2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,932 79 3.6 2.8- 4.7 1,853 96.4 95.3-97.2
Female 2,234 118 4.7 3.8- 5.8 2,116 95.3 94.2-96.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,621 117 4.3 3.5- 5.3 2,504 95.7 94.7-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 832 52 4.2 3.1- 5.7 780 95.8 94.3-96.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 *** *** *** 98 90.7 81.9-95.5
Non-Hispanic Other 152 *** *** *** 146 96.1 90.8-98.4
Hispanic 386 *** *** *** 377 97.2 94.2-98.7
AGE
18-34 902 *** *** *** 894 99.1 98.1-99.6
35-44 596 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7 579 96.6 94.3-98.0
45-54 674 34 5.1 3.4- 7.5 640 94.9 92.5-96.6
55-64 770 53 6.0 4.4- 8.0 717 94.0 92.0-95.6
65-74 689 44 6.8 4.9- 9.3 645 93.2 90.7-95.1
75+ 478 39 8.0 5.3-11.8 439 92.0 88.2-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 390 31 6.8 4.5-10.0 359 93.2 90.0-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 983 61 5.1 3.8- 6.7 922 94.9 93.3-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,238 70 4.7 3.5- 6.2 1,168 95.3 93.8-96.5
College Graduate 1,546 35 1.5 1.1- 2.2 1,511 98.5 97.8-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,370 197 13.3 11.4-15.6 1,173 86.7 84.4-88.6
No 2,766 *** *** *** 2,766 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 595 39 6.2 4.3- 8.8 556 93.8 91.2-95.7
Non-Veteran 3,566 158 3.9 3.2- 4.7 3,408 96.1 95.3-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,234 22 1.0 0.6- 1.6 2,212 99.0 98.4-99.4
Unemployed 158 *** *** *** 152 95.8 90.0-98.3
Retired 1,091 74 6.9 5.3- 9.0 1,017 93.1 91.0-94.7
Unable to Work 374 94 23.5 18.9-28.9 280 76.5 71.1-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 276 *** *** *** 275 99.8 98.8- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 292 46 15.4 11.2-20.8 246 84.6 79.2-88.8
$15,000- 24,999 533 44 8.3 5.8-11.6 489 91.7 88.4-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 354 17 3.4 2.0- 5.9 337 96.6 94.1-98.0
$35,000- 49,999 475 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 459 96.8 94.3-98.2
$50,000-74,999 488 *** *** *** 481 98.9 97.5-99.5
$75,000+ 1,132 15 1.2 0.6- 2.2 1,117 98.8 97.8-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 52 4.4 3.2- 6.0 840 95.6 94.0-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 13 9.7 5.3-17.1 107 90.3 82.9-94.7
50% to 100% 380 46 12.3 8.8-17.0 334 87.7 83.0-91.2
101% to 150% 427 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 400 95.3 92.8-97.0
151% to 200% 306 17 5.3 3.1- 9.1 289 94.7 90.9-96.9
More than 200% 2,018 42 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,976 98.2 97.4-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 52 4.4 3.2- 6.0 840 95.6 94.0-96.8
HOUSING
Own 2,639 117 4.1 3.4- 5.1 2,522 95.9 94.9-96.6
Rent 1,196 60 4.1 3.0- 5.4 1,136 95.9 94.6-97.0
Other arrangement 299 20 5.4 3.2- 9.0 279 94.6 91.0-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,350 31 2.3 1.5- 3.4 1,319 97.7 96.6-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,143 52 3.9 2.8- 5.3 1,091 96.1 94.7-97.2
Rural 1,673 114 6.1 4.9- 7.6 1,559 93.9 92.4-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 992 65 5.7 4.2- 7.7 927 94.3 92.3-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,380 73 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,307 95.0 93.6-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,794 59 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,735 97.1 96.1-97.9

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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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