2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-FEMALES 2,279 360 14.9 13.3-16.6 1,919 85.1 83.4-86.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 229 15.9 13.8-18.1 1,169 84.1 81.9-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 500 80 13.7 10.7-17.3 420 86.3 82.7-89.3
Other 346 43 10.0 6.7-14.7 303 90.0 85.3-93.3
AGE
18-34 452 70 14.0 10.9-17.9 382 86.0 82.1-89.1
35-44 331 50 14.6 10.8-19.4 281 85.4 80.6-89.2
45-54 373 60 16.5 12.8-21.2 313 83.5 78.8-87.2
55-64 444 81 18.6 14.8-23.1 363 81.4 76.9-85.2
65-74 372 65 15.8 12.1-20.3 307 84.2 79.7-87.9
75+ 273 30 7.9 5.1-12.2 243 92.1 87.8-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 30 11.9 8.0-17.2 167 88.1 82.8-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 75 14.2 11.1-17.9 420 85.8 82.1-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 719 132 17.9 14.9-21.3 587 82.1 78.7-85.1
College Graduate 865 123 13.3 10.9-16.0 742 86.7 84.0-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 45 19.4 14.3-25.9 162 80.6 74.1-85.7
$15,000- 24,999 302 47 13.1 9.5-17.8 255 86.9 82.2-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 24 12.7 8.1-19.5 161 87.3 80.5-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 239 38 15.2 10.7-21.1 201 84.8 78.9-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 267 43 17.5 12.8-23.5 224 82.5 76.5-87.2
$75,000+ 539 82 14.9 11.7-18.6 457 85.1 81.4-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 176 21.7 18.5-25.3 593 78.3 74.7-81.5
No 1,450 175 11.4 9.7-13.4 1,275 88.6 86.6-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,192 346 14.8 13.2-16.6 1,846 85.2 83.4-86.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 99 13.8 11.2-16.8 618 86.2 83.2-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 610 100 13.7 11.0-16.9 510 86.3 83.1-89.0
Rural 952 161 16.7 14.1-19.7 791 83.3 80.3-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 156 13.9 11.8-16.4 936 86.1 83.6-88.2
Unemployed 87 14 11.4 6.4-19.6 73 88.6 80.4-93.6
Retired 607 89 13.9 11.0-17.4 518 86.1 82.6-89.0
Unable to Work 238 74 29.9 23.4-37.3 164 70.1 62.7-76.6
Other not in Labor Force 223 24 10.0 6.4-15.1 199 90.0 84.9-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 13 16.0 8.9-27.0 58 84.0 73.0-91.1
50% to 100% 222 42 15.3 11.0-20.9 180 84.7 79.1-89.0
101% to 150% 231 42 16.8 12.0-23.0 189 83.2 77.0-88.0
151% to 200% 150 21 14.6 9.0-22.7 129 85.4 77.3-91.0
More than 200% 1,027 156 15.2 12.8-17.9 871 84.8 82.1-87.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 574 99 16.3 13.0-20.2 475 83.7 79.8-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 129 17.3 14.3-20.7 608 82.7 79.3-85.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 132 12.5 10.4-14.9 836 87.5 85.1-89.6

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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