2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
GENDER
Male 1,692 633 34.0 31.5-36.6 1,059 66.0 63.4-68.5
Female 2,038 769 36.0 33.5-38.4 1,269 64.0 61.6-66.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,368 954 37.0 34.8-39.2 1,414 63.0 60.8-65.2
Non-Hispanic Black 760 259 33.2 29.3-37.3 501 66.8 62.7-70.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 129 39 25.3 18.0-34.3 90 74.7 65.7-82.0
Hispanic 304 81 25.4 20.1-31.4 223 74.6 68.6-79.9
AGE
18-34 641 68 11.9 9.3-15.1 573 88.1 84.9-90.7
35-44 521 107 21.9 18.0-26.3 414 78.1 73.7-82.0
45-54 652 227 34.6 30.5-38.8 425 65.4 61.2-69.5
55-64 739 370 49.7 45.4-54.0 369 50.3 46.0-54.6
65-74 661 364 56.7 52.2-61.2 297 43.3 38.8-47.8
75+ 456 246 53.7 47.8-59.4 210 46.3 40.6-52.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 313 148 44.4 38.1-50.9 165 55.6 49.1-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 852 347 38.8 35.1-42.7 505 61.2 57.3-64.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,111 423 33.3 30.3-36.5 688 66.7 63.5-69.7
College Graduate 1,448 481 29.9 27.4-32.6 967 70.1 67.4-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,203 620 49.3 45.9-52.8 583 50.7 47.2-54.1
No 2,403 742 28.5 26.5-30.6 1,661 71.5 69.4-73.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 542 225 38.5 33.8-43.5 317 61.5 56.5-66.2
Non-Veteran 3,166 1,169 34.5 32.7-36.5 1,997 65.5 63.5-67.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,942 505 25.1 23.0-27.4 1,437 74.9 72.6-77.0
Unemployed 130 44 33.5 24.7-43.6 86 66.5 56.4-75.3
Retired 1,045 576 55.4 51.7-59.0 469 44.6 41.0-48.3
Unable to Work 344 210 58.9 52.4-65.0 134 41.1 35.0-47.6
Other not in Labor Force 219 56 22.8 17.1-29.7 163 77.2 70.3-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 298 126 42.0 35.6-48.6 172 58.0 51.4-64.4
$15,000- 24,999 452 191 40.8 35.5-46.2 261 59.2 53.8-64.5
$25,000- 34,999 305 114 33.7 27.9-40.1 191 66.3 59.9-72.1
$35,000- 49,999 414 166 38.4 33.0-44.1 248 61.6 55.9-67.0
$50,000-74,999 447 164 33.2 28.4-38.5 283 66.8 61.5-71.6
$75,000+ 1,062 353 30.4 27.4-33.5 709 69.6 66.5-72.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 752 288 35.3 31.3-39.4 464 64.7 60.6-68.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 317 142 41.7 35.4-48.2 175 58.3 51.8-64.6
101% to 150% 361 134 36.3 30.5-42.4 227 63.7 57.6-69.5
151% to 200% 265 96 34.0 27.6-41.0 169 66.0 59.0-72.4
More than 200% 1,864 687 33.7 31.3-36.2 1,177 66.3 63.8-68.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 752 288 35.3 31.3-39.4 464 64.7 60.6-68.7
HOUSING
Own 2,503 1,016 38.1 35.9-40.3 1,487 61.9 59.7-64.1
Rent 973 300 28.1 25.0-31.4 673 71.9 68.6-75.0
Other arrangement 222 77 27.3 21.4-34.1 145 72.7 65.9-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,213 401 31.8 28.9-34.9 812 68.2 65.1-71.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,024 387 34.4 31.2-37.8 637 65.6 62.2-68.8
Rural 1,493 614 38.5 35.6-41.5 879 61.5 58.5-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 870 339 36.1 32.4-40.0 531 63.9 60.0-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,247 498 37.4 34.3-40.6 749 62.6 59.4-65.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,613 565 32.8 30.3-35.4 1,048 67.2 64.6-69.7

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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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