2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,183 123 4.4 3.6- 5.4 3,060 95.6 94.6-96.4
GENDER
Male 1,450 89 6.8 5.4- 8.6 1,361 93.2 91.4-94.6
Female 1,733 34 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,699 97.8 96.7-98.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,977 58 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,919 96.5 95.4-97.4
Non-Hispanic Black 676 38 7.0 4.8- 9.9 638 93.0 90.1-95.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 87 *** *** *** 86 99.5 96.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** 100 94.8 84.5-98.4
Hispanic 300 20 5.0 3.1- 7.9 280 95.0 92.1-96.9
AGE
18-34 567 50 9.0 6.6-12.1 517 91.0 87.9-93.4
35-44 438 25 5.2 3.3- 8.2 413 94.8 91.8-96.7
45-54 533 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1 513 96.9 94.9-98.1
55-64 629 16 2.3 1.3- 3.9 613 97.7 96.1-98.7
65-74 563 11 2.9 1.4- 5.9 552 97.1 94.1-98.6
75+ 409 *** *** *** 409 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 323 18 6.0 3.5-10.0 305 94.0 90.0-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 763 31 4.0 2.7- 6.0 732 96.0 94.0-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 973 47 5.5 4.0- 7.5 926 94.5 92.5-96.0
College Graduate 1,118 26 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,092 97.5 96.2-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,091 56 5.3 3.9- 7.1 1,035 94.7 92.9-96.1
No 2,070 67 4.0 3.1- 5.3 2,003 96.0 94.7-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 17 3.7 2.2- 6.3 402 96.3 93.7-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,762 106 4.5 3.6- 5.6 2,656 95.5 94.4-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,652 83 5.3 4.2- 6.8 1,569 94.7 93.2-95.8
Unemployed 109 14 11.1 6.2-19.2 95 88.9 80.8-93.8
Retired 901 *** *** *** 894 98.9 97.2-99.6
Unable to Work 310 14 5.3 2.8- 9.8 296 94.7 90.2-97.2
Other not in Labor Force 192 *** *** *** 187 97.5 94.0-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 229 15 6.9 3.9-11.8 214 93.1 88.2-96.1
$15,000- 24,999 422 22 4.8 3.0- 7.7 400 95.2 92.3-97.0
$25,000- 34,999 264 13 5.5 2.8-10.5 251 94.5 89.5-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 362 18 5.7 3.4- 9.6 344 94.3 90.4-96.6
$50,000-74,999 365 12 2.8 1.3- 5.6 353 97.2 94.4-98.7
$75,000+ 837 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 813 96.2 94.1-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 704 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 685 96.1 93.6-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** 78 91.4 80.8-96.4
50% to 100% 309 18 5.6 3.4- 9.1 291 94.4 90.9-96.6
101% to 150% 328 18 5.5 3.1- 9.6 310 94.5 90.4-96.9
151% to 200% 244 12 5.7 3.0-10.6 232 94.3 89.4-97.0
More than 200% 1,497 47 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,450 96.5 95.1-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 704 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 685 96.1 93.6-97.6
HOUSING
Own 2,106 41 2.6 1.8- 3.7 2,065 97.4 96.3-98.2
Rent 835 66 8.5 6.4-11.1 769 91.5 88.9-93.6
Other arrangement 224 15 9.1 5.3-15.2 209 90.9 84.8-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 992 40 4.4 3.1- 6.2 952 95.6 93.8-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 860 30 4.2 2.7- 6.3 830 95.8 93.7-97.3
Rural 1,331 53 4.6 3.3- 6.2 1,278 95.4 93.8-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 796 34 5.1 3.4- 7.7 762 94.9 92.3-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,087 36 4.1 2.8- 5.9 1,051 95.9 94.1-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 53 4.3 3.2- 5.8 1,247 95.7 94.2-96.8

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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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