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 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-FEMALES 2,280 205 7.8 6.7- 9.1 2,075 92.2 90.9-93.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,400 191 11.6 9.9-13.6 1,209 88.4 86.4-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 499 *** *** *** 497 99.7 98.8-99.9
Other 346 *** *** *** 338 98.4 96.2-99.3
AGE
18-34 452 *** *** *** 451 99.8 98.8- 100
35-44 331 *** *** *** 321 97.7 95.6-98.8
45-54 374 21 5.0 3.1- 8.0 353 95.0 92.0-96.9
55-64 444 46 10.7 7.8-14.7 398 89.3 85.3-92.2
65-74 373 61 17.2 13.2-22.2 312 82.8 77.8-86.8
75+ 272 64 24.8 18.7-32.1 208 75.2 67.9-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 *** *** *** 186 92.8 86.0-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 28 5.9 3.9- 8.8 468 94.1 91.2-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 719 71 7.8 6.0-10.0 648 92.2 90.0-94.0
College Graduate 866 96 9.7 7.8-12.0 770 90.3 88.0-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 *** *** *** 201 96.4 92.6-98.3
$15,000- 24,999 302 22 6.9 4.1-11.3 280 93.1 88.7-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 14 7.7 4.3-13.5 171 92.3 86.5-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 239 25 8.1 5.1-12.8 214 91.9 87.2-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 28 7.5 4.9-11.3 239 92.5 88.7-95.1
$75,000+ 539 54 9.0 6.7-11.9 485 91.0 88.1-93.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 88 10.8 8.4-13.7 682 89.2 86.3-91.6
No 1,450 113 6.5 5.3- 7.9 1,337 93.5 92.1-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 69 90.8 78.0-96.5
Non-Veteran 2,193 199 7.8 6.7- 9.1 1,994 92.2 90.9-93.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 62 7.4 5.6- 9.6 655 92.6 90.4-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 609 54 8.4 6.1-11.5 555 91.6 88.5-93.9
Rural 954 89 7.8 6.1- 9.9 865 92.2 90.1-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 63 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,030 95.1 93.5-96.3
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 86 99.0 93.2-99.9
Retired 606 112 19.3 15.7-23.5 494 80.7 76.5-84.3
Unable to Work 238 15 5.5 3.0- 9.7 223 94.5 90.3-97.0
Other not in Labor Force 224 12 4.5 2.4- 8.1 212 95.5 91.9-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 69 96.3 89.1-98.8
50% to 100% 223 *** *** *** 217 97.8 94.7-99.1
101% to 150% 231 20 9.2 5.4-15.2 211 90.8 84.8-94.6
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** 140 95.0 90.0-97.6
More than 200% 1,027 111 9.3 7.5-11.4 916 90.7 88.6-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 48 7.1 5.0- 9.8 527 92.9 90.2-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 62 7.1 5.3- 9.4 675 92.9 90.6-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 95 8.7 6.9-10.8 873 91.3 89.2-93.1

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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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