2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,132 2,148 67.5 65.4-69.5 498 15.1 13.6-16.8 486 17.4 15.8-19.1
GENDER
Male 1,474 976 64.4 61.2-67.4 215 14.1 12.0-16.5 283 21.6 19.0-24.4
Female 1,658 1,172 70.4 67.5-73.1 283 16.1 14.0-18.5 203 13.5 11.6-15.7
AGE
18-34 583 312 55.4 50.7-60.0 56 8.5 6.3-11.3 215 36.1 31.8-40.7
35-44 362 245 68.7 62.8-74.1 36 8.8 6.1-12.4 81 22.5 17.6-28.2
45-54 476 331 70.2 64.9-75.0 67 14.7 11.2-19.2 78 15.0 11.5-19.4
55-64 572 416 72.6 67.8-76.9 89 17.0 13.3-21.5 67 10.4 7.9-13.6
65-74 654 493 73.2 68.0-77.9 133 23.3 18.8-28.5 28 3.5 2.2- 5.4
75+ 443 323 72.5 66.4-77.9 107 24.7 19.5-30.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 141 62.2 53.1-70.5 42 20.1 13.8-28.3 30 17.7 11.7-25.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 730 477 64.8 60.4-68.9 111 13.4 10.8-16.5 142 21.9 18.3-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 919 612 66.3 62.5-70.0 144 15.7 12.9-18.9 163 18.0 15.3-21.1
College Graduate 1,269 918 72.8 69.8-75.6 200 14.3 12.2-16.7 151 12.9 10.8-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 142 57.8 49.7-65.6 47 20.0 14.3-27.1 48 22.2 16.3-29.5
$15,000- 24,999 365 226 58.1 51.4-64.5 71 20.2 15.5-25.9 68 21.7 16.7-27.8
$25,000- 34,999 262 172 62.9 55.2-70.0 36 13.7 9.4-19.5 54 23.4 17.4-30.8
$35,000- 49,999 372 253 64.1 57.5-70.1 56 13.9 10.1-18.8 63 22.0 16.8-28.3
$50,000- 74,999 464 330 72.1 66.7-77.0 64 13.5 9.8-18.3 70 14.3 11.0-18.4
$75,000+ 887 665 74.8 71.2-78.1 125 12.4 10.1-15.2 97 12.8 10.2-15.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 970 634 61.7 57.5-65.7 221 24.5 21.0-28.4 115 13.8 11.2-16.9
No 2,093 1,474 70.2 67.7-72.6 267 11.3 9.8-13.1 352 18.5 16.5-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 336 64.9 59.4-70.0 85 16.9 13.0-21.7 83 18.3 14.4-22.8
Non-Veteran 2,628 1,813 67.9 65.6-70.2 412 14.8 13.1-16.6 403 17.3 15.5-19.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 485 67.8 63.7-71.7 106 14.1 11.3-17.4 128 18.1 15.1-21.6
Regional City or Suburban County 800 533 66.1 61.9-70.0 127 14.9 12.1-18.1 140 19.1 15.9-22.7
Rural 1,617 1,133 68.3 65.2-71.3 265 16.0 13.7-18.5 219 15.7 13.5-18.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,556 1,055 68.5 65.7-71.2 164 9.1 7.7-10.9 337 22.3 19.9-25.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,023 758 73.4 69.6-76.9 216 22.0 18.7-25.7 49 4.6 3.3- 6.5
Unable to Work 248 142 47.6 39.5-55.7 84 43.3 35.2-51.8 22 9.1 5.5-14.9
Other not in Labor Force 209 139 68.6 60.9-75.5 22 10.3 6.3-16.6 48 21.0 15.5-27.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 93 59.7 49.4-69.3 24 14.9 9.1-23.4 39 25.4 17.9-34.6
101% to 150% 356 224 56.0 49.4-62.4 68 20.5 15.8-26.1 64 23.5 18.0-30.1
151% to 200% 219 144 62.0 53.5-69.8 34 16.0 10.6-23.6 41 22.0 15.8-29.8
More than 200% 1,758 1,277 72.9 70.2-75.4 253 12.9 11.1-14.9 228 14.3 12.3-16.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 386 69.3 63.7-74.4 89 14.7 11.1-19.1 68 16.0 12.0-21.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,335 887 64.7 61.4-67.9 221 17.0 14.5-19.8 227 18.3 15.9-21.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,258 878 69.9 66.7-72.9 188 13.3 11.3-15.6 192 16.8 14.4-19.5

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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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