2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-FEMALES 2,281 2,044 87.8 86.0-89.4 237 12.2 10.6-14.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,400 1,329 93.3 91.3-94.8 71 6.7 5.2- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 500 453 88.3 84.1-91.4 47 11.7 8.6-15.9
Other 346 231 60.4 53.8-66.6 115 39.6 33.4-46.2
AGE
18-34 451 364 79.5 74.9-83.5 87 20.5 16.5-25.1
35-44 331 273 81.2 75.3-85.9 58 18.8 14.1-24.7
45-54 375 328 87.4 83.0-90.8 47 12.6 9.2-17.0
55-64 444 407 91.6 87.7-94.3 37 8.4 5.7-12.3
65-74 373 371 99.6 98.1-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 273 269 98.6 95.8-99.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 118 64.0 56.0-71.2 79 36.0 28.8-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 422 83.6 79.0-87.3 72 16.4 12.7-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 720 662 91.0 88.0-93.3 58 9.0 6.7-12.0
College Graduate 867 839 96.8 95.2-97.9 28 3.2 2.1- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 167 79.1 72.1-84.7 41 20.9 15.3-27.9
$15,000- 24,999 302 244 78.7 72.4-83.8 58 21.3 16.2-27.6
$25,000- 34,999 185 163 86.9 79.9-91.7 22 13.1 8.3-20.1
$35,000- 49,999 239 223 92.3 87.1-95.5 16 7.7 4.5-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 253 90.7 83.6-94.9 14 9.3 5.1-16.4
$75,000+ 540 523 96.9 94.7-98.2 17 3.1 1.8- 5.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 772 693 86.8 83.2-89.7 79 13.2 10.3-16.8
No 1,450 1,302 88.5 86.3-90.4 148 11.5 9.6-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 71 94.7 80.9-98.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 1,965 87.7 85.8-89.3 231 12.3 10.7-14.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 630 86.1 82.8-88.9 87 13.9 11.1-17.2
Regional City or Suburban County 610 556 89.3 85.9-92.0 54 10.7 8.0-14.1
Rural 954 858 88.2 85.1-90.7 96 11.8 9.3-14.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 979 88.6 86.2-90.7 115 11.4 9.3-13.8
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 602 99.2 97.9-99.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 238 221 91.2 84.9-95.0 17 8.8 5.0-15.1
Other not in Labor Force 224 170 77.8 70.9-83.6 54 22.2 16.4-29.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 163 72.4 64.8-78.8 60 27.6 21.2-35.2
101% to 150% 231 200 85.0 78.6-89.7 31 15.0 10.3-21.4
151% to 200% 150 143 95.3 88.6-98.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,028 988 95.2 93.0-96.7 40 4.8 3.3- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 515 87.6 83.5-90.8 60 12.4 9.2-16.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 669 89.9 86.9-92.3 69 10.1 7.7-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 860 86.4 83.4-88.9 108 13.6 11.1-16.6

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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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