2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
GENDER
Male 2,001 210 11.2 9.6-13.0 1,791 88.8 87.0-90.4
Female 2,279 360 14.9 13.3-16.6 1,919 85.1 83.4-86.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,674 361 13.6 12.1-15.1 2,313 86.4 84.9-87.9
Non-Hispanic Black 858 130 13.8 11.4-16.6 728 86.2 83.4-88.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 18 15.7 9.0-26.1 92 84.3 73.9-91.0
Non-Hispanic Other 155 19 13.6 7.9-22.4 136 86.4 77.6-92.1
Hispanic 404 31 6.4 4.3- 9.4 373 93.6 90.6-95.7
AGE
18-34 930 141 14.6 12.2-17.4 789 85.4 82.6-87.8
35-44 604 79 13.1 10.3-16.5 525 86.9 83.5-89.7
45-54 701 92 13.1 10.6-16.1 609 86.9 83.9-89.4
55-64 786 118 14.2 11.7-17.2 668 85.8 82.8-88.3
65-74 702 95 13.1 10.5-16.3 607 86.9 83.7-89.5
75+ 489 39 6.5 4.4- 9.6 450 93.5 90.4-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 409 49 10.7 7.7-14.7 360 89.3 85.3-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,011 138 13.2 11.0-15.8 873 86.8 84.2-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,274 192 15.2 13.1-17.6 1,082 84.8 82.4-86.9
College Graduate 1,577 191 11.7 10.1-13.6 1,386 88.3 86.4-89.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,373 270 19.4 17.0-22.0 1,103 80.6 78.0-83.0
No 2,764 283 10.2 8.9-11.5 2,481 89.8 88.5-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 59 9.9 7.4-13.1 551 90.1 86.9-92.6
Non-Veteran 3,639 507 13.6 12.4-14.9 3,132 86.4 85.1-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 272 11.8 10.4-13.4 2,010 88.2 86.6-89.6
Unemployed 161 25 15.4 9.6-23.9 136 84.6 76.1-90.4
Retired 1,109 124 11.1 9.1-13.4 985 88.9 86.6-90.9
Unable to Work 383 109 27.6 22.6-33.3 274 72.4 66.7-77.4
Other not in Labor Force 277 33 11.4 7.9-16.1 244 88.6 83.9-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 362 62 16.1 12.3-20.7 300 83.9 79.3-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 538 81 14.0 11.0-17.8 457 86.0 82.2-89.0
$25,000- 34,999 357 49 13.2 9.7-17.6 308 86.8 82.4-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 478 59 12.1 9.0-15.9 419 87.9 84.1-91.0
$50,000-74,999 493 60 12.4 9.4-16.1 433 87.6 83.9-90.6
$75,000+ 1,140 134 12.1 10.0-14.5 1,006 87.9 85.5-90.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 912 125 13.5 11.1-16.3 787 86.5 83.7-88.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 21 15.3 9.7-23.2 101 84.7 76.8-90.3
50% to 100% 385 64 15.1 11.5-19.4 321 84.9 80.6-88.5
101% to 150% 430 67 15.7 12.0-20.3 363 84.3 79.7-88.0
151% to 200% 311 42 13.1 9.5-17.9 269 86.9 82.1-90.5
More than 200% 2,032 240 11.8 10.2-13.5 1,792 88.2 86.5-89.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 912 125 13.5 11.1-16.3 787 86.5 83.7-88.9
HOUSING
Own 2,705 300 11.3 10.0-12.8 2,405 88.7 87.2-90.0
Rent 1,234 208 16.6 14.3-19.1 1,026 83.4 80.9-85.7
Other arrangement 302 59 18.0 13.6-23.4 243 82.0 76.6-86.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,393 169 12.6 10.7-14.8 1,224 87.4 85.2-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,173 155 11.8 9.9-14.0 1,018 88.2 86.0-90.1
Rural 1,714 246 14.5 12.7-16.6 1,468 85.5 83.4-87.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,018 156 15.4 12.9-18.3 862 84.6 81.7-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,414 199 13.8 11.9-16.0 1,215 86.2 84.0-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,848 215 11.5 9.9-13.3 1,633 88.5 86.7-90.1

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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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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