2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
Region 9 & 10 597 196 32.4 27.7-37.5 401 67.6 62.5-72.3
GENDER
Male 256 95 36.7 29.6-44.4 161 63.3 55.6-70.4
Female 341 101 28.8 22.8-35.6 240 71.2 64.4-77.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 370 129 34.0 28.0-40.6 241 66.0 59.4-72.0
Non-Hispanic Black 176 61 35.1 26.6-44.5 115 64.9 55.5-73.4
Other 51 *** *** *** 45 94.3 86.4-97.7
AGE
18-44 165 36 25.1 17.8-34.2 129 74.9 65.8-82.2
45-64 221 75 34.2 26.8-42.5 146 65.8 57.5-73.2
65+ 202 82 40.7 32.3-49.7 120 59.3 50.3-67.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 246 89 35.7 28.5-43.7 157 64.3 56.3-71.5
Some Post-H.S. 171 56 33.8 25.3-43.4 115 66.2 56.6-74.7
College Graduate 179 51 23.3 17.1-30.9 128 76.7 69.1-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 303 108 36.1 29.2-43.6 195 63.9 56.4-70.8
$50,000+ 183 57 30.5 22.8-39.4 126 69.5 60.6-77.2
Don't know/Not Sure 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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