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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-FEMALES 2,276 124 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,152 94.9 93.7-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 80 5.9 4.5- 7.7 1,318 94.1 92.3-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 498 30 4.2 2.8- 6.2 468 95.8 93.8-97.2
Other 345 13 2.5 1.2- 5.2 332 97.5 94.8-98.8
AGE
18-34 452 *** *** *** 447 99.2 97.9-99.7
35-44 330 *** *** *** 325 98.4 95.7-99.4
45-54 375 15 4.0 2.3- 6.9 360 96.0 93.1-97.7
55-64 441 30 7.1 4.8-10.3 411 92.9 89.7-95.2
65-74 371 37 9.3 6.5-13.1 334 90.7 86.9-93.5
75+ 273 32 16.2 10.2-24.6 241 83.8 75.4-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 24 14.8 9.3-22.6 173 85.2 77.4-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 32 4.4 3.0- 6.5 462 95.6 93.5-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 717 42 4.4 3.2- 6.2 675 95.6 93.8-96.8
College Graduate 865 26 2.7 1.7- 4.2 839 97.3 95.8-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 26 12.1 8.0-17.9 180 87.9 82.1-92.0
$15,000- 24,999 301 28 9.9 6.5-14.9 273 90.1 85.1-93.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** 175 96.7 93.5-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** 231 97.4 94.6-98.7
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** 262 98.8 96.2-99.6
$75,000+ 540 *** *** *** 531 98.8 97.5-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 87 11.5 8.9-14.8 678 88.5 85.2-91.1
No 1,451 36 2.1 1.5- 3.1 1,415 97.9 96.9-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 71 95.1 86.7-98.3
Non-Veteran 2,189 119 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,070 94.9 93.7-95.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 25 2.9 1.9- 4.5 692 97.1 95.5-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 609 35 6.0 3.9- 9.2 574 94.0 90.8-96.1
Rural 950 64 6.4 4.8- 8.5 886 93.6 91.5-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 13 1.1 0.6- 2.1 1,080 98.9 97.9-99.4
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 84 98.4 94.2-99.6
Retired 607 62 12.1 8.8-16.4 545 87.9 83.6-91.2
Unable to Work 233 41 16.4 11.8-22.3 192 83.6 77.7-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 224 *** *** *** 220 98.2 95.1-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 11 14.9 8.0-26.0 60 85.1 74.0-92.0
50% to 100% 221 21 8.7 5.4-13.6 200 91.3 86.4-94.6
101% to 150% 230 20 8.7 5.1-14.4 210 91.3 85.6-94.9
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** 142 95.6 90.5-98.0
More than 200% 1,027 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,004 98.4 97.4-99.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 42 7.6 5.4-10.7 530 92.4 89.3-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 47 6.3 4.3- 9.0 689 93.7 91.0-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 35 3.1 2.1- 4.6 933 96.9 95.4-97.9

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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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