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 4,160 525 13.6 12.3-14.9 3,635 86.4 85.1-87.7
-FEMALES 2,224 300 14.4 12.7-16.4 1,924 85.6 83.6-87.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,367 177 14.9 12.7-17.5 1,190 85.1 82.5-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 490 71 13.6 10.5-17.6 419 86.4 82.4-89.5
Other 336 49 13.1 9.2-18.5 287 86.9 81.5-90.8
AGE
18-34 443 55 14.4 10.9-18.8 388 85.6 81.2-89.1
35-44 329 42 13.3 9.3-18.5 287 86.7 81.5-90.7
45-54 360 53 15.0 11.2-19.8 307 85.0 80.2-88.8
55-64 435 68 18.1 13.8-23.5 367 81.9 76.5-86.2
65-74 366 38 10.2 7.2-14.2 328 89.8 85.8-92.8
75+ 260 40 15.4 10.5-22.0 220 84.6 78.0-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 44 24.3 17.7-32.3 143 75.7 67.7-82.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 80 16.6 12.8-21.3 401 83.4 78.7-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 703 112 15.8 12.9-19.2 591 84.2 80.8-87.1
College Graduate 850 64 7.4 5.6- 9.8 786 92.6 90.2-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 52 26.0 19.5-33.6 126 74.0 66.4-80.5
$15,000- 24,999 300 59 19.6 14.8-25.5 241 80.4 74.5-85.2
$25,000- 34,999 184 23 14.5 8.9-22.8 161 85.5 77.2-91.1
$35,000- 49,999 237 32 16.6 11.4-23.7 205 83.4 76.3-88.6
$50,000- 74,999 264 25 10.4 6.6-16.1 239 89.6 83.9-93.4
$75,000+ 538 26 5.6 3.5- 8.8 512 94.4 91.2-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 763 300 44.5 40.2-49.0 463 55.5 51.0-59.8
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,148 284 14.2 12.4-16.2 1,864 85.8 83.8-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 698 73 11.5 8.9-14.7 625 88.5 85.3-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 599 72 12.1 9.3-15.7 527 87.9 84.3-90.7
Rural 927 155 18.7 15.6-22.2 772 81.3 77.8-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 82 7.9 6.2-10.1 991 92.1 89.9-93.8
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 594 72 12.4 9.5-16.1 522 87.6 83.9-90.5
Unable to Work 233 102 49.0 41.2-56.9 131 51.0 43.1-58.8
Other not in Labor Force 221 22 9.6 6.2-14.7 199 90.4 85.3-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 15 18.1 10.2-30.0 57 81.9 70.0-89.8
50% to 100% 222 64 27.0 20.8-34.3 158 73.0 65.7-79.2
101% to 150% 229 42 19.6 13.9-26.8 187 80.4 73.2-86.1
151% to 200% 148 13 10.6 5.6-19.4 135 89.4 80.6-94.4
More than 200% 1,022 83 8.7 6.8-11.1 939 91.3 88.9-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 559 89 17.0 13.2-21.6 470 83.0 78.4-86.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 105 16.5 13.3-20.3 618 83.5 79.7-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 942 106 11.8 9.6-14.5 836 88.2 85.5-90.4

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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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