65.2
65-74 445 193 42.2 36.2-48.5 252 57.8 51.5-63.8
75+ 284 45 15.9 10.7-23.0 239 84.1 77.0-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 50 35.5 26.2-46.0 101 64.5 54.0-73.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 175 34.5 29.4-40.0 298 65.5 60.0-70.6
Some Post-H.S. 623 258 39.6 34.9-44.4 365 60.4 55.6-65.1
College Graduate 751 298 40.9 36.7-45.2 453 59.1 54.8-63.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 250 117 45.3 37.2-53.7 133 54.7 46.3-62.8
$25,000- 34,999 176 59 35.6 27.1-45.1 117 64.4 54.9-72.9
$35,000- 49,999 239 92 34.1 27.1-41.9 147 65.9 58.1-72.9
$50,000- 74,999 299 121 41.8 34.7-49.1 178 58.2 50.9-65.3
$75,000+ 541 221 39.7 34.9-44.8 320 60.3 55.2-65.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 682 309 44.5 39.7-49.4 373 55.5 50.6-60.3
No 1,312 468 35.1 31.9-38.4 844 64.9 61.6-68.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 142 50.9 43.3-58.4 149 49.1 41.6-56.7
Non-Veteran 1,710 639 36.5 33.6-39.4 1,071 63.5 60.6-66.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 379 137 36.2 30.7-42.1 242 63.8 57.9-69.3
Regional City or Suburban County 486 201 40.0 34.7-45.5 285 60.0 54.5-65.3
Rural 1,136 443 38.0 34.3-41.7 693 62.0 58.3-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 953 387 39.7 36.0-43.6 566 60.3 56.4-64.0
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 689 220 33.5 28.9-38.4 469 66.5 61.6-71.1
Unable to Work 188 115 54.6 45.1-63.9 73 45.4 36.1-54.9
Other not in Labor Force 123 34 23.3 15.9-32.8 89 76.7 67.2-84.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 247 113 45.1 37.4-53.0 134 54.9 47.0-62.6
151% to 200% 150 49 29.8 21.7-39.4 101 70.2 60.6-78.3
More than 200% 1,105 438 39.2 35.6-42.8 667 60.8 57.2-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 161 39.8 33.4-46.6 227 60.2 53.4-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 869 346 39.3 35.3-43.4 523 60.7 56.6-64.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 744 274 36.3 32.1-40.7 470 63.7 59.3-67.9

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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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