2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-FEMALES 2,272 352 16.1 14.4-18.0 685 30.2 28.0-32.4 732 33.5 31.2-35.9 361 14.3 12.7-16.0 142 6.0 4.9- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 242 17.4 15.2-19.9 473 32.3 29.6-35.2 417 32.4 29.5-35.5 180 11.7 9.9-13.8 84 6.1 4.7- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 498 59 14.1 10.7-18.3 121 27.4 22.8-32.5 187 36.5 31.7-41.6 100 16.8 13.4-20.9 31 5.2 3.3- 8.1
Other 343 47 14.0 10.0-19.2 79 23.2 18.3-28.9 119 35.1 29.2-41.6 72 20.6 15.9-26.3 26 7.1 4.1-11.8
AGE
18-34 451 95 19.6 16.0-23.8 166 36.2 31.4-41.3 144 32.9 28.1-38.0 37 9.0 6.3-12.7 *** *** ***
35-44 330 64 19.1 14.5-24.7 107 31.0 25.7-36.9 95 29.9 24.6-36.0 49 14.3 10.6-19.2 15 5.6 3.1-10.0
45-54 373 65 17.6 13.6-22.3 96 25.5 20.8-30.7 118 34.3 28.9-40.1 72 17.8 13.9-22.6 22 4.9 3.0- 7.7
55-64 442 55 14.1 10.4-18.9 126 26.2 21.8-31.1 138 33.5 28.2-39.2 91 18.5 14.8-22.9 32 7.8 5.1-11.7
65-74 371 45 11.0 8.1-14.8 110 30.8 25.5-36.6 124 34.9 29.2-41.1 58 13.7 10.2-18.0 34 9.6 6.7-13.6
75+ 271 22 8.4 5.3-13.3 71 25.5 19.8-32.2 100 37.9 30.8-45.6 49 16.8 11.9-23.1 29 11.4 6.7-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 *** *** *** 19 12.7 7.9-19.8 83 43.0 35.0-51.3 62 28.0 21.4-35.7 25 12.3 7.7-19.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 491 42 10.9 7.7-15.1 104 20.6 16.9-25.0 195 40.8 35.7-46.1 108 20.2 16.4-24.6 42 7.5 5.2-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 717 101 16.1 13.1-19.6 216 33.6 29.6-37.8 237 33.1 29.2-37.3 107 11.0 8.9-13.6 56 6.2 4.5- 8.6
College Graduate 865 201 24.8 21.7-28.2 346 41.1 37.5-44.9 215 24.2 21.1-27.6 84 7.8 6.1- 9.8 19 2.0 1.1- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 25 13.7 9.0-20.5 27 14.5 9.6-21.3 66 33.3 26.4-41.0 51 23.4 17.5-30.6 38 15.1 10.6-20.9
$15,000- 24,999 299 23 7.8 4.9-12.1 59 19.8 15.0-25.6 112 41.1 34.4-48.1 76 21.6 16.9-27.3 29 9.7 6.4-14.5
$25,000- 34,999 184 26 17.8 11.6-26.3 45 24.3 17.7-32.3 74 37.8 30.0-46.3 25 13.4 8.6-20.4 14 6.7 3.7-11.9
$35,000- 49,999 239 29 11.9 8.1-17.2 80 33.3 26.7-40.7 82 36.7 29.5-44.4 42 15.5 10.9-21.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 49 20.0 14.4-26.9 110 40.2 33.5-47.3 79 30.7 24.5-37.8 25 8.4 5.3-12.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 540 127 22.3 18.7-26.4 218 41.1 36.5-46.0 149 28.7 24.4-33.3 39 5.9 4.2- 8.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 37 5.9 4.0- 8.6 117 14.5 11.8-17.7 259 35.7 31.6-40.0 228 27.4 23.8-31.3 125 16.5 13.4-20.2
No 1,447 304 21.0 18.6-23.5 553 37.9 35.0-40.8 451 32.3 29.5-35.3 124 7.9 6.4- 9.6 15 1.0 0.5- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 20.0 12.0-31.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,187 339 15.9 14.2-17.8 664 30.4 28.1-32.7 701 33.5 31.1-35.9 344 14.2 12.6-15.9 139 6.1 5.0- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 716 139 19.6 16.4-23.2 255 35.1 31.2-39.2 212 30.9 27.1-34.9 88 11.7 9.2-14.7 22 2.8 1.8- 4.5
Regional City or Suburban County 607 88 15.1 12.0-18.7 202 32.5 28.3-37.1 185 31.6 27.4-36.2 97 14.5 11.5-18.1 35 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Rural 949 125 13.8 11.3-16.7 228 24.0 20.9-27.4 335 37.2 33.5-41.2 176 16.4 13.9-19.2 85 8.5 6.5-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 233 21.1 18.5-24.0 392 35.1 31.9-38.4 329 32.2 28.9-35.6 124 10.6 8.7-12.9 11 1.0 0.5- 1.9
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 22 23.1 14.7-34.3 *** *** *** 19 20.3 12.3-31.7 *** *** ***
Retired 604 68 10.8 8.3-13.8 180 30.0 25.8-34.5 203 35.0 30.4-40.0 108 16.3 13.1-20.0 45 7.9 5.4-11.6
Unable to Work 236 *** *** *** 14 5.1 2.8- 9.1 63 27.4 20.9-35.0 80 30.6 24.2-37.9 76 33.7 26.5-41.6
Other not in Labor Force 224 36 16.8 11.6-23.9 72 34.8 27.8-42.4 83 36.5 29.6-44.0 27 10.0 6.4-15.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.1 7.0-23.5
50% to 100% 219 19 10.4 6.4-16.3 34 15.8 10.9-22.5 77 39.5 32.0-47.6 59 23.4 17.6-30.3 30 10.8 7.0-16.3
101% to 150% 230 26 12.1 7.7-18.5 44 19.1 13.9-25.6 89 41.9 34.3-49.9 49 17.2 12.6-23.2 22 9.7 6.2-14.8
151% to 200% 149 28 20.1 13.5-29.0 36 24.0 16.6-33.3 52 36.9 27.9-47.0 25 14.1 9.0-21.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,028 194 19.1 16.5-22.1 405 40.3 36.9-43.8 304 29.8 26.6-33.1 102 8.6 6.9-10.7 23 2.2 1.3- 3.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 570 59 10.9 8.1-14.7 115 21.8 17.9-26.3 224 40.6 35.8-45.6 117 17.4 14.2-21.1 55 9.3 6.6-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 109 14.6 11.9-17.9 232 28.6 25.0-32.5 224 34.4 30.1-38.9 119 15.2 12.4-18.5 52 7.2 5.1-10.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 184 19.5 16.7-22.5 338 34.9 31.6-38.4 284 29.8 26.6-33.2 125 12.2 10.1-14.8 35 3.6 2.5- 5.3

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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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