2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,616 146 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,470 95.7 94.7-96.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,409 87 3.9 3.0- 5.2 2,322 96.1 94.8-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,106 65 6.2 4.5- 8.4 1,041 93.8 91.6-95.5
Female 1,303 22 2.0 1.1- 3.4 1,281 98.0 96.6-98.9
AGE
18-34 343 24 8.9 5.6-13.8 319 91.1 86.2-94.4
35-44 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 479 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 545 17 2.0 1.1- 3.3 528 98.0 96.7-98.9
75+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 23 4.4 2.6- 7.2 527 95.6 92.8-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 740 28 3.4 2.2- 5.3 712 96.6 94.7-97.8
College Graduate 939 24 2.3 1.4- 3.7 915 97.7 96.3-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 670 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 33 4.1 2.6- 6.3 786 95.9 93.7-97.4
No 1,581 54 3.9 2.7- 5.5 1,527 96.1 94.5-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 21 4.9 2.9- 8.3 332 95.1 91.7-97.1
Non-Veteran 2,056 66 3.8 2.8- 5.2 1,990 96.2 94.8-97.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 486 20 4.3 2.6- 7.0 466 95.7 93.0-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 583 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,340 51 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,289 96.1 94.4-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 43 4.1 2.8- 5.9 1,101 95.9 94.1-97.2
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 852 18 1.4 0.8- 2.4 834 98.6 97.6-99.2
Unable to Work 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,342 37 3.1 2.0- 4.6 1,305 96.9 95.4-98.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 459 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,037 32 3.5 2.2- 5.4 1,005 96.5 94.6-97.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 913 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 877 95.6 93.4-97.1

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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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