2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
GENDER
Male 1,926 109 5.6 4.6- 7.0 1,817 94.4 93.0-95.4
Female 2,232 237 10.2 8.8-11.8 1,995 89.8 88.2-91.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,615 206 8.3 7.1- 9.6 2,409 91.7 90.4-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 829 92 9.2 7.2-11.6 737 90.8 88.4-92.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 16 15.3 8.4-26.2 91 84.7 73.8-91.6
Non-Hispanic Other 153 14 8.7 4.5-16.2 139 91.3 83.8-95.5
Hispanic 386 15 3.3 1.8- 6.1 371 96.7 93.9-98.2
AGE
18-34 901 35 4.5 3.1- 6.5 866 95.5 93.5-96.9
35-44 593 40 7.2 5.1-10.0 553 92.8 90.0-94.9
45-54 673 54 8.6 6.4-11.4 619 91.4 88.6-93.6
55-64 769 93 11.8 9.4-14.8 676 88.2 85.2-90.6
65-74 687 54 7.9 6.0-10.5 633 92.1 89.5-94.0
75+ 478 69 14.2 10.7-18.6 409 85.8 81.4-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 389 52 11.8 8.6-15.9 337 88.2 84.1-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 979 114 9.7 7.9-11.9 865 90.3 88.1-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,238 124 9.1 7.4-11.1 1,114 90.9 88.9-92.6
College Graduate 1,543 54 3.3 2.4- 4.4 1,489 96.7 95.6-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,366 346 25.8 23.1-28.7 1,020 74.2 71.3-76.9
No 2,766 *** *** *** 2,766 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 593 52 8.9 6.6-11.9 541 91.1 88.1-93.4
Non-Veteran 3,560 293 7.9 6.9- 9.0 3,267 92.1 91.0-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,229 58 2.8 2.1- 3.7 2,171 97.2 96.3-97.9
Unemployed 157 17 11.8 6.9-19.6 140 88.2 80.4-93.1
Retired 1,089 98 8.8 6.9-11.0 991 91.2 89.0-93.1
Unable to Work 374 155 42.6 36.7-48.8 219 57.4 51.2-63.3
Other not in Labor Force 276 17 5.3 3.1- 9.1 259 94.7 90.9-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 65 23.3 18.0-29.6 225 76.7 70.4-82.0
$15,000- 24,999 533 82 14.3 11.2-18.0 451 85.7 82.0-88.8
$25,000- 34,999 354 32 7.1 4.8-10.4 322 92.9 89.6-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 476 29 5.8 3.8- 8.6 447 94.2 91.4-96.2
$50,000-74,999 488 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7 471 96.6 94.3-98.0
$75,000+ 1,132 28 2.9 1.9- 4.5 1,104 97.1 95.5-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 885 93 10.0 7.9-12.8 792 90.0 87.2-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 121 29 25.5 17.3-35.9 92 74.5 64.1-82.7
50% to 100% 377 64 16.7 12.8-21.6 313 83.3 78.4-87.2
101% to 150% 426 54 9.6 7.1-12.9 372 90.4 87.1-92.9
151% to 200% 307 28 8.3 5.5-12.2 279 91.7 87.8-94.5
More than 200% 2,019 76 3.8 3.0- 5.0 1,943 96.2 95.0-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 885 93 10.0 7.9-12.8 792 90.0 87.2-92.1
HOUSING
Own 2,634 196 7.7 6.5- 9.0 2,438 92.3 91.0-93.5
Rent 1,196 111 8.6 6.9-10.5 1,085 91.4 89.5-93.1
Other arrangement 296 39 11.1 7.6-15.9 257 88.9 84.1-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,347 67 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,280 95.0 93.5-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,144 93 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,051 92.2 90.2-93.8
Rural 1,667 186 11.0 9.3-13.0 1,481 89.0 87.0-90.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 987 115 10.9 8.8-13.5 872 89.1 86.5-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,380 125 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,255 90.8 88.8-92.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,791 106 5.9 4.8- 7.3 1,685 94.1 92.7-95.2

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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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