2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,133 2,536 82.0 80.2-83.7 597 18.0 16.3-19.8
GENDER
Male 1,471 1,206 83.8 81.2-86.1 265 16.2 13.9-18.8
Female 1,662 1,330 80.4 77.8-82.7 332 19.6 17.3-22.2
AGE
18-34 586 544 92.7 89.8-94.8 42 7.3 5.2-10.2
35-44 362 312 86.6 81.7-90.3 50 13.4 9.7-18.3
45-54 478 391 81.6 76.6-85.7 87 18.4 14.3-23.4
55-64 570 438 76.9 72.1-81.0 132 23.1 19.0-27.9
65-74 651 493 74.0 69.0-78.4 158 26.0 21.6-31.0
75+ 444 320 70.0 63.3-75.9 124 30.0 24.1-36.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 106 53.6 44.8-62.2 108 46.4 37.8-55.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 733 549 79.4 75.8-82.5 184 20.6 17.5-24.2
Some Post-H.S. 919 746 83.2 80.0-86.0 173 16.8 14.0-20.0
College Graduate 1,266 1,134 92.4 90.7-93.8 132 7.6 6.2- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 235 120 55.0 46.8-62.9 115 45.0 37.1-53.2
$15,000- 24,999 365 238 66.7 60.2-72.6 127 33.3 27.4-39.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 200 73.4 65.6-80.0 63 26.6 20.0-34.4
$35,000- 49,999 371 308 83.7 78.4-87.8 63 16.3 12.2-21.6
$50,000- 74,999 464 410 89.2 84.6-92.5 54 10.8 7.5-15.4
$75,000+ 887 826 93.5 91.1-95.3 61 6.5 4.7- 8.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 540 56.2 52.0-60.2 431 43.8 39.8-48.0
No 2,093 1,939 92.3 90.7-93.7 154 7.7 6.3- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 398 80.5 75.3-84.8 102 19.5 15.2-24.7
Non-Veteran 2,633 2,139 82.3 80.3-84.1 494 17.7 15.9-19.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 644 90.5 87.6-92.7 78 9.5 7.3-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 800 659 82.1 78.4-85.2 141 17.9 14.8-21.6
Rural 1,615 1,237 76.5 73.6-79.2 378 23.5 20.8-26.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,556 1,429 91.8 89.8-93.3 127 8.2 6.7-10.2
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,022 783 75.1 71.2-78.7 239 24.9 21.3-28.8
Unable to Work 248 68 25.6 19.0-33.6 180 74.4 66.4-81.0
Other not in Labor Force 211 188 91.1 85.8-94.5 23 8.9 5.5-14.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 90 66.9 57.2-75.3 65 33.1 24.7-42.8
101% to 150% 356 225 61.5 54.8-67.7 131 38.5 32.3-45.2
151% to 200% 220 166 78.4 71.2-84.2 54 21.6 15.8-28.8
More than 200% 1,757 1,567 90.2 88.2-91.8 190 9.8 8.2-11.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 409 76.7 71.6-81.2 135 23.3 18.8-28.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,329 1,041 77.5 74.5-80.3 288 22.5 19.7-25.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,264 1,090 88.0 85.7-90.0 174 12.0 10.0-14.3

Back to Health Status.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16AUG19.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts