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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-FEMALES 2,271 260 11.1 9.8-12.7 2,011 88.9 87.3-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,394 164 11.7 10.0-13.8 1,230 88.3 86.2-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 497 59 10.4 7.8-13.8 438 89.6 86.2-92.2
Other 345 31 7.8 4.8-12.4 314 92.2 87.6-95.2
AGE
18-34 449 37 7.7 5.4-10.9 412 92.3 89.1-94.6
35-44 330 38 11.1 7.8-15.6 292 88.9 84.4-92.2
45-54 373 50 14.2 10.6-18.6 323 85.8 81.4-89.4
55-64 443 64 15.4 11.9-19.7 379 84.6 80.3-88.1
65-74 370 53 13.7 10.2-18.2 317 86.3 81.8-89.8
75+ 272 14 5.1 2.8- 9.0 258 94.9 91.0-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 24 9.9 6.5-14.9 173 90.1 85.1-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 57 10.7 8.1-14.1 437 89.3 85.9-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 716 99 13.5 10.9-16.7 617 86.5 83.3-89.1
College Graduate 861 80 9.3 7.3-11.7 781 90.7 88.3-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 39 17.7 12.8-24.1 168 82.3 75.9-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 301 38 10.1 7.1-14.3 263 89.9 85.7-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 15 9.2 5.3-15.5 170 90.8 84.5-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 237 27 11.6 7.7-17.3 210 88.4 82.7-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 265 26 10.2 6.7-15.4 239 89.8 84.6-93.3
$75,000+ 537 61 11.8 8.9-15.4 476 88.2 84.6-91.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 142 18.2 15.2-21.7 623 81.8 78.3-84.8
No 1,447 111 7.6 6.2- 9.2 1,336 92.4 90.8-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 66 87.5 74.6-94.3
Non-Veteran 2,184 250 11.1 9.7-12.7 1,934 88.9 87.3-90.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 714 75 10.9 8.6-13.8 639 89.1 86.2-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 609 74 10.1 7.9-12.9 535 89.9 87.1-92.1
Rural 948 111 12.1 9.8-14.8 837 87.9 85.2-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 105 9.2 7.5-11.3 984 90.8 88.7-92.5
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 78 92.3 84.6-96.4
Retired 604 63 11.0 8.5-14.3 541 89.0 85.7-91.5
Unable to Work 237 65 27.6 21.3-35.0 172 72.4 65.0-78.7
Other not in Labor Force 222 16 7.2 4.2-12.1 206 92.8 87.9-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 11 14.5 7.7-25.5 60 85.5 74.5-92.3
50% to 100% 222 37 13.8 9.7-19.3 185 86.2 80.7-90.3
101% to 150% 229 31 11.5 7.7-16.8 198 88.5 83.2-92.3
151% to 200% 150 18 13.5 8.1-21.6 132 86.5 78.4-91.9
More than 200% 1,022 106 10.8 8.7-13.2 916 89.2 86.8-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 71 11.7 9.0-15.1 501 88.3 84.9-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 734 92 13.2 10.5-16.3 642 86.8 83.7-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 965 97 9.4 7.6-11.6 868 90.6 88.4-92.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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