2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-FEMALES 2,277 378 17.9 16.0-19.8 1,899 82.1 80.2-84.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,397 194 15.7 13.5-18.2 1,203 84.3 81.8-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 499 91 19.3 15.5-23.8 408 80.7 76.2-84.5
Other 346 90 27.1 21.7-33.2 256 72.9 66.8-78.3
AGE
18-34 451 116 27.1 22.7-32.1 335 72.9 67.9-77.3
35-44 330 72 22.7 17.8-28.4 258 77.3 71.6-82.2
45-54 375 66 17.5 13.6-22.3 309 82.5 77.7-86.4
55-64 443 76 14.8 11.6-18.7 367 85.2 81.3-88.4
65-74 372 31 8.6 5.8-12.5 341 91.4 87.5-94.2
75+ 272 14 4.5 2.4- 8.2 258 95.5 91.8-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 53 27.3 20.8-35.1 143 72.7 64.9-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 92 19.6 15.8-24.2 403 80.4 75.8-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 717 134 18.6 15.5-22.2 583 81.4 77.8-84.5
College Graduate 866 99 11.9 9.6-14.7 767 88.1 85.3-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 55 29.5 22.8-37.3 153 70.5 62.7-77.2
$15,000- 24,999 302 81 27.3 21.7-33.8 221 72.7 66.2-78.3
$25,000- 34,999 185 36 21.8 15.4-29.9 149 78.2 70.1-84.6
$35,000- 49,999 239 41 19.0 13.8-25.6 198 81.0 74.4-86.2
$50,000- 74,999 266 41 16.0 11.3-22.3 225 84.0 77.7-88.7
$75,000+ 540 45 9.3 6.8-12.7 495 90.7 87.3-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 184 26.6 22.8-30.7 584 73.4 69.3-77.2
No 1,450 188 13.9 11.9-16.1 1,262 86.1 83.9-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 12 15.8 8.7-26.9 63 84.2 73.1-91.3
Non-Veteran 2,191 365 18.0 16.1-20.0 1,826 82.0 80.0-83.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 123 17.9 14.9-21.4 595 82.1 78.6-85.1
Regional City or Suburban County 608 90 17.1 13.6-21.2 518 82.9 78.8-86.4
Rural 951 165 18.4 15.6-21.6 786 81.6 78.4-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 193 17.7 15.2-20.5 900 82.3 79.5-84.8
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 604 45 6.8 4.9- 9.3 559 93.2 90.7-95.1
Unable to Work 237 55 22.9 17.3-29.7 182 77.1 70.3-82.7
Other not in Labor Force 224 44 21.0 15.5-27.9 180 79.0 72.1-84.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 77 36.3 29.2-44.2 146 63.7 55.8-70.8
101% to 150% 231 53 23.5 17.6-30.7 178 76.5 69.3-82.4
151% to 200% 150 27 18.3 12.0-26.7 123 81.7 73.3-88.0
More than 200% 1,027 115 11.7 9.6-14.3 912 88.3 85.7-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 571 106 19.2 15.6-23.4 465 80.8 76.6-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 122 18.4 15.2-22.1 616 81.6 77.9-84.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 150 16.9 14.3-19.8 818 83.1 80.2-85.7

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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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