2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-FEMALES 2,279 217 8.8 7.5-10.2 2,062 91.2 89.8-92.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,399 149 10.3 8.6-12.4 1,250 89.7 87.6-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 500 41 7.0 4.8-10.0 459 93.0 90.0-95.2
Other 345 25 4.4 2.7- 7.1 320 95.6 92.9-97.3
AGE
18-34 452 11 3.0 1.6- 5.7 441 97.0 94.3-98.4
35-44 331 *** *** *** 322 97.8 95.4-98.9
45-54 375 31 9.3 6.2-13.6 344 90.7 86.4-93.8
55-64 443 60 14.0 10.6-18.3 383 86.0 81.7-89.4
65-74 373 59 17.4 13.0-22.9 314 82.6 77.1-87.0
75+ 271 44 13.3 9.4-18.5 227 86.7 81.5-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 28 12.6 8.1-19.1 168 87.4 80.9-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 66 11.4 8.7-14.8 430 88.6 85.2-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 718 76 9.3 7.1-12.1 642 90.7 87.9-92.9
College Graduate 866 47 4.5 3.3- 6.3 819 95.5 93.7-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 45 18.3 13.3-24.7 164 81.7 75.3-86.7
$15,000- 24,999 301 39 10.9 7.7-15.2 262 89.1 84.8-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 185 19 10.2 6.1-16.7 166 89.8 83.3-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 238 20 8.2 4.3-15.1 218 91.8 84.9-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 267 15 5.3 3.1- 8.9 252 94.7 91.1-96.9
$75,000+ 540 22 3.8 2.3- 6.2 518 96.2 93.8-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 140 16.4 13.6-19.5 630 83.6 80.5-86.4
No 1,449 69 4.9 3.7- 6.6 1,380 95.1 93.4-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 69 92.8 80.6-97.5
Non-Veteran 2,192 210 8.8 7.5-10.3 1,982 91.2 89.7-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 43 5.8 4.1- 8.1 674 94.2 91.9-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 610 61 8.6 6.5-11.5 549 91.4 88.5-93.5
Rural 952 113 11.5 9.2-14.2 839 88.5 85.8-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 40 4.2 2.9- 6.2 1,054 95.8 93.8-97.1
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 82 96.0 89.7-98.5
Retired 606 96 14.7 11.8-18.2 510 85.3 81.8-88.2
Unable to Work 238 67 28.1 21.8-35.3 171 71.9 64.7-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 214 96.0 91.9-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 11 14.2 7.4-25.6 61 85.8 74.4-92.6
50% to 100% 223 37 12.0 8.3-17.0 186 88.0 83.0-91.7
101% to 150% 231 32 12.9 8.8-18.5 199 87.1 81.5-91.2
151% to 200% 149 16 13.6 7.4-23.8 133 86.4 76.2-92.6
More than 200% 1,027 61 5.1 3.8- 6.8 966 94.9 93.2-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 574 70 11.3 8.6-14.8 504 88.7 85.2-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 84 11.6 9.0-14.9 652 88.4 85.1-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 63 5.5 4.2- 7.2 906 94.5 92.8-95.8

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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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