2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,190 604 22.3 20.6-24.1 2,586 77.7 75.9-79.4
GENDER
Male 1,453 320 26.1 23.4-29.0 1,133 73.9 71.0-76.6
Female 1,737 284 18.9 16.6-21.3 1,453 81.1 78.7-83.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,976 386 23.9 21.6-26.3 1,590 76.1 73.7-78.4
Non-Hispanic Black 678 118 20.2 16.7-24.2 560 79.8 75.8-83.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 105 30 28.5 19.7-39.4 75 71.5 60.6-80.3
Hispanic 303 39 12.7 8.9-17.6 264 87.3 82.4-91.1
AGE
18-34 569 206 39.7 35.1-44.3 363 60.3 55.7-64.9
35-44 438 110 27.4 22.8-32.5 328 72.6 67.5-77.2
45-54 537 109 19.8 16.3-24.0 428 80.2 76.0-83.7
55-64 631 112 17.3 14.1-21.0 519 82.7 79.0-85.9
65-74 563 52 10.5 7.7-14.2 511 89.5 85.8-92.3
75+ 408 *** *** *** 399 98.3 96.5-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 55 20.4 15.3-26.5 269 79.6 73.5-84.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 764 169 25.5 21.9-29.3 595 74.5 70.7-78.1
Some Post-H.S. 976 233 27.2 24.0-30.7 743 72.8 69.3-76.0
College Graduate 1,120 146 13.9 11.7-16.3 974 86.1 83.7-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,097 235 25.1 22.0-28.4 862 74.9 71.6-78.0
No 2,071 366 21.1 19.0-23.3 1,705 78.9 76.7-81.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 65 17.7 13.5-22.7 355 82.3 77.3-86.5
Non-Veteran 2,768 539 22.9 21.0-24.9 2,229 77.1 75.1-79.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,656 361 25.2 22.8-27.9 1,295 74.8 72.1-77.2
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 900 67 8.0 6.1-10.5 833 92.0 89.5-93.9
Unable to Work 314 81 25.9 20.6-31.9 233 74.1 68.1-79.4
Other not in Labor Force 192 43 24.3 17.8-32.1 149 75.7 67.9-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 55 23.6 18.0-30.3 177 76.4 69.7-82.0
$15,000- 24,999 423 100 26.7 21.9-32.1 323 73.3 67.9-78.1
$25,000- 34,999 265 67 31.0 24.5-38.3 198 69.0 61.7-75.5
$35,000- 49,999 362 74 23.4 18.5-29.1 288 76.6 70.9-81.5
$50,000-74,999 365 70 22.6 17.6-28.5 295 77.4 71.5-82.4
$75,000+ 838 132 19.3 16.1-22.9 706 80.7 77.1-83.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 106 18.8 15.3-22.8 599 81.2 77.2-84.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 87 21 21.2 13.4-31.8 66 78.8 68.2-86.6
50% to 100% 312 80 31.0 25.1-37.6 232 69.0 62.4-74.9
101% to 150% 328 87 27.5 22.1-33.6 241 72.5 66.4-77.9
151% to 200% 244 51 27.6 21.2-35.0 193 72.4 65.0-78.8
More than 200% 1,498 255 20.0 17.6-22.7 1,243 80.0 77.3-82.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 106 18.8 15.3-22.8 599 81.2 77.2-84.7
HOUSING
Own 2,108 302 17.9 15.9-20.0 1,806 82.1 80.0-84.1
Rent 839 223 30.1 26.5-34.1 616 69.9 65.9-73.5
Other arrangement 225 77 41.8 34.4-49.6 148 58.2 50.4-65.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 994 183 20.2 17.3-23.4 811 79.8 76.6-82.7
Regional City or Suburban County 860 172 23.6 20.3-27.3 688 76.4 72.7-79.7
Rural 1,336 249 23.1 20.4-26.1 1,087 76.9 73.9-79.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 796 147 23.4 19.8-27.4 649 76.6 72.6-80.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,091 216 24.4 21.3-27.8 875 75.6 72.2-78.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,303 241 20.0 17.6-22.7 1,062 80.0 77.3-82.4

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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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