2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-FEMALES 2,280 1,517 64.3 61.9-66.6 436 18.1 16.3-20.0 327 17.6 15.7-19.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,399 960 66.6 63.5-69.5 281 19.3 17.0-21.9 158 14.1 12.0-16.6
Non-Hispanic Black 500 342 66.8 61.7-71.6 100 17.5 14.1-21.5 58 15.7 12.0-20.3
Other 346 193 48.2 41.8-54.6 48 13.3 9.6-18.2 105 38.5 32.2-45.3
AGE
18-34 450 239 51.9 46.7-57.1 44 9.5 7.0-13.0 167 38.5 33.6-43.7
35-44 331 235 69.8 63.6-75.3 40 13.7 9.7-18.9 56 16.5 12.4-21.8
45-54 375 264 70.4 64.9-75.4 70 18.3 14.3-23.0 41 11.4 8.1-15.7
55-64 443 309 68.5 63.0-73.6 98 22.4 18.1-27.5 36 9.0 6.0-13.3
65-74 373 252 67.7 61.9-73.0 104 27.4 22.5-33.1 17 4.9 2.9- 8.2
75+ 274 195 68.1 60.0-75.2 72 27.7 21.1-35.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 102 53.1 44.8-61.3 34 17.8 12.1-25.5 60 29.1 22.3-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 326 60.2 54.9-65.3 93 19.4 15.7-23.8 77 20.4 16.1-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 720 468 64.9 60.7-68.9 157 18.7 15.7-22.1 95 16.4 13.3-20.1
College Graduate 865 619 71.2 67.7-74.5 151 16.4 13.8-19.3 95 12.4 10.1-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 114 54.6 46.8-62.2 50 19.4 14.4-25.6 44 26.0 19.4-34.0
$15,000- 24,999 302 181 57.6 50.8-64.2 55 17.1 12.6-22.8 66 25.3 19.6-31.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 120 58.9 50.1-67.1 34 21.5 15.0-30.0 31 19.6 13.5-27.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 164 63.0 55.2-70.2 43 17.5 12.7-23.6 31 19.5 13.5-27.3
$50,000- 74,999 266 184 67.9 60.7-74.3 50 18.0 13.2-24.0 32 14.1 9.6-20.4
$75,000+ 540 421 78.4 74.3-82.1 82 13.5 10.7-16.9 37 8.0 5.6-11.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 472 56.1 51.7-60.5 206 27.5 23.7-31.7 92 16.3 13.0-20.3
No 1,450 999 67.9 65.0-70.6 228 14.1 12.2-16.2 223 18.0 15.7-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,194 1,465 64.4 62.0-66.8 415 17.9 16.1-19.9 314 17.6 15.7-19.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 457 61.8 57.6-65.8 131 16.6 13.9-19.8 130 21.6 18.1-25.5
Regional City or Suburban County 609 411 64.4 59.7-68.9 119 19.0 15.5-23.1 79 16.6 13.1-20.7
Rural 953 649 66.4 62.5-70.0 186 18.8 16.0-22.0 118 14.8 12.1-18.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 768 68.8 65.4-71.9 142 12.3 10.3-14.6 182 18.9 16.3-21.9
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 421 67.7 62.8-72.2 166 27.8 23.5-32.5 21 4.5 2.6- 7.6
Unable to Work 237 128 49.6 41.8-57.4 91 39.6 32.2-47.6 18 10.8 6.2-18.2
Other not in Labor Force 224 138 60.8 53.2-67.9 22 9.7 6.2-15.0 64 29.5 23.1-36.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** 19 18.8 11.4-29.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 119 53.1 45.3-60.8 42 16.2 11.5-22.5 62 30.7 23.9-38.4
101% to 150% 231 148 57.8 49.8-65.4 45 20.9 15.1-28.2 38 21.3 15.2-29.1
151% to 200% 150 104 66.9 57.1-75.5 29 18.0 11.9-26.3 17 15.0 8.8-24.4
More than 200% 1,026 754 72.8 69.5-75.9 178 16.4 14.0-19.1 94 10.8 8.7-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 375 64.4 59.3-69.1 132 21.6 17.8-26.0 68 14.0 10.6-18.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 506 65.3 60.9-69.5 135 17.9 14.8-21.5 97 16.7 13.4-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 967 636 63.4 59.9-66.9 169 16.7 14.2-19.5 162 19.9 17.0-23.1

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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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