2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
GENDER
Male 1,995 145 6.7 5.5- 8.1 1,850 93.3 91.9-94.5
Female 2,279 217 8.8 7.5-10.2 2,062 91.2 89.8-92.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,672 247 8.9 7.7-10.2 2,425 91.1 89.8-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 856 67 6.8 5.1- 8.9 789 93.2 91.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 19 14.0 8.7-21.7 90 86.0 78.3-91.3
Non-Hispanic Other 155 13 6.4 3.6-11.2 142 93.6 88.8-96.4
Hispanic 404 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7 393 98.6 97.3-99.3
AGE
18-34 929 26 3.3 2.2- 4.9 903 96.7 95.1-97.8
35-44 603 18 2.6 1.5- 4.2 585 97.4 95.8-98.5
45-54 703 51 8.3 5.9-11.4 652 91.7 88.6-94.1
55-64 783 93 11.5 9.2-14.4 690 88.5 85.6-90.8
65-74 704 102 15.8 12.6-19.5 602 84.2 80.5-87.4
75+ 485 69 12.7 9.7-16.4 416 87.3 83.6-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 407 48 10.8 7.7-15.0 359 89.2 85.0-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,010 120 10.1 8.3-12.3 890 89.9 87.7-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,270 117 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,153 92.2 90.4-93.7
College Graduate 1,577 77 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,500 96.0 94.8-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,372 238 15.8 13.7-18.2 1,134 84.2 81.8-86.3
No 2,760 111 4.0 3.2- 5.0 2,649 96.0 95.0-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 58 8.0 5.9-10.8 550 92.0 89.2-94.1
Non-Veteran 3,636 303 7.8 6.8- 8.8 3,333 92.2 91.2-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 83 3.7 2.9- 4.8 2,199 96.3 95.2-97.1
Unemployed 162 *** *** *** 153 93.7 85.3-97.4
Retired 1,107 151 13.4 11.3-15.9 956 86.6 84.1-88.7
Unable to Work 380 109 27.8 22.9-33.4 271 72.2 66.6-77.1
Other not in Labor Force 277 *** *** *** 267 96.7 93.4-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 362 69 16.9 13.0-21.5 293 83.1 78.5-87.0
$15,000- 24,999 536 63 10.9 8.1-14.5 473 89.1 85.5-91.9
$25,000- 34,999 358 35 9.8 6.8-13.9 323 90.2 86.1-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 477 37 6.5 4.2-10.0 440 93.5 90.0-95.8
$50,000-74,999 492 25 4.3 2.8- 6.6 467 95.7 93.4-97.2
$75,000+ 1,141 48 3.8 2.7- 5.2 1,093 96.2 94.8-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 908 85 9.1 7.1-11.6 823 90.9 88.4-92.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 19 14.7 9.1-23.1 103 85.3 76.9-90.9
50% to 100% 387 61 12.9 9.8-16.8 326 87.1 83.2-90.2
101% to 150% 429 54 12.1 8.8-16.4 375 87.9 83.6-91.2
151% to 200% 310 30 10.1 6.5-15.5 280 89.9 84.5-93.5
More than 200% 2,031 110 4.5 3.6- 5.6 1,921 95.5 94.4-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 908 85 9.1 7.1-11.6 823 90.9 88.4-92.9
HOUSING
Own 2,703 222 7.6 6.5- 8.9 2,481 92.4 91.1-93.5
Rent 1,228 100 6.8 5.5- 8.4 1,128 93.2 91.6-94.5
Other arrangement 304 39 12.7 8.9-17.9 265 87.3 82.1-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,388 70 5.1 3.8- 6.7 1,318 94.9 93.3-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,172 110 7.9 6.4- 9.8 1,062 92.1 90.2-93.6
Rural 1,714 182 10.1 8.6-12.0 1,532 89.9 88.0-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,018 111 10.0 8.0-12.3 907 90.0 87.7-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 140 9.6 7.9-11.6 1,272 90.4 88.4-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,844 111 5.4 4.3- 6.7 1,733 94.6 93.3-95.7

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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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