2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 857 751 85.2 82.1-87.8 106 14.8 12.2-17.9
GENDER
Male 357 298 81.4 76.4-85.6 59 18.6 14.4-23.6
Female 500 453 88.3 84.1-91.4 47 11.7 8.6-15.9
AGE
18-34 181 143 80.0 73.1-85.5 38 20.0 14.5-26.9
35-44 130 109 82.6 74.1-88.8 21 17.4 11.2-25.9
45-54 153 130 83.8 75.9-89.4 23 16.2 10.6-24.1
55-64 171 151 83.2 74.0-89.7 20 16.8 10.3-26.0
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 69 83.9 73.3-90.8 12 16.1 9.2-26.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 200 78.5 71.5-84.1 42 21.5 15.9-28.5
Some Post-H.S. 287 248 85.6 80.3-89.6 39 14.4 10.4-19.7
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 87 76.4 66.2-84.3 23 23.6 15.7-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 137 114 80.8 71.8-87.4 23 19.2 12.6-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 87 86.0 76.2-92.1 12 14.0 7.9-23.8
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 254 82.6 76.4-87.5 41 17.4 12.5-23.6
No 528 472 87.6 83.9-90.6 56 12.4 9.4-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 736 636 83.8 80.3-86.8 100 16.2 13.2-19.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 294 85.9 81.0-89.7 43 14.1 10.3-19.0
Regional City or Suburban County 210 184 84.1 77.0-89.3 26 15.9 10.7-23.0
Rural 310 273 85.0 79.3-89.4 37 15.0 10.6-20.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 361 84.5 80.2-88.0 61 15.5 12.0-19.8
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 114 81.7 70.6-89.3 16 18.3 10.7-29.4
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 78 77.1 66.3-85.3 21 22.9 14.7-33.7
101% to 150% 120 100 79.8 70.0-87.0 20 20.2 13.0-30.0
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 296 94.2 90.3-96.6 17 5.8 3.4- 9.7
HOUSING
Own 413 387 91.1 86.8-94.1 26 8.9 5.9-13.2
Rent 349 290 78.3 72.6-83.1 59 21.7 16.9-27.4
Other arrangement 88 69 80.4 70.0-87.8 19 19.6 12.2-30.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 255 83.7 77.2-88.6 34 16.3 11.4-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 220 85.0 79.1-89.4 34 15.0 10.6-20.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 276 86.4 81.3-90.2 38 13.6 9.8-18.7

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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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