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 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-FEMALES 2,234 168 6.8 5.7- 8.2 2,066 93.2 91.8-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 119 8.1 6.6-10.0 1,256 91.9 90.0-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 490 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1 462 95.4 92.9-97.1
Other 337 20 4.7 2.9- 7.5 317 95.3 92.5-97.1
AGE
18-34 445 *** *** *** 439 98.3 95.7-99.3
35-44 327 11 3.3 1.5- 7.2 316 96.7 92.8-98.5
45-54 364 20 5.5 3.3- 9.2 344 94.5 90.8-96.7
55-64 436 32 8.8 5.9-12.9 404 91.2 87.1-94.1
65-74 367 38 10.9 7.7-15.1 329 89.1 84.9-92.3
75+ 264 58 20.2 15.2-26.3 206 79.8 73.7-84.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 18 9.8 5.8-16.2 171 90.2 83.8-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 44 7.9 5.6-11.0 438 92.1 89.0-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 709 54 6.6 4.8- 8.9 655 93.4 91.1-95.2
College Graduate 851 52 5.2 3.8- 7.2 799 94.8 92.8-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 26 14.0 9.3-20.5 151 86.0 79.5-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 300 23 7.9 4.6-13.2 277 92.1 86.8-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 185 16 10.5 5.9-17.9 169 89.5 82.1-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 237 15 5.0 2.8- 8.9 222 95.0 91.1-97.2
$50,000- 74,999 265 19 6.6 3.8-11.2 246 93.4 88.8-96.2
$75,000+ 538 21 3.6 2.2- 5.8 517 96.4 94.2-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 168 21.0 17.8-24.7 599 79.0 75.3-82.2
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 67 87.7 74.3-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,158 160 6.7 5.5- 8.0 1,998 93.3 92.0-94.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 34 3.8 2.6- 5.5 667 96.2 94.5-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 601 52 7.6 5.5-10.4 549 92.4 89.6-94.5
Rural 932 82 9.0 6.9-11.6 850 91.0 88.4-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 37 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,039 96.7 95.2-97.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 82 96.2 89.2-98.8
Retired 598 88 15.1 11.9-18.9 510 84.9 81.1-88.1
Unable to Work 234 27 12.4 8.0-18.6 207 87.6 81.4-92.0
Other not in Labor Force 222 11 4.0 1.9- 8.2 211 96.0 91.8-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 11 12.9 6.6-23.5 61 87.1 76.5-93.4
50% to 100% 221 21 9.6 5.8-15.6 200 90.4 84.4-94.2
101% to 150% 229 18 8.1 4.5-14.4 211 91.9 85.6-95.5
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 139 92.7 85.0-96.7
More than 200% 1,024 61 5.4 4.0- 7.2 963 94.6 92.8-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 562 43 8.1 5.6-11.4 519 91.9 88.6-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 62 7.2 5.3- 9.8 665 92.8 90.2-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 63 6.0 4.5- 8.0 882 94.0 92.0-95.5

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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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