2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,180 44 1.8 1.3- 2.6 3,136 98.2 97.4-98.7
GENDER
Male 1,447 24 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,423 98.0 96.8-98.7
Female 1,733 20 1.7 1.0- 2.7 1,713 98.3 97.3-99.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,975 19 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,956 98.5 97.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic Black 676 16 3.0 1.8- 5.1 660 97.0 94.9-98.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 87 *** *** *** 86 99.5 96.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** 101 98.6 93.9-99.7
Hispanic 301 *** *** *** 295 97.8 94.6-99.1
AGE
18-34 566 34 6.0 4.1- 8.5 532 94.0 91.5-95.9
35-44 437 *** *** *** 430 98.1 95.3-99.2
45-54 534 *** *** *** 534 100 . - .
55-64 630 *** *** *** 629 99.7 98.1- 100
65-74 561 *** *** *** 560 99.9 99.4- 100
75+ 409 *** *** *** 409 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 325 *** *** *** 320 97.3 93.3-98.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 762 *** *** *** 752 98.4 96.9-99.2
Some Post-H.S. 970 18 2.2 1.4- 3.6 952 97.8 96.4-98.6
College Graduate 1,117 11 1.2 0.6- 2.3 1,106 98.8 97.7-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,090 12 1.5 0.8- 2.8 1,078 98.5 97.2-99.2
No 2,068 32 2.0 1.4- 3.0 2,036 98.0 97.0-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 *** *** *** 415 99.0 96.6-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,760 41 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,719 98.0 97.2-98.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,649 29 2.2 1.5- 3.4 1,620 97.8 96.6-98.5
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 105 95.8 88.6-98.5
Retired 901 *** *** *** 900 99.9 99.6- 100
Unable to Work 311 *** *** *** 306 97.5 94.2-99.0
Other not in Labor Force 192 *** *** *** 187 97.6 94.0-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 230 *** *** *** 229 99.6 97.1-99.9
$15,000- 24,999 421 *** *** *** 414 97.8 95.2-99.0
$25,000- 34,999 264 *** *** *** 260 97.0 91.5-99.0
$35,000- 49,999 361 *** *** *** 351 97.1 94.3-98.5
$50,000-74,999 365 *** *** *** 360 98.6 96.2-99.5
$75,000+ 837 *** *** *** 831 98.9 97.4-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 702 11 2.1 1.1- 4.2 691 97.9 95.8-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** 86 100 . - .
50% to 100% 309 *** *** *** 304 98.1 95.0-99.3
101% to 150% 326 *** *** *** 322 98.0 93.9-99.3
151% to 200% 244 *** *** *** 236 94.9 90.1-97.4
More than 200% 1,497 15 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,482 98.9 98.1-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 702 11 2.1 1.1- 4.2 691 97.9 95.8-98.9
HOUSING
Own 2,105 14 0.9 0.5- 1.7 2,091 99.1 98.3-99.5
Rent 836 19 2.8 1.7- 4.6 817 97.2 95.4-98.3
Other arrangement 221 11 7.4 4.0-13.4 210 92.6 86.6-96.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 993 16 1.9 1.1- 3.2 977 98.1 96.8-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 858 12 1.8 1.0- 3.3 846 98.2 96.7-99.0
Rural 1,329 16 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,313 98.2 96.8-99.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 793 12 2.0 1.0- 4.0 781 98.0 96.0-99.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,087 12 1.8 1.0- 3.3 1,075 98.2 96.7-99.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 20 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,280 98.2 97.1-98.9

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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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