2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
GENDER
Male 1,944 245 11.5 9.9-13.2 1,699 88.5 86.8-90.1
Female 2,234 168 6.8 5.7- 8.2 2,066 93.2 91.8-94.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,622 298 10.2 9.0-11.6 2,324 89.8 88.4-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 836 56 5.9 4.3- 7.9 780 94.1 92.1-95.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 *** *** *** 99 92.3 84.9-96.2
Non-Hispanic Other 153 21 11.7 7.1-18.6 132 88.3 81.4-92.9
Hispanic 389 24 6.1 3.8- 9.6 365 93.9 90.4-96.2
AGE
18-34 910 36 4.3 3.0- 6.2 874 95.7 93.8-97.0
35-44 594 30 4.8 3.1- 7.3 564 95.2 92.7-96.9
45-54 680 41 6.9 4.7- 9.9 639 93.1 90.1-95.3
55-64 769 78 11.5 9.0-14.6 691 88.5 85.4-91.0
65-74 688 102 15.8 12.9-19.2 586 84.2 80.8-87.1
75+ 479 122 22.6 18.6-27.2 357 77.4 72.8-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 59 15.4 11.6-20.1 332 84.6 79.9-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 987 116 10.5 8.6-12.8 871 89.5 87.2-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,245 124 8.1 6.6- 9.8 1,121 91.9 90.2-93.4
College Graduate 1,545 114 6.0 4.8- 7.4 1,431 94.0 92.6-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,369 413 29.0 26.2-32.0 956 71.0 68.0-73.8
No 2,766 *** *** *** 2,766 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 600 125 18.9 15.6-22.7 475 81.1 77.3-84.4
Non-Veteran 3,572 287 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,285 92.4 91.3-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,243 118 5.2 4.2- 6.4 2,125 94.8 93.6-95.8
Unemployed 157 15 10.3 5.4-18.7 142 89.7 81.3-94.6
Retired 1,091 206 18.7 16.1-21.5 885 81.3 78.5-83.9
Unable to Work 376 60 16.8 12.7-21.8 316 83.2 78.2-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 276 12 3.3 1.6- 6.6 264 96.7 93.4-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 292 44 15.1 11.1-20.3 248 84.9 79.7-88.9
$15,000- 24,999 534 66 12.9 9.6-17.1 468 87.1 82.9-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 358 49 14.3 10.5-19.1 309 85.7 80.9-89.5
$35,000- 49,999 475 53 10.4 7.6-14.0 422 89.6 86.0-92.4
$50,000-74,999 490 41 8.0 5.6-11.2 449 92.0 88.8-94.4
$75,000+ 1,134 69 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,065 95.0 93.5-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 895 91 7.7 6.1- 9.6 804 92.3 90.4-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 121 18 13.7 8.3-21.6 103 86.3 78.4-91.7
50% to 100% 380 44 11.5 8.2-15.9 336 88.5 84.1-91.8
101% to 150% 428 60 14.5 10.7-19.4 368 85.5 80.6-89.3
151% to 200% 308 37 11.8 8.2-16.6 271 88.2 83.4-91.8
More than 200% 2,023 162 7.2 6.0- 8.6 1,861 92.8 91.4-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 895 91 7.7 6.1- 9.6 804 92.3 90.4-93.9
HOUSING
Own 2,644 283 9.9 8.7-11.4 2,361 90.1 88.6-91.3
Rent 1,203 95 7.0 5.6- 8.7 1,108 93.0 91.3-94.4
Other arrangement 298 32 8.8 5.9-12.8 266 91.2 87.2-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,354 92 6.2 4.9- 7.9 1,262 93.8 92.1-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,151 128 10.2 8.3-12.3 1,023 89.8 87.7-91.7
Rural 1,673 193 10.8 9.2-12.7 1,480 89.2 87.3-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 993 100 9.9 7.9-12.4 893 90.1 87.6-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,389 165 10.4 8.7-12.3 1,224 89.6 87.7-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,796 148 7.7 6.3- 9.2 1,648 92.3 90.8-93.7

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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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