2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
GENDER
Male 2,000 377 19.7 17.7-21.9 602 29.6 27.3-31.9 639 32.2 29.8-34.6 282 13.7 12.0-15.6 100 4.9 3.8- 6.2
Female 2,272 352 16.1 14.4-18.0 685 30.2 28.0-32.4 732 33.5 31.2-35.9 361 14.3 12.7-16.0 142 6.0 4.9- 7.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,671 482 18.6 16.9-20.4 902 32.1 30.1-34.1 811 31.8 29.8-34.0 335 12.0 10.6-13.5 141 5.5 4.5- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 854 121 15.9 13.1-19.1 211 27.7 24.2-31.5 309 34.8 31.2-38.6 165 17.2 14.5-20.3 48 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 *** *** *** 23 23.7 15.3-35.0 *** *** *** 18 13.8 8.3-22.0 19 17.6 11.0-27.1
Non-Hispanic Other 156 40 25.3 17.8-34.7 46 29.6 21.8-38.8 38 27.2 19.7-36.3 20 11.1 6.8-17.5 12 6.7 3.2-13.7
Hispanic 403 63 14.3 10.9-18.5 82 19.3 15.4-23.9 153 40.7 35.2-46.3 91 22.3 18.0-27.3 14 3.5 1.9- 6.4
AGE
18-34 931 232 24.1 21.1-27.3 331 34.6 31.3-38.1 282 31.3 28.0-34.8 72 8.4 6.5-10.7 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9
35-44 603 127 20.4 16.9-24.3 191 31.3 27.3-35.6 187 31.4 27.4-35.8 79 13.3 10.5-16.8 19 3.6 2.1- 6.0
45-54 698 119 17.1 14.1-20.7 198 27.5 23.9-31.3 206 31.5 27.6-35.6 130 17.3 14.4-20.6 45 6.7 4.6- 9.6
55-64 783 102 13.9 11.2-17.2 227 26.7 23.4-30.3 244 33.2 29.4-37.3 145 17.4 14.5-20.7 65 8.8 6.6-11.7
65-74 702 89 11.8 9.5-14.7 200 28.3 24.6-32.3 246 36.3 32.1-40.7 117 16.3 13.3-19.9 50 7.3 5.4- 9.7
75+ 487 46 9.2 6.6-12.6 125 25.1 20.8-29.9 178 35.9 30.7-41.5 93 19.0 14.9-23.8 45 10.9 7.3-15.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 29 8.7 5.8-12.8 46 13.1 9.5-17.6 160 38.4 33.1-44.1 124 28.3 23.5-33.7 49 11.5 8.2-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,004 114 13.8 11.2-16.8 226 23.2 20.3-26.3 371 37.4 33.9-41.0 206 18.3 15.8-21.1 87 7.4 5.8- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,272 200 17.6 15.3-20.2 390 33.2 30.3-36.3 426 33.8 30.8-36.8 178 10.7 9.0-12.5 78 4.7 3.6- 6.2
College Graduate 1,578 382 26.0 23.6-28.6 623 40.6 37.9-43.3 411 24.9 22.6-27.4 134 6.9 5.7- 8.2 28 1.6 1.0- 2.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,369 87 7.8 6.1- 9.9 218 15.3 13.2-17.7 467 34.9 31.8-38.0 387 26.5 23.8-29.4 210 15.5 13.2-18.1
No 2,760 621 22.7 20.9-24.6 1,035 36.8 34.8-38.9 842 31.3 29.3-33.4 238 8.3 7.2- 9.6 24 0.8 0.5- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 102 18.7 15.2-22.7 164 26.2 22.4-30.4 198 33.6 29.3-38.2 106 15.3 12.3-19.0 38 6.2 4.3- 8.9
Non-Veteran 3,633 623 17.8 16.3-19.3 1,117 30.4 28.7-32.2 1,158 32.7 30.9-34.5 534 13.8 12.6-15.2 201 5.3 4.5- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,278 508 22.4 20.5-24.4 802 34.3 32.1-36.5 700 32.0 29.9-34.3 242 10.2 8.9-11.8 26 1.0 0.7- 1.6
Unemployed 162 18 14.2 8.4-23.2 39 22.1 15.3-30.7 63 40.3 31.5-49.7 34 17.4 12.0-24.6 *** *** ***
Retired 1,107 132 11.2 9.3-13.5 321 28.3 25.3-31.5 382 34.9 31.6-38.5 200 18.3 15.6-21.3 72 7.2 5.4- 9.6
Unable to Work 379 *** *** *** 22 5.3 3.3- 8.4 100 26.5 21.5-32.1 126 31.0 25.8-36.6 124 33.6 28.0-39.7
Other not in Labor Force 278 51 19.0 14.0-25.1 91 35.2 29.0-41.9 97 34.6 28.6-41.1 33 9.8 6.6-14.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 39 10.7 7.6-14.9 51 16.2 12.1-21.3 118 34.0 28.6-39.9 87 23.5 18.8-28.9 66 15.6 11.8-20.2
$15,000- 24,999 535 60 12.7 9.5-16.7 95 17.8 14.3-21.9 196 37.9 33.1-43.0 134 21.9 18.1-26.1 50 9.8 7.0-13.5
$25,000- 34,999 357 47 15.4 11.2-20.7 94 25.7 20.8-31.2 131 35.4 29.9-41.4 60 17.1 13.0-22.0 25 6.4 4.1- 9.9
$35,000- 49,999 478 67 14.6 11.3-18.7 159 32.5 27.9-37.5 164 36.5 31.5-41.8 74 13.3 10.3-17.1 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3
$50,000-74,999 493 96 20.1 15.9-25.0 200 41.1 36.1-46.4 146 29.6 25.1-34.6 46 8.6 6.2-11.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,140 278 24.3 21.6-27.2 457 39.9 36.7-43.2 310 27.8 24.9-30.9 79 6.3 4.8- 8.1 16 1.6 0.9- 3.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 908 142 17.1 14.3-20.3 231 24.2 21.1-27.6 306 34.4 30.7-38.3 163 17.1 14.3-20.3 66 7.2 5.3- 9.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 12 8.6 4.3-16.3 18 17.8 11.0-27.4 40 31.9 23.5-41.7 34 28.8 20.5-38.8 19 13.0 7.6-21.1
50% to 100% 382 42 12.1 8.7-16.6 56 15.2 11.4-20.0 127 35.9 30.3-41.8 99 23.9 19.3-29.1 58 12.9 9.5-17.4
101% to 150% 429 52 14.7 10.8-19.7 79 18.2 14.3-22.9 172 41.8 36.3-47.6 89 16.7 13.3-20.9 37 8.4 5.7-12.4
151% to 200% 310 52 16.8 12.6-22.0 84 27.1 21.7-33.3 98 32.8 26.8-39.4 62 19.3 14.8-24.8 14 4.1 2.3- 7.1
More than 200% 2,032 418 21.2 19.2-23.4 795 39.7 37.2-42.2 589 28.9 26.7-31.3 189 8.3 7.0- 9.7 41 2.0 1.4- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 908 142 17.1 14.3-20.3 231 24.2 21.1-27.6 306 34.4 30.7-38.3 163 17.1 14.3-20.3 66 7.2 5.3- 9.7
HOUSING
Own 2,701 482 18.2 16.5-20.0 879 31.4 29.4-33.4 856 32.4 30.4-34.6 352 12.9 11.5-14.5 132 5.1 4.1- 6.3
Rent 1,229 199 17.3 14.9-19.9 326 26.7 24.0-29.7 394 33.3 30.3-36.5 237 17.2 15.0-19.7 73 5.5 4.2- 7.2
Other arrangement 303 42 16.9 12.4-22.6 72 27.2 21.6-33.6 103 33.8 27.9-40.3 51 13.8 10.1-18.7 35 8.3 5.6-12.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,393 296 21.3 18.9-23.8 484 34.7 31.9-37.6 406 30.1 27.3-32.9 170 11.1 9.4-13.1 37 2.9 1.9- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,168 196 17.5 15.1-20.2 368 30.6 27.6-33.8 371 32.9 29.8-36.1 166 13.1 11.0-15.5 67 5.9 4.4- 7.9
Rural 1,711 237 15.0 13.0-17.2 435 24.8 22.5-27.3 594 35.4 32.7-38.3 307 17.3 15.3-19.6 138 7.4 6.1- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,014 122 12.5 10.2-15.2 225 23.4 20.4-26.7 376 36.9 33.4-40.5 203 19.5 16.7-22.6 88 7.8 6.0-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,411 228 17.2 14.9-19.7 431 28.4 25.7-31.1 447 33.8 30.8-36.9 217 14.6 12.5-16.9 88 6.1 4.7- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,847 379 20.8 18.7-23.0 631 33.9 31.5-36.4 548 30.4 28.0-32.8 223 11.1 9.6-12.8 66 3.9 2.9- 5.2

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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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