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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
GENDER
Male 1,998 109 5.3 4.2- 6.5 1,889 94.7 93.5-95.8
Female 2,271 260 11.1 9.8-12.7 2,011 88.9 87.3-90.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,667 227 8.5 7.4- 9.8 2,440 91.5 90.2-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 855 89 9.0 7.1-11.3 766 91.0 88.7-92.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 12 11.9 5.9-22.6 98 88.1 77.4-94.1
Non-Hispanic Other 155 15 9.1 4.9-16.1 140 90.9 83.9-95.1
Hispanic 403 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7 385 96.6 94.3-98.0
AGE
18-34 925 61 6.3 4.7- 8.4 864 93.7 91.6-95.3
35-44 603 56 8.3 6.2-10.9 547 91.7 89.1-93.8
45-54 701 68 9.8 7.6-12.6 633 90.2 87.4-92.4
55-64 784 90 11.3 9.0-14.0 694 88.7 86.0-91.0
65-74 700 71 10.5 8.1-13.4 629 89.5 86.6-91.9
75+ 488 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8 471 96.6 94.2-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 37 8.0 5.5-11.5 371 92.0 88.5-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,009 84 7.3 5.7- 9.1 925 92.7 90.9-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,270 130 9.9 8.2-11.9 1,140 90.1 88.1-91.8
College Graduate 1,573 118 7.7 6.4- 9.4 1,455 92.3 90.6-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,366 194 13.8 11.8-16.0 1,172 86.2 84.0-88.2
No 2,761 163 5.8 4.9- 6.9 2,598 94.2 93.1-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 609 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 579 95.0 92.5-96.7
Non-Veteran 3,629 336 8.8 7.8- 9.9 3,293 91.2 90.1-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,278 159 6.4 5.4- 7.6 2,119 93.6 92.4-94.6
Unemployed 160 15 9.0 4.6-17.1 145 91.0 82.9-95.4
Retired 1,106 84 8.2 6.5-10.3 1,022 91.8 89.7-93.5
Unable to Work 381 87 22.3 17.8-27.6 294 77.7 72.4-82.2
Other not in Labor Force 276 19 7.0 4.3-11.2 257 93.0 88.8-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 51 13.0 9.7-17.1 310 87.0 82.9-90.3
$15,000- 24,999 536 55 7.9 5.9-10.6 481 92.1 89.4-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 356 28 8.2 5.5-12.1 328 91.8 87.9-94.5
$35,000- 49,999 476 36 7.1 4.9-10.1 440 92.9 89.9-95.1
$50,000-74,999 491 31 6.3 4.3- 9.3 460 93.7 90.7-95.7
$75,000+ 1,138 87 8.1 6.4-10.3 1,051 91.9 89.7-93.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 81 8.8 6.9-11.2 830 91.2 88.8-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 16 11.7 7.0-19.1 106 88.3 80.9-93.0
50% to 100% 384 53 12.0 8.9-15.9 331 88.0 84.1-91.1
101% to 150% 427 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 387 92.6 89.6-94.8
151% to 200% 310 26 8.3 5.4-12.5 284 91.7 87.5-94.6
More than 200% 2,027 147 7.5 6.2- 9.0 1,880 92.5 91.0-93.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 81 8.8 6.9-11.2 830 91.2 88.8-93.1
HOUSING
Own 2,701 206 7.8 6.7- 9.1 2,495 92.2 90.9-93.3
Rent 1,232 123 8.7 7.1-10.5 1,109 91.3 89.5-92.9
Other arrangement 297 38 11.9 8.4-16.6 259 88.1 83.4-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,390 108 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,282 91.9 90.0-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,170 103 7.4 6.0- 9.2 1,067 92.6 90.8-94.0
Rural 1,709 158 9.2 7.7-10.9 1,551 90.8 89.1-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,014 101 9.3 7.5-11.5 913 90.7 88.5-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,410 128 9.3 7.7-11.2 1,282 90.7 88.8-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,845 140 7.2 6.0- 8.6 1,705 92.8 91.4-94.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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