2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
GENDER
Male 1,992 1,160 55.9 53.3-58.5 304 13.2 11.6-14.9 528 30.9 28.5-33.5
Female 2,280 1,517 64.3 61.9-66.6 436 18.1 16.3-20.0 327 17.6 15.7-19.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,668 1,758 63.2 61.0-65.4 484 16.8 15.3-18.6 426 19.9 18.1-21.9
Non-Hispanic Black 857 538 61.1 57.2-64.9 168 16.6 14.1-19.5 151 22.2 19.0-25.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 72 65.7 55.0-75.1 21 16.5 10.4-25.2 17 17.7 10.7-28.0
Non-Hispanic Other 155 89 52.4 42.9-61.7 27 13.6 8.8-20.3 39 34.0 25.1-44.2
Hispanic 405 176 39.5 34.2-45.0 26 6.0 3.8- 9.3 203 54.6 49.0-60.0
AGE
18-34 927 435 46.3 42.7-49.9 74 7.4 5.8- 9.4 418 46.3 42.7-49.9
35-44 603 376 61.7 57.2-66.0 65 11.2 8.6-14.4 162 27.1 23.2-31.4
45-54 702 464 65.7 61.4-69.7 108 15.7 12.8-19.2 130 18.6 15.4-22.3
55-64 784 539 67.4 63.3-71.2 157 20.4 17.3-24.0 88 12.2 9.6-15.3
65-74 699 484 69.2 64.9-73.1 184 25.0 21.5-28.8 31 5.8 3.7- 9.1
75+ 490 331 66.4 60.7-71.6 141 29.0 24.1-34.5 18 4.6 2.5- 8.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 189 45.8 40.2-51.5 52 12.0 8.7-16.2 167 42.2 36.6-48.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,009 597 55.2 51.5-58.8 173 17.1 14.6-20.0 239 27.7 24.4-31.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,272 787 62.3 59.2-65.3 258 17.0 14.8-19.3 227 20.7 18.2-23.5
College Graduate 1,574 1,100 69.8 67.2-72.3 256 14.8 13.0-16.8 218 15.4 13.5-17.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,372 802 53.4 50.1-56.6 336 23.8 21.2-26.6 234 22.8 20.0-26.0
No 2,758 1,774 63.0 60.9-65.1 391 12.4 11.1-13.8 593 24.7 22.8-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 605 349 54.7 49.9-59.3 149 22.7 19.1-26.8 107 22.6 18.6-27.2
Non-Veteran 3,637 2,308 61.1 59.2-63.0 590 14.8 13.5-16.2 739 24.1 22.4-25.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,277 1,430 61.0 58.7-63.3 243 10.0 8.7-11.5 604 29.0 26.9-31.2
Unemployed 161 78 42.7 34.0-51.9 16 8.9 5.2-14.7 67 48.4 39.1-57.8
Retired 1,107 757 67.4 63.9-70.8 304 26.6 23.6-29.9 46 6.0 4.1- 8.5
Unable to Work 381 207 50.0 44.0-56.0 140 37.7 32.0-43.8 34 12.3 8.3-17.7
Other not in Labor Force 278 167 60.1 53.4-66.4 28 9.6 6.4-14.1 83 30.4 24.6-36.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 194 53.3 47.4-59.2 78 18.3 14.3-23.0 91 28.4 23.2-34.2
$15,000- 24,999 537 296 51.8 46.7-56.8 87 15.0 11.8-18.9 154 33.2 28.4-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 358 208 54.7 48.6-60.6 57 15.9 11.9-20.9 93 29.4 24.1-35.4
$35,000- 49,999 474 285 56.6 51.3-61.8 74 14.0 10.9-17.7 115 29.4 24.7-34.7
$50,000-74,999 491 316 61.6 56.3-66.7 88 16.9 13.3-21.2 87 21.5 17.3-26.4
$75,000+ 1,140 835 72.2 69.0-75.1 169 13.2 11.2-15.5 136 14.6 12.2-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 909 543 56.8 52.8-60.7 187 18.6 15.7-21.7 179 24.7 21.3-28.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 55 47.8 37.9-57.9 25 17.2 11.1-25.8 42 35.0 26.0-45.2
50% to 100% 387 193 49.4 43.6-55.3 68 15.6 11.9-20.3 126 35.0 29.6-40.8
101% to 150% 429 246 53.2 47.4-58.9 71 15.3 11.8-19.7 112 31.5 26.1-37.3
151% to 200% 310 189 57.0 50.4-63.3 52 14.8 10.9-19.7 69 28.3 22.5-34.8
More than 200% 2,027 1,398 67.4 64.9-69.8 333 15.2 13.5-17.0 296 17.4 15.4-19.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 909 543 56.8 52.8-60.7 187 18.6 15.7-21.7 179 24.7 21.3-28.4
HOUSING
Own 2,700 1,850 65.6 63.4-67.8 524 17.5 16.0-19.2 326 16.9 15.0-18.8
Rent 1,231 643 48.6 45.4-51.8 170 11.8 10.0-14.0 418 39.6 36.4-42.8
Other arrangement 304 162 50.5 44.0-57.0 38 11.9 8.3-16.9 104 37.6 31.4-44.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,391 863 60.5 57.5-63.4 219 14.0 12.1-16.1 309 25.5 22.9-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,169 714 57.7 54.2-61.0 219 17.1 14.7-19.7 236 25.3 22.3-28.5
Rural 1,712 1,100 62.0 59.2-64.8 302 16.4 14.4-18.5 310 21.6 19.2-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,016 621 58.6 54.9-62.3 200 17.6 15.0-20.5 195 23.8 20.6-27.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 882 59.6 56.5-62.7 254 16.9 14.7-19.3 276 23.5 20.8-26.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,844 1,174 61.5 58.9-64.0 286 14.0 12.4-15.8 384 24.5 22.2-27.0

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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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