2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,257 244 4.5 3.9- 5.2 4,013 95.5 94.8-96.1
GENDER
Male 1,989 139 5.3 4.4- 6.4 1,850 94.7 93.6-95.6
Female 2,268 105 3.8 3.0- 4.8 2,163 96.2 95.2-97.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,661 166 5.0 4.2- 6.0 2,495 95.0 94.0-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 851 42 3.6 2.5- 5.0 809 96.4 95.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 16 16.4 9.8-26.1 93 83.6 73.9-90.2
Non-Hispanic Other 154 *** *** *** 147 96.6 92.4-98.5
Hispanic 404 *** *** *** 395 97.9 95.5-99.0
AGE
18-34 929 *** *** *** 923 99.4 98.6-99.7
35-44 603 *** *** *** 597 99.3 98.3-99.7
45-54 699 27 3.5 2.3- 5.3 672 96.5 94.7-97.7
55-64 781 60 6.9 5.2- 9.2 721 93.1 90.8-94.8
65-74 698 80 11.2 8.9-14.1 618 88.8 85.9-91.1
75+ 480 62 12.2 8.9-16.6 418 87.8 83.4-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 38 7.8 5.4-11.2 368 92.2 88.8-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 998 69 4.9 3.8- 6.3 929 95.1 93.7-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,269 74 4.1 3.2- 5.3 1,195 95.9 94.7-96.8
College Graduate 1,576 63 3.2 2.4- 4.2 1,513 96.8 95.8-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,357 164 10.0 8.4-11.9 1,193 90.0 88.1-91.6
No 2,758 71 2.1 1.6- 2.7 2,687 97.9 97.3-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 70 9.6 7.4-12.4 538 90.4 87.6-92.6
Non-Veteran 3,619 173 3.8 3.2- 4.5 3,446 96.2 95.5-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,281 52 1.9 1.4- 2.6 2,229 98.1 97.4-98.6
Unemployed 160 *** *** *** 153 96.8 93.1-98.6
Retired 1,098 115 10.0 8.1-12.4 983 90.0 87.6-91.9
Unable to Work 374 64 13.4 10.2-17.5 310 86.6 82.5-89.8
Other not in Labor Force 277 *** *** *** 273 98.8 96.6-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 358 38 7.5 5.2-10.6 320 92.5 89.4-94.8
$15,000- 24,999 535 47 7.7 5.5-10.8 488 92.3 89.2-94.5
$25,000- 34,999 357 25 5.2 3.3- 7.9 332 94.8 92.1-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 473 21 4.0 2.4- 6.5 452 96.0 93.5-97.6
$50,000-74,999 491 17 2.5 1.5- 4.2 474 97.5 95.8-98.5
$75,000+ 1,139 39 2.6 1.9- 3.8 1,100 97.4 96.2-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 57 4.9 3.6- 6.6 847 95.1 93.4-96.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 *** *** *** 114 95.1 89.8-97.7
50% to 100% 381 40 7.7 5.4-11.1 341 92.3 88.9-94.6
101% to 150% 427 35 6.6 4.4- 9.8 392 93.4 90.2-95.6
151% to 200% 311 25 6.2 4.0- 9.5 286 93.8 90.5-96.0
More than 200% 2,025 76 3.0 2.4- 3.9 1,949 97.0 96.1-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 57 4.9 3.6- 6.6 847 95.1 93.4-96.4
HOUSING
Own 2,690 167 5.0 4.2- 5.9 2,523 95.0 94.1-95.8
Rent 1,227 64 4.0 3.0- 5.3 1,163 96.0 94.7-97.0
Other arrangement 301 12 2.8 1.4- 5.4 289 97.2 94.6-98.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,387 56 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,331 96.9 95.9-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,164 61 4.3 3.2- 5.6 1,103 95.7 94.4-96.8
Rural 1,706 127 6.1 4.9- 7.5 1,579 93.9 92.5-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,014 77 6.2 4.8- 8.0 937 93.8 92.0-95.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,407 80 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,327 95.2 93.8-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,836 87 3.6 2.8- 4.5 1,749 96.4 95.5-97.2

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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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