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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 855 55 4.3 3.2- 5.7 800 95.7 94.3-96.8
GENDER
Male 357 25 4.4 2.8- 6.7 332 95.6 93.3-97.2
Female 498 30 4.2 2.8- 6.2 468 95.8 93.8-97.2
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 15 7.0 4.1-11.7 156 93.0 88.3-95.9
65-74 131 14 8.7 5.0-14.7 117 91.3 85.3-95.0
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 17 4.6 2.7- 7.7 224 95.4 92.3-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 287 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8 269 96.5 94.2-97.9
College Graduate 247 13 4.4 2.5- 7.8 234 95.6 92.2-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 37 9.3 6.5-13.0 257 90.7 87.0-93.5
No 527 17 2.2 1.3- 3.7 510 97.8 96.3-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 734 45 3.9 2.9- 5.4 689 96.1 94.6-97.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 16 3.4 1.9- 5.7 322 96.6 94.3-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 308 31 7.0 4.8-10.2 277 93.0 89.8-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 24 8.7 5.6-13.3 188 91.3 86.7-94.4
Unable to Work 128 21 12.3 7.7-19.0 107 87.7 81.0-92.3
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 413 24 3.9 2.5- 6.1 389 96.1 93.9-97.5
Rent 347 25 5.2 3.4- 7.9 322 94.8 92.1-96.6
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 287 26 6.7 4.4-10.1 261 93.3 89.9-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 14 3.0 1.7- 5.2 300 97.0 94.8-98.3

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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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