2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 854 641 78.4 75.1-81.4 213 21.6 18.6-24.9
GENDER
Male 356 274 79.0 73.8-83.4 82 21.0 16.6-26.2
Female 498 367 78.0 73.5-81.9 131 22.0 18.1-26.5
AGE
18-34 181 165 91.1 85.3-94.8 16 8.9 5.2-14.7
35-44 130 109 82.0 72.4-88.7 21 18.0 11.3-27.6
45-54 151 105 72.7 64.5-79.7 46 27.3 20.3-35.5
55-64 171 115 69.0 60.3-76.5 56 31.0 23.5-39.7
65-74 132 89 68.1 58.3-76.5 43 31.9 23.5-41.7
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 165 71.3 64.2-77.5 74 28.7 22.5-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 288 211 82.0 77.0-86.1 77 18.0 13.9-23.0
College Graduate 246 217 90.7 86.1-93.8 29 9.3 6.2-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 72 70.2 59.8-78.9 36 29.8 21.1-40.2
$15,000- 24,999 136 89 68.3 58.8-76.4 47 31.7 23.6-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 78 83.7 74.5-90.0 21 16.3 10.0-25.5
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 132 90.0 82.8-94.4 18 10.0 5.6-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 154 56.6 49.9-63.2 139 43.4 36.8-50.1
No 527 460 88.1 84.4-91.0 67 11.9 9.0-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 81 75.2 65.6-82.9 30 24.8 17.1-34.4
Non-Veteran 735 552 78.6 75.0-81.9 183 21.4 18.1-25.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 337 285 86.0 81.4-89.7 52 14.0 10.3-18.6
Regional City or Suburban County 209 160 81.5 74.5-86.8 49 18.5 13.2-25.5
Rural 308 196 65.4 58.9-71.4 112 34.6 28.6-41.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 367 88.6 84.7-91.6 55 11.4 8.4-15.3
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 143 68.3 60.3-75.4 69 31.7 24.6-39.7
Unable to Work 128 53 41.0 31.5-51.2 75 59.0 48.8-68.5
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 84 75.4 65.9-82.9 36 24.6 17.1-34.1
151% to 200% 74 56 79.0 67.1-87.5 18 21.0 12.5-32.9
More than 200% 312 262 86.7 81.8-90.4 50 13.3 9.6-18.2
HOUSING
Own 411 315 78.2 73.1-82.5 96 21.8 17.5-26.9
Rent 349 256 77.5 72.3-81.9 93 22.5 18.1-27.7
Other arrangement 87 63 80.4 70.3-87.6 24 19.6 12.4-29.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 188 66.6 59.6-73.0 98 33.4 27.0-40.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 192 81.6 76.0-86.2 61 18.4 13.8-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 261 83.9 78.7-88.0 54 16.1 12.0-21.3

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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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