2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-MALES 2,001 210 11.2 9.6-13.0 1,791 88.8 87.0-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 132 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,144 88.9 86.7-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 358 50 13.9 10.2-18.7 308 86.1 81.3-89.8
Other 323 25 8.9 5.6-14.0 298 91.1 86.0-94.4
AGE
18-34 478 71 15.2 11.8-19.4 407 84.8 80.6-88.2
35-44 273 29 11.5 7.7-16.8 244 88.5 83.2-92.3
45-54 328 32 9.4 6.5-13.5 296 90.6 86.5-93.5
55-64 342 37 9.3 6.4-13.3 305 90.7 86.7-93.6
65-74 330 30 10.1 6.8-14.7 300 89.9 85.3-93.2
75+ 216 *** *** *** 207 95.5 90.4-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 19 9.7 5.7-16.2 193 90.3 83.8-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 63 12.4 9.5-16.0 453 87.6 84.0-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 555 60 12.0 9.1-15.6 495 88.0 84.4-90.9
College Graduate 712 68 9.8 7.7-12.5 644 90.2 87.5-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 17 11.9 7.0-19.5 138 88.1 80.5-93.0
$15,000- 24,999 236 34 15.2 10.5-21.5 202 84.8 78.5-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 172 25 13.6 9.0-20.1 147 86.4 79.9-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 239 21 9.3 5.6-15.0 218 90.7 85.0-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 226 17 6.8 4.0-11.1 209 93.2 88.9-96.0
$75,000+ 601 52 9.7 7.1-13.2 549 90.3 86.8-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 604 94 16.6 13.3-20.5 510 83.4 79.5-86.7
No 1,314 108 8.8 7.1-10.8 1,206 91.2 89.2-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 535 46 8.8 6.3-12.0 489 91.2 88.0-93.7
Non-Veteran 1,447 161 11.9 10.0-14.1 1,286 88.1 85.9-90.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 70 11.4 8.6-14.8 606 88.6 85.2-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 563 55 9.9 7.4-13.0 508 90.1 87.0-92.6
Rural 762 85 12.1 9.6-15.2 677 87.9 84.8-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,190 116 10.0 8.2-12.2 1,074 90.0 87.8-91.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 502 35 7.6 5.2-10.9 467 92.4 89.1-94.8
Unable to Work 145 35 24.0 16.7-33.2 110 76.0 66.8-83.3
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 43 85.5 72.5-92.9
50% to 100% 163 22 14.7 9.3-22.5 141 85.3 77.5-90.7
101% to 150% 199 25 14.7 9.5-22.0 174 85.3 78.0-90.5
151% to 200% 161 21 11.9 7.6-18.1 140 88.1 81.9-92.4
More than 200% 1,005 84 8.6 6.7-10.9 921 91.4 89.1-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 57 14.4 10.9-19.0 387 85.6 81.0-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 70 10.2 7.9-13.0 607 89.8 87.0-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 880 83 10.5 8.2-13.3 797 89.5 86.7-91.8

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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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