2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 836 79 8.7 6.7-11.1 757 91.3 88.9-93.3
GENDER
Male 347 27 6.9 4.5-10.6 320 93.1 89.4-95.5
Female 489 52 10.1 7.4-13.6 437 89.9 86.4-92.6
AGE
18-34 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 146 15 9.6 5.6-16.0 131 90.4 84.0-94.4
55-64 168 21 12.0 7.5-18.8 147 88.0 81.2-92.5
65-74 129 15 14.2 8.2-23.5 114 85.8 76.5-91.8
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 17 19.5 11.8-30.7 61 80.5 69.3-88.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 234 28 10.8 6.9-16.5 206 89.2 83.5-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 283 22 5.9 3.7- 9.3 261 94.1 90.7-96.3
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 14 15.4 8.8-25.7 80 84.6 74.3-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 136 24 14.1 8.8-21.9 112 85.9 78.1-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 79 27.9 22.2-34.4 216 72.1 65.6-77.8
No 528 *** *** *** 528 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 723 70 9.1 7.0-11.8 653 90.9 88.2-93.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 326 24 7.6 4.9-11.5 302 92.4 88.5-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 206 20 9.6 5.5-16.1 186 90.4 83.9-94.5
Rural 304 35 9.4 6.5-13.4 269 90.6 86.6-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 24 6.0 3.8- 9.2 389 94.0 90.8-96.2
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 22 10.0 6.2-15.8 187 90.0 84.2-93.8
Unable to Work 129 25 18.1 11.8-26.6 104 81.9 73.4-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 19 17.4 10.6-27.3 79 82.6 72.7-89.4
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 407 32 8.1 5.5-11.9 375 91.9 88.1-94.5
Rent 336 41 11.0 7.8-15.4 295 89.0 84.6-92.2
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 284 33 9.9 6.7-14.3 251 90.1 85.7-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 18 6.8 3.9-11.7 232 93.2 88.3-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 302 28 9.3 6.2-13.7 274 90.7 86.3-93.8

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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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