2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-FEMALES 2,237 164 7.0 5.9- 8.3 2,073 93.0 91.7-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,379 80 5.7 4.5- 7.3 1,299 94.3 92.7-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 489 52 10.1 7.4-13.6 437 89.9 86.4-92.6
Other 338 31 8.9 5.9-13.2 307 91.1 86.8-94.1
AGE
18-34 444 20 4.5 2.8- 7.2 424 95.5 92.8-97.2
35-44 329 15 5.6 3.3- 9.5 314 94.4 90.5-96.7
45-54 363 37 9.2 6.4-13.0 326 90.8 87.0-93.6
55-64 436 41 8.6 6.1-12.0 395 91.4 88.0-93.9
65-74 368 23 7.7 4.9-11.8 345 92.3 88.2-95.1
75+ 266 28 10.7 7.0-16.1 238 89.3 83.9-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 25 13.2 8.7-19.6 166 86.8 80.4-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 48 8.7 6.3-12.0 436 91.3 88.0-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 708 61 7.5 5.7- 9.8 647 92.5 90.2-94.3
College Graduate 851 30 2.7 1.8- 4.0 821 97.3 96.0-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 32 19.1 13.3-26.7 147 80.9 73.3-86.7
$15,000- 24,999 300 34 10.5 7.1-15.1 266 89.5 84.9-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 19 11.0 6.5-17.8 166 89.0 82.2-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 17 7.5 4.5-12.3 221 92.5 87.7-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 265 12 3.9 2.0- 7.2 253 96.1 92.8-98.0
$75,000+ 539 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3 526 97.7 95.7-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 771 164 21.5 18.2-25.1 607 78.5 74.9-81.8
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 71 93.8 84.1-97.7
Non-Veteran 2,161 160 7.1 5.9- 8.4 2,001 92.9 91.6-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 38 5.7 4.0- 8.0 663 94.3 92.0-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 602 46 7.8 5.6-10.8 556 92.2 89.2-94.4
Rural 934 80 7.6 5.9- 9.8 854 92.4 90.2-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,030 95.8 94.1-97.0
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 76 90.0 81.3-95.0
Retired 599 43 7.4 5.3-10.3 556 92.6 89.7-94.7
Unable to Work 235 50 20.9 15.5-27.5 185 79.1 72.5-84.5
Other not in Labor Force 223 14 5.9 3.2-10.4 209 94.1 89.6-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 63 87.4 76.4-93.7
50% to 100% 223 41 18.1 13.0-24.6 182 81.9 75.4-87.0
101% to 150% 229 21 8.0 4.8-13.1 208 92.0 86.9-95.2
151% to 200% 149 14 9.3 5.1-16.3 135 90.7 83.7-94.9
More than 200% 1,025 41 3.8 2.7- 5.4 984 96.2 94.6-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 53 9.0 6.6-12.2 508 91.0 87.8-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 49 6.2 4.5- 8.5 679 93.8 91.5-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 62 6.7 5.1- 8.8 886 93.3 91.2-94.9

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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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