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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-FEMALES 2,232 237 10.2 8.8-11.8 1,995 89.8 88.2-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,374 138 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,236 89.6 87.5-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 489 65 11.6 8.7-15.3 424 88.4 84.7-91.3
Other 338 33 8.3 5.1-13.0 305 91.7 87.0-94.9
AGE
18-34 443 17 4.6 2.6- 7.8 426 95.4 92.2-97.4
35-44 328 28 9.8 6.5-14.4 300 90.2 85.6-93.5
45-54 362 40 11.1 7.9-15.3 322 88.9 84.7-92.1
55-64 437 66 15.2 11.5-19.9 371 84.8 80.1-88.5
65-74 366 35 9.7 6.8-13.6 331 90.3 86.4-93.2
75+ 265 50 18.5 13.3-25.1 215 81.5 74.9-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 37 17.5 12.2-24.5 154 82.5 75.5-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 69 12.1 9.2-15.8 413 87.9 84.2-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 705 91 11.7 9.2-14.8 614 88.3 85.2-90.8
College Graduate 851 39 4.2 2.9- 6.0 812 95.8 94.0-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 39 20.4 14.6-27.7 137 79.6 72.3-85.4
$15,000- 24,999 301 61 19.3 14.6-25.0 240 80.7 75.0-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 185 21 7.6 4.7-12.2 164 92.4 87.8-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 238 18 7.6 4.5-12.7 220 92.4 87.3-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 265 12 4.3 2.3- 8.0 253 95.7 92.0-97.7
$75,000+ 539 13 2.7 1.4- 5.4 526 97.3 94.6-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 237 31.3 27.4-35.5 533 68.7 64.5-72.6
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** 64 87.8 77.5-93.8
Non-Veteran 2,157 227 10.2 8.7-11.8 1,930 89.8 88.2-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 702 49 6.7 4.9- 9.0 653 93.3 91.0-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 600 59 9.5 7.0-12.7 541 90.5 87.3-93.0
Rural 930 129 14.0 11.4-17.0 801 86.0 83.0-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 30 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,047 97.0 95.5-98.0
Unemployed 86 11 13.9 7.0-25.9 75 86.1 74.1-93.0
Retired 597 63 10.3 7.7-13.8 534 89.7 86.2-92.3
Unable to Work 233 116 50.7 42.8-58.5 117 49.3 41.5-57.2
Other not in Labor Force 222 16 5.8 3.3- 9.9 206 94.2 90.1-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 17 19.4 11.4-31.1 55 80.6 68.9-88.6
50% to 100% 220 44 20.2 14.6-27.2 176 79.8 72.8-85.4
101% to 150% 230 40 13.3 9.5-18.3 190 86.7 81.7-90.5
151% to 200% 149 15 9.2 5.3-15.5 134 90.8 84.5-94.7
More than 200% 1,025 47 4.4 3.1- 6.2 978 95.6 93.8-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 558 81 14.0 10.8-18.1 477 86.0 81.9-89.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 84 11.6 9.1-14.8 642 88.4 85.2-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 72 7.6 5.8- 9.8 876 92.4 90.2-94.2

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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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