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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 829 92 9.2 7.2-11.6 737 90.8 88.4-92.8
GENDER
Male 340 27 6.2 4.0- 9.4 313 93.8 90.6-96.0
Female 489 65 11.6 8.7-15.3 424 88.4 84.7-91.3
AGE
18-34 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 16 11.2 6.6-18.2 126 88.8 81.8-93.4
55-64 169 32 19.7 13.1-28.6 137 80.3 71.4-86.9
65-74 127 16 13.6 8.1-21.9 111 86.4 78.1-91.9
75+ 78 18 18.8 10.8-30.7 60 81.2 69.3-89.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 16 14.8 8.5-24.6 61 85.2 75.4-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 36 13.0 8.8-18.9 194 87.0 81.1-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 281 31 7.8 5.3-11.5 250 92.2 88.5-94.7
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 17 17.4 10.5-27.4 76 82.6 72.6-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 137 27 15.7 10.4-23.2 110 84.3 76.8-89.6
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 92 29.6 23.8-36.0 202 70.4 64.0-76.2
No 528 *** *** *** 528 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 718 79 9.0 6.9-11.6 639 91.0 88.4-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 324 22 6.7 4.3-10.2 302 93.3 89.8-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 205 19 6.3 3.7-10.6 186 93.7 89.4-96.3
Rural 300 51 14.9 10.7-20.3 249 85.1 79.7-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 33 14.8 10.1-21.3 175 85.2 78.7-89.9
Unable to Work 128 45 35.0 25.8-45.5 83 65.0 54.5-74.2
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 21 19.8 12.7-29.6 76 80.2 70.4-87.3
101% to 150% 119 19 10.1 6.1-16.2 100 89.9 83.8-93.9
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 16 4.6 2.5- 8.1 293 95.4 91.9-97.5
HOUSING
Own 403 35 8.5 5.8-12.4 368 91.5 87.6-94.2
Rent 335 46 11.2 8.1-15.1 289 88.8 84.9-91.9
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 281 42 13.3 9.1-19.0 239 86.7 81.0-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 30 9.1 6.1-13.4 217 90.9 86.6-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 20 6.5 4.1-10.2 281 93.5 89.8-95.9

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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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