2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-Non-Hispanic White 3,131 354 12.5 11.0-14.1 2,777 87.5 85.9-89.0
GENDER
Male 1,472 137 10.4 8.5-12.8 1,335 89.6 87.2-91.5
Female 1,659 217 14.3 12.3-16.7 1,442 85.7 83.3-87.7
AGE
18-34 584 83 14.6 11.5-18.3 501 85.4 81.7-88.5
35-44 361 63 15.7 11.8-20.7 298 84.3 79.3-88.2
45-54 475 87 17.5 13.7-22.1 388 82.5 77.9-86.3
55-64 572 69 11.3 8.5-15.0 503 88.7 85.0-91.5
65-74 653 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 444 24 7.6 4.6-12.5 420 92.4 87.5-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 43 21.2 14.8-29.5 171 78.8 70.5-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 730 93 12.7 10.0-16.1 637 87.3 83.9-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 917 124 14.0 11.5-17.1 793 86.0 82.9-88.5
College Graduate 1,269 93 7.5 5.9- 9.4 1,176 92.5 90.6-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 61 26.1 19.7-33.7 173 73.9 66.3-80.3
$15,000- 24,999 367 74 21.0 16.0-27.0 293 79.0 73.0-84.0
$25,000- 34,999 262 41 18.7 13.3-25.7 221 81.3 74.3-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 373 38 12.3 8.5-17.4 335 87.7 82.6-91.5
$50,000- 74,999 464 33 8.2 5.6-11.9 431 91.8 88.1-94.4
$75,000+ 886 41 5.3 3.7- 7.4 845 94.7 92.6-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 180 23.1 19.6-26.9 791 76.9 73.1-80.4
No 2,091 164 8.3 6.9- 9.9 1,927 91.7 90.1-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 34 8.9 6.0-13.1 469 91.1 86.9-94.0
Non-Veteran 2,628 319 13.0 11.4-14.8 2,309 87.0 85.2-88.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 64 10.2 7.8-13.2 656 89.8 86.8-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 802 92 13.7 10.8-17.2 710 86.3 82.8-89.2
Rural 1,613 198 13.0 11.0-15.4 1,415 87.0 84.6-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,556 192 12.1 10.3-14.2 1,364 87.9 85.8-89.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,024 46 5.6 3.9- 8.1 978 94.4 91.9-96.1
Unable to Work 245 60 24.9 18.0-33.3 185 75.1 66.7-82.0
Other not in Labor Force 210 32 17.6 12.0-25.2 178 82.4 74.8-88.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 43 23.4 16.3-32.3 113 76.6 67.7-83.7
101% to 150% 357 72 21.2 16.3-27.2 285 78.8 72.8-83.7
151% to 200% 219 27 13.3 8.6-20.0 192 86.7 80.0-91.4
More than 200% 1,758 120 8.0 6.5- 9.8 1,638 92.0 90.2-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 67 12.7 9.3-17.1 475 87.3 82.9-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,333 158 14.4 12.0-17.1 1,175 85.6 82.9-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,260 129 10.4 8.5-12.7 1,131 89.6 87.3-91.5

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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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