2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,240 3,444 79.1 77.5-80.5 354 8.9 7.9- 9.9 241 6.4 5.6- 7.4 183 5.2 4.4- 6.1 18 0.5 0.3- 0.8
GENDER
Male 1,976 1,513 74.2 71.8-76.4 187 9.9 8.4-11.6 136 7.5 6.3- 9.0 124 7.5 6.2- 9.1 16 0.9 0.5- 1.6
Female 2,264 1,931 83.5 81.6-85.4 167 7.9 6.7- 9.4 105 5.4 4.4- 6.7 59 3.0 2.2- 4.1 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,654 2,185 79.8 77.9-81.6 203 8.3 7.1- 9.7 149 6.2 5.2- 7.4 112 5.3 4.3- 6.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 852 737 84.0 80.7-86.8 69 9.3 7.2-12.0 25 3.6 2.3- 5.6 21 3.1 1.9- 4.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 87 77.2 65.8-85.6 12 10.8 5.1-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 150 116 73.4 63.5-81.4 11 6.3 3.2-12.2 11 11.1 5.7-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 398 258 63.9 58.3-69.2 54 13.8 10.3-18.3 44 12.3 8.9-16.6 32 7.4 5.0-10.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 911 612 67.2 63.6-70.6 121 13.5 11.1-16.3 98 10.4 8.4-12.8 71 7.9 6.1-10.2 *** *** ***
35-44 598 441 73.2 68.9-77.2 52 8.1 6.1-10.8 60 9.8 7.4-12.9 40 8.2 5.7-11.6 *** *** ***
45-54 698 561 81.0 77.5-84.0 69 9.6 7.4-12.4 30 4.4 3.0- 6.4 35 4.7 3.2- 6.7 *** *** ***
55-64 781 666 83.8 80.5-86.6 55 7.2 5.4- 9.6 36 5.4 3.8- 7.7 23 3.5 2.1- 5.5 *** *** ***
65-74 703 656 92.8 90.2-94.7 30 4.4 3.0- 6.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 483 450 94.7 92.2-96.4 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 286 70.5 64.9-75.6 39 10.2 7.0-14.6 28 6.8 4.5-10.2 41 11.0 7.8-15.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 996 801 79.1 76.0-81.9 89 9.1 7.2-11.4 54 5.7 4.2- 7.5 46 5.5 4.0- 7.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,260 1,037 79.9 77.1-82.4 94 8.1 6.5-10.0 68 6.8 5.3- 8.8 57 5.1 3.7- 6.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,576 1,315 82.2 79.9-84.2 131 8.9 7.4-10.6 89 6.5 5.1- 8.1 39 2.4 1.7- 3.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,358 1,142 80.7 77.9-83.3 95 7.5 5.9- 9.3 63 6.2 4.7- 8.2 49 4.8 3.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
No 2,739 2,185 78.3 76.3-80.1 249 9.6 8.3-11.0 169 6.5 5.5- 7.7 127 5.4 4.4- 6.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 605 530 86.6 83.2-89.5 39 6.4 4.5- 9.0 18 3.3 1.9- 5.4 17 3.5 2.1- 5.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,604 2,890 78.0 76.3-79.6 313 9.2 8.1-10.4 221 6.9 6.0- 8.0 163 5.4 4.5- 6.4 17 0.5 0.3- 0.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,259 1,710 74.2 72.1-76.3 234 10.6 9.2-12.1 168 8.2 6.9- 9.6 130 6.3 5.1- 7.6 17 0.8 0.4- 1.3
Unemployed 158 104 64.3 54.7-72.8 19 15.0 9.0-24.1 16 8.8 5.1-14.7 19 11.9 7.2-19.0 *** *** ***
Retired 1,104 1,024 92.9 90.9-94.5 52 4.1 3.0- 5.5 15 1.2 0.7- 2.3 13 1.8 1.0- 3.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 376 345 88.6 83.5-92.2 12 3.8 2.1- 6.9 14 5.6 3.0-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 275 209 77.6 71.5-82.7 32 10.6 7.3-15.2 23 7.2 4.6-11.1 11 4.6 2.1- 9.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 358 286 78.4 72.9-83.0 25 8.0 5.1-12.2 22 5.6 3.5- 8.8 25 8.0 5.1-12.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 534 414 75.3 70.6-79.4 43 7.5 5.4-10.5 39 9.3 6.6-12.9 30 6.2 4.1- 9.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 355 274 74.0 68.1-79.1 43 14.0 10.2-19.0 18 5.8 3.6- 9.4 18 5.9 3.4- 9.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 470 380 79.1 74.4-83.2 35 7.5 5.0-10.9 27 6.3 4.1- 9.5 26 6.4 4.2- 9.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 490 393 77.9 72.9-82.2 42 8.7 6.2-12.1 36 8.0 5.5-11.4 19 5.5 3.1- 9.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,137 949 80.8 77.8-83.5 106 10.3 8.3-12.7 52 5.5 4.1- 7.5 28 3.2 2.1- 4.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 896 748 82.1 78.8-85.0 60 6.9 5.2- 9.2 47 5.6 4.0- 7.6 37 4.9 3.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 119 88 72.4 62.2-80.6 *** *** *** 12 9.7 5.3-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 382 285 74.7 69.2-79.5 34 8.5 5.7-12.5 28 7.6 5.0-11.5 31 8.1 5.4-11.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 426 324 73.1 67.7-77.9 37 8.9 6.2-12.7 34 10.1 7.0-14.3 25 6.3 4.0- 9.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 308 246 77.8 71.7-82.8 28 9.3 6.2-13.7 15 5.0 2.9- 8.7 18 7.5 4.5-12.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,022 1,684 80.8 78.5-82.8 177 9.6 8.1-11.3 98 5.6 4.5- 7.0 60 3.9 2.9- 5.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 896 748 82.1 78.8-85.0 60 6.9 5.2- 9.2 47 5.6 4.0- 7.6 37 4.9 3.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,696 2,305 82.8 80.9-84.5 196 8.0 6.8- 9.4 122 5.4 4.4- 6.5 68 3.6 2.8- 4.7 *** *** ***
Rent 1,209 880 69.9 66.7-72.9 129 10.9 9.0-13.2 96 9.4 7.5-11.6 93 8.8 7.0-11.0 11 1.1 0.6- 2.1
Other arrangement 298 229 74.9 68.6-80.2 27 10.4 6.9-15.5 20 6.3 3.9-10.2 21 8.1 5.1-12.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,385 1,088 77.6 74.9-80.0 147 11.1 9.3-13.2 93 7.3 5.8- 9.1 49 3.5 2.5- 4.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 1,165 964 80.1 77.2-82.8 88 7.9 6.2-10.0 57 6.0 4.5- 8.0 53 5.5 4.1- 7.4 *** *** ***
Rural 1,690 1,392 79.6 77.0-82.0 119 7.5 6.1- 9.2 91 6.0 4.7- 7.5 81 6.5 5.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,006 833 79.7 76.4-82.7 77 8.4 6.5-10.8 48 5.6 4.0- 7.6 42 5.6 4.0- 7.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,398 1,155 80.5 77.8-82.9 94 6.7 5.3- 8.4 81 6.5 5.1- 8.3 66 6.1 4.6- 8.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,836 1,456 77.7 75.3-79.9 183 10.7 9.1-12.5 112 6.8 5.5- 8.3 75 4.3 3.3- 5.6 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

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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