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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-FEMALES 2,234 118 4.7 3.8- 5.8 2,116 95.3 94.2-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,376 73 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,303 95.0 93.5-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 490 31 4.3 2.9- 6.4 459 95.7 93.6-97.1
Other 337 13 4.1 2.1- 8.0 324 95.9 92.0-97.9
AGE
18-34 442 *** *** *** 440 99.5 97.9-99.9
35-44 328 12 4.9 2.6- 9.1 316 95.1 90.9-97.4
45-54 363 21 5.3 3.2- 8.5 342 94.7 91.5-96.8
55-64 437 31 6.4 4.3- 9.3 406 93.6 90.7-95.7
65-74 368 29 8.5 5.6-12.7 339 91.5 87.3-94.4
75+ 265 22 7.2 4.2-12.1 243 92.8 87.9-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 17 8.5 5.0-14.2 174 91.5 85.8-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 34 5.5 3.8- 7.9 450 94.5 92.1-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 704 46 5.7 4.0- 7.9 658 94.3 92.1-96.0
College Graduate 852 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 831 98.6 97.7-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 27 14.4 9.6-21.2 152 85.6 78.8-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 301 29 10.5 6.9-15.6 272 89.5 84.4-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 185 12 4.5 2.3- 8.6 173 95.5 91.4-97.7
$35,000- 49,999 237 *** *** *** 229 96.8 92.6-98.7
$50,000- 74,999 265 *** *** *** 260 98.6 96.1-99.5
$75,000+ 538 *** *** *** 532 99.0 97.7-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 118 14.4 11.7-17.5 652 85.6 82.5-88.3
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 69 94.9 87.9-97.9
Non-Veteran 2,158 112 4.7 3.8- 5.8 2,046 95.3 94.2-96.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 703 23 3.4 2.2- 5.2 680 96.6 94.8-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 600 31 4.8 3.1- 7.3 569 95.2 92.7-96.9
Rural 931 64 5.8 4.3- 7.7 867 94.2 92.3-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0 1,066 99.0 98.0-99.5
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 85 98.6 90.5-99.8
Retired 599 41 6.9 4.8- 9.7 558 93.1 90.3-95.2
Unable to Work 233 64 26.4 20.3-33.6 169 73.6 66.4-79.7
Other not in Labor Force 222 *** *** *** 221 99.8 98.4- 100
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 65 91.9 81.8-96.6
50% to 100% 223 28 12.8 8.4-19.0 195 87.2 81.0-91.6
101% to 150% 230 17 6.3 3.7-10.5 213 93.7 89.5-96.3
151% to 200% 149 11 7.5 3.8-14.4 138 92.5 85.6-96.2
More than 200% 1,023 24 1.9 1.1- 3.0 999 98.1 97.0-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 38 6.0 4.1- 8.7 522 94.0 91.3-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 42 5.1 3.7- 7.1 684 94.9 92.9-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 38 3.8 2.6- 5.5 910 96.2 94.5-97.4

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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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