2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,276 169 3.9 3.2- 4.6 4,107 96.1 95.4-96.8
-FEMALES 2,277 85 3.6 2.8- 4.6 2,192 96.4 95.4-97.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 50 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,348 96.5 95.2-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 498 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 476 96.0 93.4-97.6
Other 346 12 3.9 2.0- 7.4 334 96.1 92.6-98.0
AGE
18-34 452 *** *** *** 444 98.0 95.8-99.1
35-44 330 *** *** *** 321 96.2 92.7-98.1
45-54 374 12 3.3 1.8- 6.0 362 96.7 94.0-98.2
55-64 442 16 3.4 2.0- 5.6 426 96.6 94.4-98.0
65-74 372 25 6.1 4.0- 9.3 347 93.9 90.7-96.0
75+ 273 14 5.9 2.8-12.0 259 94.1 88.0-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 13 7.4 3.9-13.3 183 92.6 86.7-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 22 4.3 2.7- 6.9 472 95.7 93.1-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 718 27 2.8 1.9- 4.4 691 97.2 95.6-98.1
College Graduate 866 23 2.5 1.6- 3.9 843 97.5 96.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 16 7.6 4.5-12.8 193 92.4 87.2-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 300 17 7.2 4.2-12.1 283 92.8 87.9-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** 180 97.4 93.0-99.1
$35,000- 49,999 238 *** *** *** 229 96.6 92.7-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** 264 99.1 97.2-99.7
$75,000+ 539 15 2.7 1.4- 4.9 524 97.3 95.1-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 59 7.7 5.7-10.2 709 92.3 89.8-94.3
No 1,449 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,426 98.4 97.4-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 73 96.6 87.2-99.2
Non-Veteran 2,190 82 3.6 2.8- 4.6 2,108 96.4 95.4-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 715 23 3.0 1.9- 4.8 692 97.0 95.2-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 610 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9 592 97.1 95.1-98.3
Rural 952 44 4.6 3.2- 6.6 908 95.4 93.4-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,081 98.7 97.6-99.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 83 97.2 90.2-99.3
Retired 606 34 5.8 3.8- 8.8 572 94.2 91.2-96.2
Unable to Work 236 26 11.5 7.6-17.1 210 88.5 82.9-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 215 96.7 93.2-98.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 67 91.2 79.3-96.5
50% to 100% 223 14 6.2 3.5-10.8 209 93.8 89.2-96.5
101% to 150% 229 12 6.5 3.3-12.3 217 93.5 87.7-96.7
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 147 98.5 92.9-99.7
More than 200% 1,027 29 2.4 1.6- 3.7 998 97.6 96.3-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 573 25 4.7 3.0- 7.3 548 95.3 92.7-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 34 5.0 3.3- 7.3 703 95.0 92.7-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 967 26 2.2 1.4- 3.3 941 97.8 96.7-98.6

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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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