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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 855 89 9.0 7.1-11.3 766 91.0 88.7-92.9
GENDER
Male 358 30 7.2 4.8-10.7 328 92.8 89.3-95.2
Female 497 59 10.4 7.8-13.8 438 89.6 86.2-92.2
AGE
18-34 179 15 6.7 3.8-11.5 164 93.3 88.5-96.2
35-44 130 17 10.6 6.2-17.5 113 89.4 82.5-93.8
45-54 153 21 13.8 8.9-20.8 132 86.2 79.2-91.1
55-64 172 20 9.8 6.0-15.4 152 90.2 84.6-94.0
65-74 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 24 6.2 4.0- 9.6 217 93.8 90.4-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 286 39 12.7 8.9-17.6 247 87.3 82.4-91.1
College Graduate 247 18 7.6 4.5-12.5 229 92.4 87.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 16 6.9 4.0-11.7 121 93.1 88.3-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 41 11.5 8.1-16.1 254 88.5 83.9-91.9
No 527 46 8.2 5.9-11.1 481 91.8 88.9-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 734 78 9.1 7.1-11.6 656 90.9 88.4-92.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 32 9.0 6.2-13.0 305 91.0 87.0-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 210 24 9.1 5.7-14.2 186 90.9 85.8-94.3
Rural 308 33 8.8 6.0-12.7 275 91.2 87.3-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 41 8.4 6.1-11.6 380 91.6 88.4-93.9
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 28 17.1 11.3-24.9 102 82.9 75.1-88.7
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 15 7.0 4.0-12.0 104 93.0 88.0-96.0
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 25 7.7 5.0-11.8 286 92.3 88.2-95.0
HOUSING
Own 413 28 6.3 4.2- 9.5 385 93.7 90.5-95.8
Rent 349 49 11.8 8.6-15.8 300 88.2 84.2-91.4
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 287 36 10.0 6.9-14.3 251 90.0 85.7-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 33 12.0 8.1-17.3 220 88.0 82.7-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 20 6.0 3.8- 9.4 295 94.0 90.6-96.2

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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