2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-Non-Hispanic White 3,133 555 18.5 16.9-20.3 1,097 34.5 32.5-36.7 884 28.9 26.9-31.0 386 12.3 10.9-13.9 211 5.6 4.7- 6.8
GENDER
Male 1,471 280 20.3 17.8-23.1 512 34.5 31.6-37.6 414 29.0 26.1-32.0 172 11.4 9.4-13.7 93 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Female 1,662 275 16.9 14.8-19.2 585 34.6 31.8-37.5 470 28.9 26.2-31.8 214 13.2 11.2-15.5 118 6.4 5.1- 8.1
AGE
18-34 586 161 28.0 24.0-32.5 238 39.2 34.7-43.9 145 25.4 21.5-29.8 36 6.6 4.6- 9.4 *** *** ***
35-44 362 67 16.6 12.6-21.6 146 42.3 36.4-48.6 99 27.6 22.3-33.6 34 9.5 6.3-14.1 16 3.9 2.3- 6.8
45-54 478 85 18.4 14.6-23.0 167 33.2 28.4-38.4 139 30.0 25.2-35.3 48 11.1 7.8-15.4 39 7.3 4.8-11.0
55-64 570 94 15.6 12.3-19.5 195 33.1 28.6-38.0 149 28.2 23.7-33.2 79 13.5 10.5-17.3 53 9.6 6.7-13.6
65-74 651 83 12.7 9.8-16.3 217 30.7 26.2-35.6 193 30.6 25.7-35.9 103 18.3 14.4-22.8 55 7.8 5.5-11.0
75+ 444 55 12.0 8.8-16.2 126 24.0 19.5-29.3 139 33.9 28.2-40.2 82 22.0 16.5-28.8 42 8.0 5.3-11.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 *** *** *** 41 19.8 13.7-27.8 54 28.5 20.9-37.5 59 29.7 22.2-38.4 49 16.7 11.6-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 733 108 18.1 14.7-22.2 197 28.6 24.7-32.8 244 32.7 28.6-36.9 112 14.1 11.4-17.3 72 6.5 4.8- 8.8
Some Post-H.S. 919 151 17.2 14.5-20.4 319 34.7 31.0-38.5 276 31.3 27.7-35.2 119 11.7 9.4-14.5 54 5.1 3.5- 7.2
College Graduate 1,266 285 24.7 22.0-27.6 541 44.6 41.4-47.9 308 23.0 20.4-25.9 96 5.8 4.6- 7.4 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 23 13.2 8.5-19.9 41 18.5 12.4-26.7 56 23.3 17.4-30.4 55 24.1 17.7-31.8 60 21.0 15.3-28.0
$15,000- 24,999 365 45 11.9 8.3-16.8 93 24.9 19.7-30.8 100 29.9 23.9-36.7 78 21.0 16.0-27.0 49 12.3 8.8-17.0
$25,000- 34,999 263 28 12.0 7.8-18.0 74 27.1 20.7-34.5 98 34.3 27.6-41.6 49 20.0 14.3-27.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 371 53 15.3 11.0-21.1 148 39.7 33.6-46.0 107 28.7 23.3-34.7 48 13.4 9.5-18.6 15 2.9 1.6- 5.1
$50,000- 74,999 464 103 22.0 17.8-26.8 177 37.1 31.8-42.7 130 30.1 25.1-35.6 38 7.3 4.8-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 887 212 23.4 20.2-26.8 397 45.3 41.4-49.3 217 24.8 21.5-28.6 47 5.0 3.5- 7.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 62 6.0 4.4- 8.1 186 18.4 15.5-21.7 292 31.7 28.0-35.7 256 27.5 23.9-31.5 175 16.3 13.4-19.6
No 2,093 481 23.5 21.3-25.8 890 41.4 38.8-44.0 568 27.5 25.1-30.0 120 6.2 5.0- 7.7 34 1.4 0.9- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 106 22.2 18.0-27.0 161 32.2 27.3-37.4 131 26.1 21.6-31.2 66 13.7 10.1-18.2 36 5.9 3.4- 9.9
Non-Veteran 2,633 447 17.9 16.1-19.8 940 35.1 32.9-37.4 752 29.3 27.1-31.6 319 12.1 10.6-13.8 175 5.6 4.6- 6.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 154 21.5 18.3-25.1 282 39.7 35.7-43.9 208 29.3 25.5-33.4 58 6.7 5.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 800 145 18.6 15.5-22.2 292 33.6 29.7-37.7 222 29.9 26.0-34.1 102 13.6 10.8-17.0 39 4.3 2.9- 6.4
Rural 1,615 256 16.5 14.3-19.0 527 32.1 29.2-35.1 454 27.9 25.1-30.9 226 15.0 12.8-17.6 152 8.5 6.9-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,556 347 22.2 19.8-24.8 648 40.4 37.5-43.3 434 29.2 26.4-32.0 98 6.4 5.0- 8.1 29 1.9 1.2- 2.9
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,022 140 13.2 10.8-15.9 320 28.2 24.7-31.9 323 33.8 29.9-37.9 163 18.2 15.0-22.0 76 6.7 5.0- 8.8
Unable to Work 248 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 20.7 14.5-28.5 86 39.2 31.5-47.4 94 35.3 27.6-43.8
Other not in Labor Force 211 47 24.4 18.2-32.0 95 45.4 37.5-53.5 46 21.3 15.4-28.6 20 8.5 5.1-13.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** 33 24.8 16.3-35.8 43 31.4 22.3-42.2 37 19.8 13.5-28.1 28 13.3 8.2-20.9
101% to 150% 356 45 12.9 9.2-17.8 73 17.5 13.5-22.4 107 31.1 25.4-37.4 74 24.5 18.8-31.1 57 14.1 10.3-18.9
151% to 200% 220 20 9.1 5.3-15.1 78 39.7 31.6-48.4 68 29.6 22.7-37.7 38 16.5 11.3-23.5 16 5.1 2.9- 8.7
More than 200% 1,757 368 21.2 19.0-23.7 725 41.6 38.7-44.4 474 27.4 24.8-30.1 146 7.4 6.0- 9.1 44 2.4 1.6- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 85 17.6 13.7-22.3 162 30.2 25.2-35.8 162 28.9 24.0-34.4 85 16.5 12.5-21.5 50 6.8 4.9- 9.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,329 224 17.0 14.7-19.6 441 31.6 28.6-34.8 376 28.9 25.9-32.1 177 14.7 12.3-17.5 111 7.8 6.2- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,264 246 20.3 17.7-23.1 498 38.8 35.7-42.1 346 28.9 25.8-32.1 124 8.9 7.2-10.9 50 3.1 2.1- 4.7

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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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