2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-FEMALES 2,272 1,769 79.8 77.8-81.6 503 20.2 18.4-22.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,396 1,132 82.2 79.7-84.4 264 17.8 15.6-20.3
Non-Hispanic Black 498 367 78.0 73.5-81.9 131 22.0 18.1-26.5
Other 343 245 72.3 66.1-77.8 98 27.7 22.2-33.9
AGE
18-34 451 405 88.7 84.6-91.8 46 11.3 8.2-15.4
35-44 330 266 80.0 74.5-84.6 64 20.0 15.4-25.5
45-54 373 279 77.3 72.2-81.7 94 22.7 18.3-27.8
55-64 442 319 73.7 68.6-78.3 123 26.3 21.7-31.4
65-74 371 279 76.7 71.5-81.2 92 23.3 18.8-28.5
75+ 271 193 71.8 64.2-78.4 78 28.2 21.6-35.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 109 59.7 51.5-67.5 87 40.3 32.5-48.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 491 341 72.3 67.5-76.7 150 27.7 23.3-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 717 554 82.7 79.6-85.5 163 17.3 14.5-20.4
College Graduate 865 762 90.2 87.8-92.1 103 9.8 7.9-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 118 61.5 53.8-68.7 89 38.5 31.3-46.2
$15,000- 24,999 299 194 68.6 62.3-74.4 105 31.4 25.6-37.7
$25,000- 34,999 184 145 79.9 72.3-85.8 39 20.1 14.2-27.7
$35,000- 49,999 239 191 81.9 75.6-86.8 48 18.1 13.2-24.4
$50,000- 74,999 267 238 90.9 86.3-94.0 29 9.1 6.0-13.7
$75,000+ 540 494 92.1 89.0-94.4 46 7.9 5.6-11.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 413 56.1 51.7-60.4 353 43.9 39.6-48.3
No 1,447 1,308 91.2 89.4-92.7 139 8.8 7.3-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 54 77.8 66.1-86.3 19 22.2 13.7-33.9
Non-Veteran 2,187 1,704 79.8 77.7-81.7 483 20.2 18.3-22.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 716 606 85.5 82.3-88.2 110 14.5 11.8-17.7
Regional City or Suburban County 607 475 79.2 75.0-82.9 132 20.8 17.1-25.0
Rural 949 688 75.0 71.6-78.2 261 25.0 21.8-28.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 954 88.4 86.0-90.4 135 11.6 9.6-14.0
Unemployed 87 66 77.2 65.7-85.7 21 22.8 14.3-34.3
Retired 604 451 75.8 71.3-79.8 153 24.2 20.2-28.7
Unable to Work 236 80 35.7 28.5-43.7 156 64.3 56.3-71.5
Other not in Labor Force 224 191 88.1 82.7-92.0 33 11.9 8.0-17.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 219 130 65.8 58.2-72.6 89 34.2 27.4-41.8
101% to 150% 230 159 73.1 66.2-79.0 71 26.9 21.0-33.8
151% to 200% 149 116 81.1 73.2-87.1 33 18.9 12.9-26.8
More than 200% 1,028 903 89.2 86.8-91.2 125 10.8 8.8-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 570 398 73.4 68.8-77.5 172 26.6 22.5-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 565 77.6 73.8-81.1 171 22.4 18.9-26.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 806 84.1 81.3-86.6 160 15.9 13.4-18.7

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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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