2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,276 169 3.9 3.2- 4.6 4,107 96.1 95.4-96.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 856 42 4.6 3.2- 6.6 814 95.4 93.4-96.8
GENDER
Male 358 20 5.3 3.2- 8.7 338 94.7 91.3-96.8
Female 498 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 476 96.0 93.4-97.6
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 287 16 3.8 2.2- 6.5 271 96.2 93.5-97.8
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 21 6.0 3.7- 9.6 273 94.0 90.4-96.3
No 528 19 4.0 2.4- 6.7 509 96.0 93.3-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 735 35 4.7 3.2- 6.9 700 95.3 93.1-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 308 21 7.0 4.3-11.4 287 93.0 88.6-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 129 15 11.2 6.5-18.7 114 88.8 81.3-93.5
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 414 21 5.1 3.1- 8.4 393 94.9 91.6-96.9
Rent 347 18 5.2 3.1- 8.5 329 94.8 91.5-96.9
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 287 22 7.3 4.5-11.6 265 92.7 88.4-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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