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 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
GENDER
Male 2,001 184 7.0 6.0- 8.2 1,817 93.0 91.8-94.0
Female 2,280 205 7.8 6.7- 9.1 2,075 92.2 90.9-93.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,674 365 11.1 9.9-12.4 2,309 88.9 87.6-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 857 *** *** *** 853 99.7 99.2-99.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** 103 94.4 87.9-97.5
Non-Hispanic Other 156 *** *** *** 152 98.1 94.4-99.4
Hispanic 405 *** *** *** 404 99.6 97.5- 100
AGE
18-34 932 *** *** *** 929 99.7 98.9-99.9
35-44 603 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 588 97.7 96.0-98.7
45-54 701 41 5.4 3.9- 7.4 660 94.6 92.6-96.1
55-64 786 86 10.7 8.5-13.4 700 89.3 86.6-91.5
65-74 704 118 17.0 14.1-20.5 586 83.0 79.5-85.9
75+ 487 123 24.3 19.9-29.4 364 75.7 70.6-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 19 5.3 3.1- 8.7 389 94.7 91.3-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,011 69 6.3 4.9- 8.1 942 93.7 91.9-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,273 129 7.7 6.4- 9.3 1,144 92.3 90.7-93.6
College Graduate 1,579 171 9.2 7.8-10.7 1,408 90.8 89.3-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,372 166 10.6 8.9-12.7 1,206 89.4 87.3-91.1
No 2,765 216 6.1 5.3- 7.1 2,549 93.9 92.9-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 610 90 12.1 9.7-15.1 520 87.9 84.9-90.3
Non-Veteran 3,640 299 6.8 6.0- 7.7 3,341 93.2 92.3-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 123 4.5 3.7- 5.5 2,159 95.5 94.5-96.3
Unemployed 162 *** *** *** 158 97.8 92.5-99.4
Retired 1,108 219 19.0 16.5-21.9 889 81.0 78.1-83.5
Unable to Work 383 28 6.4 4.3- 9.6 355 93.6 90.4-95.7
Other not in Labor Force 278 13 3.9 2.2- 7.0 265 96.1 93.0-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 364 17 3.7 2.2- 6.2 347 96.3 93.8-97.8
$15,000- 24,999 538 38 6.2 4.2- 8.9 500 93.8 91.1-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 358 28 7.4 4.9-10.9 330 92.6 89.1-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 476 49 8.5 6.1-11.8 427 91.5 88.2-93.9
$50,000-74,999 493 52 7.9 5.8-10.6 441 92.1 89.4-94.2
$75,000+ 1,139 119 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,020 91.7 89.9-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 913 86 7.7 6.0- 9.8 827 92.3 90.2-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 *** *** *** 119 97.5 93.4-99.1
50% to 100% 387 16 3.1 1.8- 5.2 371 96.9 94.8-98.2
101% to 150% 430 34 7.5 5.1-11.0 396 92.5 89.0-94.9
151% to 200% 309 24 5.7 3.6- 8.8 285 94.3 91.2-96.4
More than 200% 2,032 223 9.0 7.8-10.4 1,809 91.0 89.6-92.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 913 86 7.7 6.0- 9.8 827 92.3 90.2-94.0
HOUSING
Own 2,705 321 9.7 8.6-10.9 2,384 90.3 89.1-91.4
Rent 1,233 49 2.4 1.7- 3.3 1,184 97.6 96.7-98.3
Other arrangement 304 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 288 96.0 93.1-97.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,394 125 6.9 5.7- 8.3 1,269 93.1 91.7-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,171 97 7.5 6.0- 9.4 1,074 92.5 90.6-94.0
Rural 1,716 167 7.8 6.6- 9.3 1,549 92.2 90.7-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,021 77 6.3 4.9- 8.0 944 93.7 92.0-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 129 7.4 6.0- 9.0 1,283 92.6 91.0-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,848 183 8.0 6.8- 9.4 1,665 92.0 90.6-93.2

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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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