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 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 836 56 5.9 4.3- 7.9 780 94.1 92.1-95.7
GENDER
Male 346 28 7.4 4.9-11.0 318 92.6 89.0-95.1
Female 490 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1 462 95.4 92.9-97.1
AGE
18-34 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 20 12.9 8.0-20.0 148 87.1 80.0-92.0
65-74 129 12 9.6 5.3-16.7 117 90.4 83.3-94.7
75+ 78 15 17.2 9.6-29.0 63 82.8 71.0-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 20 7.2 4.2-11.9 215 92.8 88.1-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 284 16 4.5 2.6- 7.8 268 95.5 92.2-97.4
College Graduate 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 56 18.9 14.2-24.7 239 81.1 75.3-85.8
No 528 *** *** *** 528 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 15 15.0 8.8-24.5 95 85.0 75.5-91.2
Non-Veteran 724 41 4.6 3.2- 6.5 683 95.4 93.5-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 326 17 5.3 3.2- 8.7 309 94.7 91.3-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 304 26 6.6 4.3- 9.8 278 93.4 90.2-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 28 13.3 8.8-19.5 183 86.7 80.5-91.2
Unable to Work 128 15 11.5 6.6-19.3 113 88.5 80.7-93.4
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 407 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 384 94.4 91.2-96.5
Rent 337 25 6.0 3.9- 9.2 312 94.0 90.8-96.1
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 285 20 5.4 3.3- 8.7 265 94.6 91.3-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 21 7.5 4.6-12.2 229 92.5 87.8-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 15 4.8 2.8- 8.4 286 95.2 91.6-97.2

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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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