2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
GENDER
Male 1,998 1,681 82.2 80.1-84.1 317 17.8 15.9-19.9
Female 2,281 2,044 87.8 86.0-89.4 237 12.2 10.6-14.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,673 2,480 91.0 89.6-92.3 193 9.0 7.7-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black 857 751 85.2 82.1-87.8 106 14.8 12.2-17.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 95 83.6 73.9-90.1 15 16.4 9.9-26.1
Non-Hispanic Other 156 139 82.1 71.4-89.4 17 17.9 10.6-28.6
Hispanic 405 191 40.5 35.2-45.9 214 59.5 54.1-64.8
AGE
18-34 930 712 75.4 72.1-78.4 218 24.6 21.6-27.9
35-44 604 476 79.0 75.0-82.5 128 21.0 17.5-25.0
45-54 702 589 84.8 81.5-87.5 113 15.2 12.5-18.5
55-64 785 704 89.4 86.6-91.8 81 10.6 8.2-13.4
65-74 702 697 99.4 98.5-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 489 485 99.2 97.5-99.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 409 240 63.4 57.9-68.5 169 36.6 31.5-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,008 822 80.6 77.5-83.4 186 19.4 16.6-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,274 1,138 88.5 86.2-90.4 136 11.5 9.6-13.8
College Graduate 1,578 1,516 95.8 94.5-96.8 62 4.2 3.2- 5.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,374 1,194 83.8 81.1-86.2 180 16.2 13.8-18.9
No 2,763 2,420 86.1 84.5-87.6 343 13.9 12.4-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 578 94.0 91.2-96.0 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8
Non-Veteran 3,641 3,126 83.9 82.4-85.4 515 16.1 14.6-17.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 1,927 83.5 81.6-85.2 355 16.5 14.8-18.4
Unemployed 162 95 57.0 47.6-66.0 67 43.0 34.0-52.4
Retired 1,108 1,096 98.9 97.9-99.4 12 1.1 0.6- 2.1
Unable to Work 383 346 88.2 83.3-91.9 37 11.8 8.1-16.7
Other not in Labor Force 278 217 79.7 73.7-84.6 61 20.3 15.4-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 362 274 74.9 69.5-79.6 88 25.1 20.4-30.5
$15,000- 24,999 538 405 72.3 67.5-76.7 133 27.7 23.3-32.5
$25,000- 34,999 358 287 79.4 74.1-83.8 71 20.6 16.2-25.9
$35,000- 49,999 478 431 89.1 85.4-92.0 47 10.9 8.0-14.6
$50,000-74,999 493 460 90.3 85.9-93.4 33 9.7 6.6-14.1
$75,000+ 1,139 1,093 95.0 93.1-96.4 46 5.0 3.6- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 775 82.2 78.9-85.2 136 17.8 14.8-21.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 81 67.6 57.8-76.1 41 32.4 23.9-42.2
50% to 100% 387 260 67.2 61.5-72.4 127 32.8 27.6-38.5
101% to 150% 430 345 77.2 71.9-81.8 85 22.8 18.2-28.1
151% to 200% 311 276 87.8 82.8-91.5 35 12.2 8.5-17.2
More than 200% 2,032 1,927 93.7 92.2-94.9 105 6.3 5.1- 7.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 775 82.2 78.9-85.2 136 17.8 14.8-21.1
HOUSING
Own 2,703 2,517 90.3 88.7-91.6 186 9.7 8.4-11.3
Rent 1,233 936 72.7 69.6-75.6 297 27.3 24.4-30.4
Other arrangement 305 240 80.7 75.4-85.1 65 19.3 14.9-24.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,392 1,201 84.7 82.4-86.8 191 15.3 13.2-17.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,171 1,032 86.1 83.5-88.4 139 13.9 11.6-16.5
Rural 1,716 1,492 84.7 82.4-86.8 224 15.3 13.2-17.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,020 882 83.3 80.1-86.1 138 16.7 13.9-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,414 1,238 86.4 84.1-88.4 176 13.6 11.6-15.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,845 1,605 84.9 82.8-86.8 240 15.1 13.2-17.2

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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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