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 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
GENDER
Male 2,002 88 4.0 3.1- 5.1 1,914 96.0 94.9-96.9
Female 2,276 124 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,152 94.9 93.7-95.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,674 131 5.0 4.1- 6.2 2,543 95.0 93.8-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 855 55 4.3 3.2- 5.7 800 95.7 94.3-96.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** 101 95.0 90.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic Other 155 *** *** *** 148 95.6 90.2-98.1
Hispanic 405 *** *** *** 400 98.9 97.1-99.6
AGE
18-34 932 *** *** *** 924 99.2 98.4-99.6
35-44 603 *** *** *** 594 98.6 97.2-99.3
45-54 703 23 3.1 2.0- 4.9 680 96.9 95.1-98.0
55-64 782 49 6.1 4.4- 8.2 733 93.9 91.8-95.6
65-74 702 61 9.5 7.0-12.7 641 90.5 87.3-93.0
75+ 488 61 16.3 11.9-22.0 427 83.7 78.0-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 37 9.9 6.7-14.4 371 90.1 85.6-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,009 63 4.7 3.5- 6.1 946 95.3 93.9-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,272 64 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,208 96.1 94.9-97.1
College Graduate 1,579 48 2.7 1.9- 3.8 1,531 97.3 96.2-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,369 153 10.9 9.0-13.2 1,216 89.1 86.8-91.0
No 2,765 55 1.7 1.2- 2.3 2,710 98.3 97.7-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 47 8.1 5.7-11.5 564 91.9 88.5-94.3
Non-Veteran 3,636 163 4.0 3.3- 4.8 3,473 96.0 95.2-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,284 28 1.2 0.8- 1.9 2,256 98.8 98.1-99.2
Unemployed 161 *** *** *** 157 98.8 96.4-99.6
Retired 1,109 113 12.1 9.6-15.2 996 87.9 84.8-90.4
Unable to Work 378 60 13.4 10.2-17.5 318 86.6 82.5-89.8
Other not in Labor Force 278 *** *** *** 274 98.6 96.1-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 36 8.3 5.8-11.8 325 91.7 88.2-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 536 50 9.2 6.7-12.6 486 90.8 87.4-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 358 25 5.2 3.3- 8.1 333 94.8 91.9-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 478 14 2.2 1.3- 3.9 464 97.8 96.1-98.7
$50,000-74,999 492 *** *** *** 486 99.0 97.5-99.6
$75,000+ 1,141 22 1.7 1.1- 2.8 1,119 98.3 97.2-98.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 912 59 6.5 4.6- 9.1 853 93.5 90.9-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 16 11.6 6.9-19.0 106 88.4 81.0-93.1
50% to 100% 385 34 8.1 5.5-11.8 351 91.9 88.2-94.5
101% to 150% 428 32 6.3 4.2- 9.5 396 93.7 90.5-95.8
151% to 200% 311 21 6.2 3.9- 9.7 290 93.8 90.3-96.1
More than 200% 2,032 48 1.9 1.4- 2.6 1,984 98.1 97.4-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 912 59 6.5 4.6- 9.1 853 93.5 90.9-95.4
HOUSING
Own 2,704 133 4.9 4.0- 6.0 2,571 95.1 94.0-96.0
Rent 1,232 59 3.8 2.9- 5.1 1,173 96.2 94.9-97.1
Other arrangement 303 18 3.7 2.2- 6.3 285 96.3 93.7-97.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,393 47 3.0 2.2- 4.2 1,346 97.0 95.8-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,172 53 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,119 95.7 94.0-96.9
Rural 1,713 112 6.1 4.9- 7.7 1,601 93.9 92.3-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,017 65 5.8 4.4- 7.7 952 94.2 92.3-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 82 5.8 4.4- 7.7 1,330 94.2 92.3-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,849 65 3.0 2.2- 3.9 1,784 97.0 96.1-97.8

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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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