2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
GENDER
Male 2,002 269 13.9 12.2-15.8 1,733 86.1 84.2-87.8
Female 2,277 378 17.9 16.0-19.8 1,899 82.1 80.2-84.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,673 328 13.7 12.2-15.4 2,345 86.3 84.6-87.8
Non-Hispanic Black 856 157 18.5 15.7-21.7 699 81.5 78.3-84.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 29 29.1 20.2-39.9 81 70.9 60.1-79.8
Non-Hispanic Other 156 22 12.9 8.1-20.1 134 87.1 79.9-91.9
Hispanic 405 103 27.1 22.3-32.6 302 72.9 67.4-77.7
AGE
18-34 931 190 21.1 18.2-24.2 741 78.9 75.8-81.8
35-44 603 116 19.8 16.4-23.7 487 80.2 76.3-83.6
45-54 701 127 17.6 14.6-21.2 574 82.4 78.8-85.4
55-64 785 128 14.7 12.2-17.6 657 85.3 82.4-87.8
65-74 703 48 7.5 5.2-10.6 655 92.5 89.4-94.8
75+ 488 29 4.5 3.0- 6.9 459 95.5 93.1-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 108 26.6 21.8-32.0 300 73.4 68.0-78.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,011 176 16.8 14.3-19.6 835 83.2 80.4-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,272 208 16.1 13.9-18.6 1,064 83.9 81.4-86.1
College Graduate 1,578 155 10.1 8.5-11.9 1,423 89.9 88.1-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,373 318 25.1 22.4-28.1 1,055 74.9 71.9-77.6
No 2,763 313 11.9 10.6-13.4 2,450 88.1 86.6-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 54 9.3 6.8-12.7 557 90.7 87.3-93.2
Non-Veteran 3,638 591 17.0 15.6-18.5 3,047 83.0 81.5-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 357 15.6 13.9-17.4 1,925 84.4 82.6-86.1
Unemployed 162 60 41.8 32.8-51.3 102 58.2 48.7-67.2
Retired 1,107 76 6.4 4.8- 8.5 1,031 93.6 91.5-95.2
Unable to Work 382 95 24.3 19.8-29.5 287 75.7 70.5-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 278 49 18.7 14.0-24.6 229 81.3 75.4-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 97 27.0 22.1-32.5 266 73.0 67.5-77.9
$15,000- 24,999 538 144 27.1 22.8-31.9 394 72.9 68.1-77.2
$25,000- 34,999 358 72 22.6 17.8-28.3 286 77.4 71.7-82.2
$35,000- 49,999 478 68 14.9 11.5-19.0 410 85.1 81.0-88.5
$50,000-74,999 491 66 14.1 10.7-18.2 425 85.9 81.8-89.3
$75,000+ 1,140 75 6.8 5.3- 8.7 1,065 93.2 91.3-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 125 15.0 12.3-18.2 786 85.0 81.8-87.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 39 32.7 24.2-42.7 84 67.3 57.3-75.8
50% to 100% 387 125 33.6 28.3-39.4 262 66.4 60.6-71.7
101% to 150% 430 105 24.4 19.7-29.7 325 75.6 70.3-80.3
151% to 200% 311 59 19.4 14.8-25.1 252 80.6 74.9-85.2
More than 200% 2,030 181 8.9 7.6-10.5 1,849 91.1 89.5-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 125 15.0 12.3-18.2 786 85.0 81.8-87.7
HOUSING
Own 2,704 297 12.5 11.0-14.1 2,407 87.5 85.9-89.0
Rent 1,232 281 24.4 21.7-27.4 951 75.6 72.6-78.3
Other arrangement 305 66 20.6 15.9-26.2 239 79.4 73.8-84.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,395 210 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,185 84.7 82.4-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,169 161 14.9 12.6-17.6 1,008 85.1 82.4-87.4
Rural 1,715 276 17.3 15.2-19.6 1,439 82.7 80.4-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,017 174 18.0 15.3-21.1 843 82.0 78.9-84.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,413 208 16.2 14.0-18.7 1,205 83.8 81.3-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,849 265 14.8 13.0-16.9 1,584 85.2 83.1-87.0

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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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