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 have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 856 67 6.8 5.1- 8.9 789 93.2 91.1-94.9
GENDER
Male 356 26 6.5 4.2- 9.9 330 93.5 90.1-95.8
Female 500 41 7.0 4.8-10.0 459 93.0 90.0-95.2
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 12 8.0 4.5-13.9 141 92.0 86.1-95.5
55-64 171 16 9.2 5.2-15.9 155 90.8 84.1-94.8
65-74 132 18 12.7 7.2-21.5 114 87.3 78.5-92.8
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 21 7.5 4.7-11.9 221 92.5 88.1-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 286 23 6.9 4.2-11.2 263 93.1 88.8-95.8
College Graduate 247 15 5.8 3.3-10.1 232 94.2 89.9-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 16 10.8 6.3-17.9 93 89.2 82.1-93.7
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 45 13.1 9.4-18.0 250 86.9 82.0-90.6
No 528 18 3.6 2.1- 6.1 510 96.4 93.9-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 737 56 6.5 4.8- 8.8 681 93.5 91.2-95.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 23 6.9 4.4-10.8 315 93.1 89.2-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 210 16 4.5 2.6- 7.7 194 95.5 92.3-97.4
Rural 308 28 8.2 5.4-12.2 280 91.8 87.8-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 17 4.1 2.4- 7.0 406 95.9 93.0-97.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 20 7.6 4.3-12.9 193 92.4 87.1-95.7
Unable to Work 129 26 19.5 13.0-28.1 103 80.5 71.9-87.0
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 14 10.7 5.9-18.4 85 89.3 81.6-94.1
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 414 25 5.2 3.3- 8.2 389 94.8 91.8-96.7
Rent 347 29 7.2 4.8-10.5 318 92.8 89.5-95.2
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 287 31 9.2 6.1-13.7 256 90.8 86.3-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 19 6.8 4.0-11.5 235 93.2 88.5-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 17 5.0 3.0- 8.3 298 95.0 91.7-97.0

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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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