2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,590 1,461 28.8 27.2-30.5 3,129 71.2 69.5-72.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,068 974 29.2 27.2-31.3 2,094 70.8 68.7-72.8
GENDER
Male 1,436 427 25.8 23.2-28.7 1,009 74.2 71.3-76.8
Female 1,632 547 32.2 29.4-35.2 1,085 67.8 64.8-70.6
AGE
18-34 562 102 18.3 14.8-22.3 460 81.7 77.7-85.2
35-44 351 78 20.5 16.0-25.8 273 79.5 74.2-84.0
45-54 472 133 28.3 23.4-33.7 339 71.7 66.3-76.6
55-64 564 190 34.8 30.0-40.0 374 65.2 60.0-70.0
65-74 645 242 35.9 31.1-41.0 403 64.1 59.0-68.9
75+ 436 222 50.7 44.3-57.1 214 49.3 42.9-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 125 54.2 45.1-63.1 84 45.8 36.9-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 708 278 34.5 30.4-38.9 430 65.5 61.1-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 897 319 30.5 27.0-34.2 578 69.5 65.8-73.0
College Graduate 1,254 252 15.0 13.0-17.3 1,002 85.0 82.7-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 136 61.8 52.8-70.0 76 38.2 30.0-47.2
$15,000- 24,999 359 181 46.0 39.4-52.7 178 54.0 47.3-60.6
$25,000- 34,999 260 99 33.2 26.6-40.6 161 66.8 59.4-73.4
$35,000- 49,999 369 106 27.7 22.4-33.8 263 72.3 66.2-77.6
$50,000- 74,999 461 111 21.1 16.9-26.2 350 78.9 73.8-83.1
$75,000+ 877 147 15.2 12.6-18.3 730 84.8 81.7-87.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 976 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 2,096 *** *** *** 2,096 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 195 34.7 29.6-40.1 306 65.3 59.9-70.4
Regional City or Suburban County 782 253 30.2 26.4-34.3 529 69.8 65.7-73.6
Rural 1,586 562 33.7 30.7-36.8 1,024 66.3 63.2-69.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,522 263 16.6 14.5-18.9 1,259 83.4 81.1-85.5
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,012 422 42.0 37.9-46.2 590 58.0 53.8-62.1
Unable to Work 246 205 81.3 73.1-87.4 41 18.7 12.6-26.9
Other not in Labor Force 207 47 21.4 15.4-28.8 160 78.6 71.2-84.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 76 41.2 31.6-51.6 75 58.8 48.4-68.4
101% to 150% 353 180 48.5 42.0-55.1 173 51.5 44.9-58.0
151% to 200% 219 87 36.9 29.2-45.3 132 63.1 54.7-70.8
More than 200% 1,742 391 19.5 17.4-21.9 1,351 80.5 78.1-82.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 531 194 32.1 27.0-37.5 337 67.9 62.5-73.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,307 453 33.7 30.5-37.0 854 66.3 63.0-69.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,234 329 23.8 21.1-26.8 905 76.2 73.2-78.9

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2018 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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