2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,725 1,207 48.8 46.6-51.0 256 10.0 8.7-11.4 930 28.7 26.8-30.6 148 6.1 5.1- 7.4 146 5.3 4.4- 6.3 38 1.1 0.8- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,191 539 51.1 47.8-54.4 106 9.6 7.7-11.8 384 26.3 23.5-29.2 42 3.5 2.5- 5.0 104 8.5 6.9-10.5 16 1.0 0.6- 1.8
Female 1,534 668 46.9 44.0-49.9 150 10.3 8.6-12.3 546 30.7 28.1-33.4 106 8.3 6.6-10.3 42 2.6 1.8- 3.8 22 1.2 0.7- 1.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,807 785 47.7 45.0-50.4 171 10.4 8.9-12.3 676 32.0 29.6-34.5 69 4.5 3.4- 5.9 87 4.6 3.6- 5.8 19 0.9 0.5- 1.4
Non-Hispanic Black 590 262 49.4 44.6-54.3 43 7.2 5.1-10.0 187 24.9 21.2-28.9 50 10.5 7.6-14.2 41 7.0 5.0- 9.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 75 17 20.8 12.6-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.3 8.4-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 135 77 64.0 54.7-72.5 23 15.5 9.8-23.5 17 9.4 5.5-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 410 274 66.2 60.8-71.2 66 14.7 11.3-18.8 *** *** *** 36 10.1 6.9-14.3 19 5.2 3.2- 8.3 *** *** ***
35-44 333 241 73.6 67.9-78.7 35 9.6 6.6-13.8 *** *** *** 28 9.1 5.8-13.8 16 4.6 2.7- 7.6 *** *** ***
45-54 445 304 69.3 64.0-74.0 46 10.2 7.1-14.3 38 9.2 6.6-12.8 23 4.9 3.1- 7.8 24 4.7 3.0- 7.2 *** *** ***
55-64 558 301 55.0 50.2-59.8 81 15.3 12.1-19.2 96 16.1 12.7-20.0 35 6.1 4.2- 8.6 35 6.1 4.2- 8.6 *** *** ***
65-74 546 54 9.9 7.3-13.2 14 2.9 1.6- 5.2 429 78.8 74.4-82.5 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8 31 5.5 3.7- 8.3 *** *** ***
75+ 401 17 2.9 1.7- 4.9 13 4.4 2.1- 8.9 338 84.2 78.7-88.4 11 2.9 1.5- 5.5 19 5.4 2.9- 9.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 45 28.0 20.9-36.3 16 11.0 6.3-18.4 91 39.1 31.4-47.4 32 17.2 11.9-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 614 196 39.6 35.0-44.4 55 9.2 6.9-12.1 247 34.8 30.7-39.2 67 9.1 6.9-11.9 41 6.3 4.5- 8.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 854 347 47.9 44.0-51.8 86 10.9 8.7-13.6 309 28.7 25.5-32.2 36 4.3 2.8- 6.4 62 6.8 5.2- 8.9 14 1.4 0.7- 2.6
College Graduate 1,063 618 65.8 62.7-68.8 98 9.3 7.5-11.4 283 19.6 17.3-22.0 12 1.3 0.6- 2.8 38 3.0 2.2- 4.3 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 935 197 24.5 21.2-28.0 66 8.1 6.0-10.9 495 47.6 43.7-51.5 89 10.4 8.2-13.2 76 8.4 6.5-10.8 12 1.0 0.5- 1.8
No 1,772 1,005 60.6 57.9-63.2 187 10.8 9.2-12.5 426 19.6 17.6-21.7 59 4.2 3.1- 5.6 69 3.8 2.9- 5.0 26 1.2 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 394 87 25.9 20.9-31.7 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 163 35.8 30.3-41.6 *** *** *** 119 32.4 27.2-38.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,329 1,120 52.2 49.9-54.6 242 10.9 9.5-12.5 765 27.6 25.6-29.7 141 6.8 5.6- 8.3 27 1.2 0.8- 1.9 34 1.2 0.8- 1.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 1,006 75.6 73.0-78.2 163 11.6 9.8-13.7 91 5.5 4.3- 7.1 27 2.0 1.2- 3.1 58 4.3 3.2- 5.7 18 0.9 0.6- 1.6
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 873 97 10.7 8.6-13.3 36 5.2 3.5- 7.8 654 73.7 69.9-77.2 22 2.4 1.5- 3.8 60 7.6 5.7-10.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 278 20 7.3 4.5-11.6 17 5.9 3.4- 9.9 157 54.7 47.7-61.5 63 25.9 19.9-33.0 17 5.6 3.3- 9.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 66 52.7 43.1-62.1 24 14.7 9.5-22.0 18 9.9 6.0-16.0 13 11.7 6.2-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 12 8.5 4.6-15.3 17 9.9 5.9-16.4 88 41.3 33.2-49.8 54 36.1 28.0-45.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 303 60 20.2 15.3-26.1 40 15.9 10.9-22.6 148 45.3 38.7-52.1 30 11.5 7.7-16.9 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 210 69 40.1 32.5-48.2 24 11.1 7.3-16.6 85 34.2 27.4-41.6 16 7.8 4.3-13.7 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 324 154 54.9 48.5-61.2 33 10.1 6.9-14.7 102 26.1 21.0-32.1 *** *** *** 25 6.4 4.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 341 191 63.3 57.3-68.9 33 10.2 7.0-14.6 88 17.8 14.2-22.2 *** *** *** 25 7.7 5.0-11.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 794 551 73.8 70.3-77.0 60 7.9 6.0-10.4 142 13.4 11.2-16.1 *** *** *** 36 4.2 2.9- 6.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 575 170 33.6 29.0-38.6 49 9.0 6.5-12.2 277 42.6 37.8-47.7 36 6.8 4.5-10.3 28 5.8 3.7- 8.9 15 2.2 1.2- 4.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 37 22.6 16.4-30.4 19 9.0 5.5-14.4 91 36.5 29.4-44.4 46 26.7 19.7-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 253 62 27.5 21.2-34.8 34 15.6 10.3-23.1 105 37.6 30.9-44.8 30 11.2 7.6-16.2 18 6.9 4.1-11.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 211 87 46.4 38.6-54.5 26 11.4 7.5-17.0 84 36.3 28.9-44.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,414 843 65.9 63.1-68.6 119 8.9 7.3-10.8 351 18.6 16.6-20.7 *** *** *** 85 5.6 4.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 575 170 33.6 29.0-38.6 49 9.0 6.5-12.2 277 42.6 37.8-47.7 36 6.8 4.5-10.3 28 5.8 3.7- 8.9 15 2.2 1.2- 4.1
HOUSING
Own 1,938 884 50.3 47.7-52.9 164 9.1 7.6-10.8 720 31.8 29.5-34.2 39 2.4 1.7- 3.4 110 5.7 4.6- 7.0 21 0.7 0.4- 1.2
Rent 606 256 44.5 39.9-49.2 71 12.4 9.7-15.8 157 19.9 16.7-23.5 83 17.9 14.1-22.4 29 3.9 2.6- 5.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 169 62 45.2 36.6-54.1 20 13.2 8.3-20.4 48 17.9 12.8-24.4 25 14.2 9.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 837 466 59.1 55.2-62.9 87 10.9 8.6-13.7 216 21.8 18.8-25.0 30 4.1 2.8- 6.1 29 3.1 2.0- 4.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 749 318 47.2 43.0-51.5 68 9.1 7.0-11.8 256 29.2 25.6-33.1 39 6.2 4.2- 8.9 55 7.1 5.2- 9.6 13 1.3 0.7- 2.3
Rural 1,139 423 41.5 38.1-45.0 101 9.9 7.9-12.3 458 34.0 30.8-37.3 79 7.7 5.9-10.0 62 5.8 4.4- 7.6 16 1.1 0.6- 2.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 680 254 42.1 37.7-46.6 52 8.8 6.5-11.7 254 31.6 27.8-35.8 55 8.6 6.3-11.8 54 8.0 6.0-10.7 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 937 390 45.0 41.2-48.9 80 8.6 6.7-11.0 355 33.6 30.1-37.4 50 6.3 4.6- 8.7 51 5.3 3.9- 7.2 11 1.1 0.5- 2.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,108 563 55.3 51.9-58.6 124 11.8 9.7-14.3 321 23.0 20.5-25.7 43 4.7 3.3- 6.7 41 3.9 2.8- 5.6 16 1.2 0.7- 2.1

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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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