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 4,162 742 15.3 14.1-16.5 3,420 84.7 83.5-85.9
-FEMALES 2,232 451 17.5 15.8-19.4 1,781 82.5 80.6-84.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 272 18.1 15.8-20.6 1,103 81.9 79.4-84.2
Non-Hispanic Black 488 124 20.9 17.2-25.2 364 79.1 74.8-82.8
Other 338 48 9.3 6.6-13.0 290 90.7 87.0-93.4
AGE
18-34 443 *** *** *** 433 98.0 96.2-99.0
35-44 328 27 8.7 5.7-13.1 301 91.3 86.9-94.3
45-54 362 73 20.1 15.8-25.3 289 79.9 74.7-84.2
55-64 436 120 26.6 22.0-31.8 316 73.4 68.2-78.0
65-74 367 110 28.1 23.1-33.6 257 71.9 66.4-76.9
75+ 265 104 41.9 34.2-50.0 161 58.1 50.0-65.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 58 30.8 23.5-39.3 133 69.2 60.7-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 132 22.1 18.3-26.5 350 77.9 73.5-81.7
Some Post-H.S. 704 154 16.9 14.2-20.1 550 83.1 79.9-85.8
College Graduate 852 107 9.5 7.6-11.7 745 90.5 88.3-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 76 39.6 31.8-47.9 102 60.4 52.1-68.2
$15,000- 24,999 301 89 28.0 22.2-34.5 212 72.0 65.5-77.8
$25,000- 34,999 184 46 18.0 13.0-24.5 138 82.0 75.5-87.0
$35,000- 49,999 237 48 16.9 12.4-22.6 189 83.1 77.4-87.6
$50,000- 74,999 264 25 9.8 6.3-14.8 239 90.2 85.2-93.7
$75,000+ 539 37 5.6 3.9- 8.1 502 94.4 91.9-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 451 53.6 49.2-58.0 319 46.4 42.0-50.8
No 1,451 *** *** *** 1,451 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 19 20.8 12.7-32.1 56 79.2 67.9-87.3
Non-Veteran 2,156 432 17.4 15.7-19.4 1,724 82.6 80.6-84.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 702 92 12.0 9.5-15.0 610 88.0 85.0-90.5
Regional City or Suburban County 600 128 20.0 16.5-24.1 472 80.0 75.9-83.5
Rural 930 231 20.7 17.9-23.9 699 79.3 76.1-82.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 68 5.7 4.3- 7.5 1,009 94.3 92.5-95.7
Unemployed 85 15 14.8 8.6-24.2 70 85.2 75.8-91.4
Retired 598 197 33.4 28.8-38.4 401 66.6 61.6-71.2
Unable to Work 233 153 60.8 52.5-68.5 80 39.2 31.5-47.5
Other not in Labor Force 222 16 5.0 2.9- 8.6 206 95.0 91.4-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 70 27.7 21.5-34.9 152 72.3 65.1-78.5
101% to 150% 230 70 28.7 22.3-36.1 160 71.3 63.9-77.7
151% to 200% 148 39 20.5 14.3-28.5 109 79.5 71.5-85.7
More than 200% 1,023 117 9.6 7.8-11.8 906 90.4 88.2-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 149 22.9 19.0-27.3 408 77.1 72.7-81.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 160 19.4 16.2-23.0 566 80.6 77.0-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 949 142 13.9 11.6-16.6 807 86.1 83.4-88.4

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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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