2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Injection Drug Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,374 262 12.4 10.7-14.3 2,112 87.6 85.7-89.3
GENDER
Male 1,089 124 12.7 10.2-15.7 965 87.3 84.3-89.8
Female 1,285 138 12.1 9.9-14.7 1,147 87.9 85.3-90.1
AGE
18-34 339 65 23.1 18.0-29.2 274 76.9 70.8-82.0
35-44 256 34 12.2 8.3-17.6 222 87.8 82.4-91.7
45-54 386 46 9.7 6.8-13.5 340 90.3 86.5-93.2
55-64 476 53 9.2 6.5-12.7 423 90.8 87.3-93.5
65-74 538 41 9.2 5.8-14.1 497 90.8 85.9-94.2
75+ 354 21 8.3 4.9-13.7 333 91.7 86.3-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 26 19.6 12.5-29.3 147 80.4 70.7-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 61 11.1 8.2-15.0 482 88.9 85.0-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 728 90 13.0 10.3-16.3 638 87.0 83.7-89.7
College Graduate 926 85 10.1 7.9-12.8 841 89.9 87.2-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 26 15.4 9.3-24.2 153 84.6 75.8-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 276 40 15.0 10.0-21.7 236 85.0 78.3-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 202 23 11.9 7.3-18.9 179 88.1 81.1-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 284 35 14.7 10.1-20.9 249 85.3 79.1-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 356 36 11.1 7.5-16.2 320 88.9 83.8-92.5
$75,000+ 660 65 10.9 8.3-14.2 595 89.1 85.8-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 808 119 16.6 13.5-20.3 689 83.4 79.7-86.5
No 1,558 140 10.3 8.4-12.5 1,418 89.7 87.5-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 38 12.6 8.6-18.1 310 87.4 81.9-91.4
Non-Veteran 2,026 224 12.4 10.6-14.4 1,802 87.6 85.6-89.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 482 41 9.2 6.4-12.9 441 90.8 87.1-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 575 66 14.5 11.1-18.9 509 85.5 81.1-88.9
Rural 1,317 155 12.7 10.5-15.3 1,162 87.3 84.7-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 144 13.7 11.4-16.4 981 86.3 83.6-88.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 839 60 8.0 5.9-10.9 779 92.0 89.1-94.1
Unable to Work 214 31 14.8 8.7-24.0 183 85.2 76.0-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 143 19 14.6 8.6-23.9 124 85.4 76.1-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 282 40 12.5 8.5-18.0 242 87.5 82.0-91.5
151% to 200% 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,328 137 11.8 9.7-14.2 1,191 88.2 85.8-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 66 13.8 10.2-18.5 389 86.2 81.5-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,020 105 13.4 10.8-16.7 915 86.6 83.3-89.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 899 91 10.7 8.5-13.4 808 89.3 86.6-91.5

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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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