2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
GENDER
Male 1,946 100 5.1 4.0- 6.4 1,846 94.9 93.6-96.0
Female 2,237 164 7.0 5.9- 8.3 2,073 93.0 91.7-94.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,630 131 5.2 4.3- 6.3 2,499 94.8 93.7-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 836 79 8.7 6.7-11.1 757 91.3 88.9-93.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 11 11.9 5.8-22.9 96 88.1 77.1-94.2
Non-Hispanic Other 152 *** *** *** 143 94.9 89.9-97.5
Hispanic 389 31 7.2 4.8-10.6 358 92.8 89.4-95.2
AGE
18-34 906 37 4.1 2.8- 5.8 869 95.9 94.2-97.2
35-44 598 19 3.6 2.2- 5.7 579 96.4 94.3-97.8
45-54 677 52 7.2 5.3- 9.6 625 92.8 90.4-94.7
55-64 771 65 8.0 6.1-10.6 706 92.0 89.4-93.9
65-74 693 39 7.3 4.9-10.6 654 92.7 89.4-95.1
75+ 481 51 10.9 7.9-14.9 430 89.1 85.1-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 393 52 12.6 9.2-17.0 341 87.4 83.0-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 987 83 7.6 6.0- 9.7 904 92.4 90.3-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,247 82 5.5 4.3- 6.9 1,165 94.5 93.1-95.7
College Graduate 1,547 45 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,502 97.8 96.9-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,374 264 19.5 17.1-22.2 1,110 80.5 77.8-82.9
No 2,766 *** *** *** 2,766 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 602 36 5.5 3.5- 8.5 566 94.5 91.5-96.5
Non-Veteran 3,576 228 6.2 5.3- 7.2 3,348 93.8 92.8-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,242 80 3.4 2.6- 4.3 2,162 96.6 95.7-97.4
Unemployed 158 14 7.4 4.2-12.8 144 92.6 87.2-95.8
Retired 1,094 76 7.7 5.8-10.1 1,018 92.3 89.9-94.2
Unable to Work 378 77 20.8 16.4-26.1 301 79.2 73.9-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 277 16 5.5 3.2- 9.3 261 94.5 90.7-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 48 17.1 12.6-22.8 247 82.9 77.2-87.4
$15,000- 24,999 534 60 9.9 7.4-13.2 474 90.1 86.8-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 357 28 8.0 5.3-12.0 329 92.0 88.0-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 476 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 447 94.5 91.7-96.4
$50,000-74,999 489 15 2.7 1.6- 4.8 474 97.3 95.2-98.4
$75,000+ 1,135 25 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,110 97.9 96.7-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 897 59 6.7 4.9- 9.1 838 93.3 90.9-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 16 13.7 7.9-22.5 106 86.3 77.5-92.1
50% to 100% 382 60 15.1 11.4-19.8 322 84.9 80.2-88.6
101% to 150% 428 38 7.6 5.2-11.0 390 92.4 89.0-94.8
151% to 200% 308 27 7.7 5.0-11.5 281 92.3 88.5-95.0
More than 200% 2,023 62 2.8 2.1- 3.8 1,961 97.2 96.2-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 897 59 6.7 4.9- 9.1 838 93.3 90.9-95.1
HOUSING
Own 2,651 133 5.2 4.3- 6.3 2,518 94.8 93.7-95.7
Rent 1,200 103 8.2 6.6-10.2 1,097 91.8 89.8-93.4
Other arrangement 299 27 7.7 4.9-11.9 272 92.3 88.1-95.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,353 62 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,291 95.4 94.0-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,152 70 6.6 5.0- 8.6 1,082 93.4 91.4-95.0
Rural 1,678 132 7.1 5.8- 8.8 1,546 92.9 91.2-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 993 81 8.0 6.2-10.2 912 92.0 89.8-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,390 84 5.7 4.4- 7.4 1,306 94.3 92.6-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,800 99 5.6 4.5- 6.9 1,701 94.4 93.1-95.5

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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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