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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 832 52 4.2 3.1- 5.7 780 95.8 94.3-96.9
GENDER
Male 342 21 4.1 2.6- 6.6 321 95.9 93.4-97.4
Female 490 31 4.3 2.9- 6.4 459 95.7 93.6-97.1
AGE
18-34 174 *** *** *** 174 100 . - .
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 18 8.4 5.1-13.5 152 91.6 86.5-94.9
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 233 18 5.3 3.2- 8.7 215 94.7 91.3-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 281 16 3.3 2.0- 5.6 265 96.7 94.4-98.0
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 13 6.8 3.7-12.0 124 93.2 88.0-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 52 13.5 10.0-18.0 243 86.5 82.0-90.0
No 528 *** *** *** 528 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 720 40 3.6 2.5- 5.2 680 96.4 94.8-97.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 324 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 303 32 7.2 4.9-10.6 271 92.8 89.4-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 *** *** *** 411 100 . - .
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 23 10.2 6.4-15.9 186 89.8 84.1-93.6
Unable to Work 128 26 14.3 9.4-21.2 102 85.7 78.8-90.6
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 405 20 3.6 2.2- 5.9 385 96.4 94.1-97.8
Rent 335 24 4.6 3.0- 7.1 311 95.4 92.9-97.0
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 283 24 5.5 3.5- 8.6 259 94.5 91.4-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 19 5.2 3.2- 8.6 228 94.8 91.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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