2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,160 525 13.6 12.3-14.9 3,635 86.4 85.1-87.7
GENDER
Male 1,936 225 12.6 10.9-14.6 1,711 87.4 85.4-89.1
Female 2,224 300 14.4 12.7-16.4 1,924 85.6 83.6-87.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,612 305 13.3 11.7-15.1 2,307 86.7 84.9-88.3
Non-Hispanic Black 834 118 13.7 11.2-16.6 716 86.3 83.4-88.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 106 20 15.9 9.7-24.9 86 84.1 75.1-90.3
Non-Hispanic Other 153 25 16.6 10.5-25.2 128 83.4 74.8-89.5
Hispanic 387 50 12.5 9.3-16.7 337 87.5 83.3-90.7
AGE
18-34 903 116 14.2 11.7-17.1 787 85.8 82.9-88.3
35-44 596 68 11.9 9.1-15.3 528 88.1 84.7-90.9
45-54 673 86 13.2 10.4-16.7 587 86.8 83.3-89.6
55-64 767 108 15.5 12.5-19.0 659 84.5 81.0-87.5
65-74 690 75 12.7 9.7-16.6 615 87.3 83.4-90.3
75+ 474 65 13.2 9.8-17.6 409 86.8 82.4-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 385 92 25.5 20.5-31.3 293 74.5 68.7-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 982 148 14.4 11.9-17.2 834 85.6 82.8-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,240 179 14.1 12.0-16.4 1,061 85.9 83.6-88.0
College Graduate 1,544 105 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,439 93.4 91.8-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,361 525 43.7 40.4-47.0 836 56.3 53.0-59.6
No 2,766 *** *** *** 2,766 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 599 97 17.2 13.7-21.3 502 82.8 78.7-86.3
Non-Veteran 3,556 428 13.0 11.7-14.5 3,128 87.0 85.5-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,233 168 8.1 6.8- 9.6 2,065 91.9 90.4-93.2
Unemployed 158 38 28.4 20.3-38.3 120 71.6 61.7-79.7
Retired 1,087 130 12.9 10.5-15.7 957 87.1 84.3-89.5
Unable to Work 374 156 45.1 39.0-51.3 218 54.9 48.7-61.0
Other not in Labor Force 275 30 11.1 7.6-15.9 245 88.9 84.1-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 292 93 30.8 25.0-37.2 199 69.2 62.8-75.0
$15,000- 24,999 531 109 21.3 17.3-26.0 422 78.7 74.0-82.7
$25,000- 34,999 356 45 13.5 9.7-18.5 311 86.5 81.5-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 475 55 13.4 10.0-17.8 420 86.6 82.2-90.0
$50,000-74,999 487 41 10.3 7.2-14.5 446 89.7 85.5-92.8
$75,000+ 1,134 56 5.5 4.0- 7.4 1,078 94.5 92.6-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 885 126 15.5 12.6-18.9 759 84.5 81.1-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 121 30 25.6 17.5-35.9 91 74.4 64.1-82.5
50% to 100% 380 110 27.1 22.2-32.5 270 72.9 67.5-77.8
101% to 150% 427 73 18.8 14.4-24.0 354 81.2 76.0-85.6
151% to 200% 305 32 12.2 8.2-17.9 273 87.8 82.1-91.8
More than 200% 2,019 149 7.9 6.6- 9.5 1,870 92.1 90.5-93.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 885 126 15.5 12.6-18.9 759 84.5 81.1-87.4
HOUSING
Own 2,638 271 11.8 10.3-13.5 2,367 88.2 86.5-89.7
Rent 1,192 194 16.9 14.5-19.6 998 83.1 80.4-85.5
Other arrangement 298 57 18.3 13.8-24.0 241 81.7 76.0-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,351 141 11.4 9.5-13.7 1,210 88.6 86.3-90.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,144 130 12.0 9.9-14.5 1,014 88.0 85.5-90.1
Rural 1,665 254 16.7 14.5-19.2 1,411 83.3 80.8-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 986 152 16.3 13.6-19.5 834 83.7 80.5-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 185 14.8 12.5-17.4 1,198 85.2 82.6-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,791 188 11.4 9.7-13.3 1,603 88.6 86.7-90.3

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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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