2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 858 130 13.8 11.4-16.6 728 86.2 83.4-88.6
GENDER
Male 358 50 13.9 10.2-18.7 308 86.1 81.3-89.8
Female 500 80 13.7 10.7-17.3 420 86.3 82.7-89.3
AGE
18-34 181 32 14.9 10.3-21.0 149 85.1 79.0-89.7
35-44 130 19 14.6 8.6-23.7 111 85.4 76.3-91.4
45-54 153 26 16.7 11.3-23.9 127 83.3 76.1-88.7
55-64 172 29 14.0 9.4-20.2 143 86.0 79.8-90.6
65-74 132 20 13.8 7.9-23.1 112 86.2 76.9-92.1
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 39 12.1 8.5-17.0 203 87.9 83.0-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 288 49 17.0 12.4-22.8 239 83.0 77.2-87.6
College Graduate 247 30 12.4 8.4-18.1 217 87.6 81.9-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 16 10.3 6.0-17.3 94 89.7 82.7-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 137 22 13.3 8.2-21.0 115 86.7 79.0-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 17 18.4 10.4-30.4 82 81.6 69.6-89.6
$50,000- 74,999 88 12 14.3 7.9-24.3 76 85.7 75.7-92.1
$75,000+ 151 18 11.3 6.8-18.2 133 88.7 81.8-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 61 18.4 13.9-24.0 235 81.6 76.0-86.1
No 528 66 12.1 9.2-15.7 462 87.9 84.3-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 17 12.7 7.3-21.2 96 87.3 78.8-92.7
Non-Veteran 737 113 14.1 11.5-17.2 624 85.9 82.8-88.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 44 13.9 10.1-18.9 294 86.1 81.1-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 210 35 13.5 9.2-19.3 175 86.5 80.7-90.8
Rural 310 51 13.8 10.3-18.3 259 86.2 81.7-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 62 13.8 10.6-17.9 361 86.2 82.1-89.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 19 8.2 4.6-14.3 194 91.8 85.7-95.4
Unable to Work 130 37 22.2 15.6-30.6 93 77.8 69.4-84.4
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 14 11.3 6.3-19.7 85 88.7 80.3-93.7
101% to 150% 120 21 16.6 9.8-26.9 99 83.4 73.1-90.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 38 11.8 8.4-16.5 275 88.2 83.5-91.6
HOUSING
Own 414 40 9.7 6.7-13.6 374 90.3 86.4-93.3
Rent 349 71 18.8 14.6-23.7 278 81.2 76.3-85.4
Other arrangement 88 18 17.6 10.4-28.2 70 82.4 71.8-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 56 16.7 12.6-21.9 233 83.3 78.1-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 42 14.0 9.9-19.5 212 86.0 80.5-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 32 11.6 7.9-16.6 283 88.4 83.4-92.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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