2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 854 121 15.9 13.1-19.1 211 27.7 24.2-31.5 309 34.8 31.2-38.6 165 17.2 14.5-20.3 48 4.4 3.1- 6.2
GENDER
Male 356 62 18.1 13.9-23.3 90 28.1 22.9-34.0 122 32.8 27.5-38.5 65 17.6 13.5-22.7 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8
Female 498 59 14.1 10.7-18.3 121 27.4 22.8-32.5 187 36.5 31.7-41.6 100 16.8 13.4-20.9 31 5.2 3.3- 8.1
AGE
18-34 181 45 25.4 19.1-33.1 65 37.0 29.6-45.1 55 28.7 22.1-36.4 14 8.4 4.8-14.3 *** *** ***
35-44 130 33 24.9 17.4-34.3 38 29.4 21.1-39.3 38 27.7 20.0-36.9 19 16.3 9.8-25.8 *** *** ***
45-54 151 19 11.4 7.0-18.1 30 24.1 16.6-33.5 56 37.2 29.1-46.1 38 23.7 17.1-31.8 *** *** ***
55-64 171 14 8.9 5.0-15.2 38 23.2 16.5-31.6 63 36.9 29.0-45.6 37 17.8 12.7-24.6 19 13.2 7.6-21.8
65-74 132 *** *** *** 29 20.4 13.7-29.2 55 45.5 35.7-55.7 34 24.5 17.1-33.8 *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** 11 17.2 9.5-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 30 16.9 11.8-23.7 45 20.5 15.1-27.3 90 33.9 27.5-41.0 54 21.2 15.8-27.7 20 7.5 4.3-12.8
Some Post-H.S. 288 40 17.8 13.0-23.8 72 30.5 24.4-37.5 99 33.7 27.7-40.2 59 14.3 10.6-19.0 18 3.8 2.2- 6.2
College Graduate 246 50 19.0 14.2-24.9 83 39.3 32.4-46.6 84 32.4 26.2-39.3 27 8.7 5.6-13.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** 16 16.9 10.1-27.0 *** *** *** 23 21.7 14.0-32.1 13 8.0 4.5-14.0
$15,000- 24,999 136 19 17.5 10.9-26.9 21 18.6 12.0-27.6 49 32.2 24.1-41.5 37 26.2 18.6-35.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 14 15.0 8.2-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.7 9.5-24.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 17 18.6 11.2-29.3 *** *** *** 27 25.5 17.0-36.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 26 16.6 10.9-24.5 59 43.4 34.3-53.0 47 30.0 22.2-39.1 17 9.7 5.4-17.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 13 6.3 3.5-10.9 30 11.6 7.8-17.0 111 38.7 32.3-45.5 95 29.5 23.8-35.9 44 13.9 9.7-19.4
No 527 104 20.6 16.8-25.0 175 35.6 30.9-40.6 181 31.8 27.5-36.5 63 11.6 8.7-15.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 14 13.3 7.5-22.5 26 26.3 17.6-37.4 41 35.6 26.1-46.3 24 18.6 12.2-27.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 735 106 16.3 13.3-19.8 183 27.7 24.0-31.8 263 34.6 30.7-38.7 141 17.2 14.2-20.6 42 4.2 2.9- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 66 19.9 15.4-25.2 97 31.8 26.2-37.9 122 34.4 29.0-40.3 40 10.8 7.5-15.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 209 24 13.7 8.7-21.0 57 30.3 23.0-38.8 79 37.4 30.0-45.5 41 16.5 11.4-23.4 *** *** ***
Rural 308 31 11.9 8.2-17.0 57 20.1 15.3-25.9 108 33.4 27.6-39.8 84 26.7 21.3-32.9 28 7.9 4.9-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 84 20.6 16.5-25.4 141 35.4 30.3-40.9 142 32.5 27.7-37.8 53 11.2 8.2-15.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 *** *** *** 42 20.6 14.8-28.0 87 42.6 34.8-50.9 56 26.7 20.0-34.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 31.9 23.4-41.8 42 33.2 24.3-43.5 33 25.8 17.5-36.2
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 19 20.4 12.9-30.8 21 21.3 13.5-31.9 44 33.6 24.6-44.1 28 20.6 13.6-30.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.2 9.0-27.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 50 16.2 12.0-21.6 113 41.3 34.9-48.0 99 29.2 23.8-35.2 45 12.3 8.7-17.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 411 50 12.9 9.5-17.2 125 32.8 27.6-38.4 140 32.5 27.6-37.9 80 18.1 14.1-22.8 *** *** ***
Rent 349 53 16.7 12.6-21.8 69 21.8 17.2-27.3 134 38.9 33.2-44.9 71 17.7 13.7-22.6 22 4.8 3.1- 7.5
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** 15 19.6 11.5-31.3 *** *** *** 14 13.2 7.2-22.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 31 11.8 8.1-17.0 54 20.4 15.3-26.6 103 34.4 28.2-41.1 75 25.9 20.2-32.6 23 7.4 4.3-12.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 40 19.0 13.8-25.6 70 31.0 24.6-38.2 82 31.6 25.4-38.6 47 15.3 11.1-20.8 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 50 16.2 12.0-21.5 87 30.2 24.5-36.5 124 37.5 31.7-43.7 43 12.7 9.1-17.6 *** *** ***

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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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