2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,719 4,088 85.5 84.1-86.7 631 14.5 13.3-15.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,136 2,900 91.6 90.2-92.8 236 8.4 7.2- 9.8
GENDER
Male 1,474 1,355 91.3 89.2-93.1 119 8.7 6.9-10.8
Female 1,662 1,545 91.8 89.9-93.4 117 8.2 6.6-10.1
AGE
18-34 581 507 86.9 83.2-89.8 74 13.1 10.2-16.8
35-44 363 312 87.2 82.3-90.8 51 12.8 9.2-17.7
45-54 479 425 90.3 86.6-93.1 54 9.7 6.9-13.4
55-64 572 525 91.3 87.7-93.9 47 8.7 6.1-12.3
65-74 654 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 445 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 179 83.5 76.1-89.0 35 16.5 11.0-23.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 733 654 88.6 85.4-91.1 79 11.4 8.9-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 918 835 91.3 88.7-93.3 83 8.7 6.7-11.3
College Graduate 1,270 1,231 97.2 96.0-98.1 39 2.8 1.9- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 194 83.7 77.5-88.4 43 16.3 11.6-22.5
$15,000- 24,999 367 322 86.0 80.4-90.2 45 14.0 9.8-19.6
$25,000- 34,999 262 226 84.1 77.6-89.1 36 15.9 10.9-22.4
$35,000- 49,999 374 346 87.7 81.7-91.9 28 12.3 8.1-18.3
$50,000- 74,999 464 446 96.7 94.3-98.1 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7
$75,000+ 886 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 975 881 88.0 84.8-90.7 94 12.0 9.3-15.2
No 2,092 1,959 93.4 92.0-94.7 133 6.6 5.3- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,633 2,412 90.8 89.2-92.2 221 9.2 7.8-10.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 686 94.1 91.3-96.0 34 5.9 4.0- 8.7
Regional City or Suburban County 801 735 90.4 87.4-92.7 66 9.6 7.3-12.6
Rural 1,619 1,483 90.9 88.9-92.6 136 9.1 7.4-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,557 1,407 90.4 88.4-92.1 150 9.6 7.9-11.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,025 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 249 224 90.1 84.6-93.8 25 9.9 6.2-15.4
Other not in Labor Force 209 182 87.5 81.3-91.9 27 12.5 8.1-18.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 127 86.9 80.2-91.6 29 13.1 8.4-19.8
101% to 150% 357 310 83.9 78.1-88.4 47 16.1 11.6-21.9
151% to 200% 220 197 85.7 76.9-91.5 23 14.3 8.5-23.1
More than 200% 1,759 1,695 95.7 94.2-96.8 64 4.3 3.2- 5.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 497 89.8 85.6-92.9 47 10.2 7.1-14.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,333 1,225 90.7 88.5-92.5 108 9.3 7.5-11.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 1,182 93.0 90.9-94.7 81 7.0 5.3- 9.1

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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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