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 4,162 742 15.3 14.1-16.5 3,420 84.7 83.5-85.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 830 187 17.9 15.3-20.9 643 82.1 79.1-84.7
GENDER
Male 342 63 14.2 10.8-18.4 279 85.8 81.6-89.2
Female 488 124 20.9 17.2-25.2 364 79.1 74.8-82.8
AGE
18-34 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 30 20.2 13.9-28.5 113 79.8 71.5-86.1
55-64 169 62 36.3 28.2-45.2 107 63.7 54.8-71.8
65-74 126 44 33.3 24.7-43.3 82 66.7 56.7-75.3
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 64 22.6 17.2-29.1 168 77.4 70.9-82.8
Some Post-H.S. 281 60 14.7 11.1-19.1 221 85.3 80.9-88.9
College Graduate 241 32 9.4 6.4-13.7 209 90.6 86.3-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 40 24.3 17.4-32.8 95 75.7 67.2-82.6
$25,000- 34,999 77 18 14.0 8.1-23.0 59 86.0 77.0-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 98 15 11.0 6.2-18.6 83 89.0 81.4-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 15 7.5 4.2-13.1 134 92.5 86.9-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 187 57.2 50.3-63.9 108 42.8 36.1-49.7
No 528 *** *** *** 528 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 30 23.7 16.2-33.3 80 76.3 66.7-83.8
Non-Veteran 718 157 17.1 14.4-20.3 561 82.9 79.7-85.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 323 50 12.9 9.6-17.1 273 87.1 82.9-90.4
Regional City or Suburban County 205 47 17.2 12.4-23.4 158 82.8 76.6-87.6
Rural 302 90 25.4 20.2-31.4 212 74.6 68.6-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 30 5.6 3.7- 8.2 381 94.4 91.8-96.3
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 73 31.9 25.0-39.6 134 68.1 60.4-75.0
Unable to Work 128 74 57.5 47.2-67.2 54 42.5 32.8-52.8
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 34 19.9 13.8-28.0 85 80.1 72.0-86.2
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 38 9.5 6.6-13.5 270 90.5 86.5-93.4
HOUSING
Own 404 81 17.2 13.5-21.6 323 82.8 78.4-86.5
Rent 334 84 20.2 16.1-25.1 250 79.8 74.9-83.9
Other arrangement 86 22 16.1 10.0-25.0 64 83.9 75.0-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 282 78 23.1 17.8-29.3 204 76.9 70.7-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 59 18.0 13.6-23.4 188 82.0 76.6-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 50 14.3 10.7-18.9 251 85.7 81.1-89.3

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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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