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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-MALES 1,998 109 5.3 4.2- 6.5 1,889 94.7 93.5-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,273 63 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,210 95.0 93.4-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 358 30 7.2 4.8-10.7 328 92.8 89.3-95.2
Other 323 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 309 96.0 93.0-97.7
AGE
18-34 476 24 5.0 3.0- 7.9 452 95.0 92.1-97.0
35-44 273 18 5.3 3.3- 8.4 255 94.7 91.6-96.7
45-54 328 18 5.3 3.2- 8.6 310 94.7 91.4-96.8
55-64 341 26 6.6 4.3-10.0 315 93.4 90.0-95.7
65-74 330 18 6.8 4.0-11.2 312 93.2 88.8-96.0
75+ 216 *** *** *** 213 99.0 96.6-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 13 6.3 3.2-12.3 198 93.7 87.7-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 27 4.0 2.7- 6.0 488 96.0 94.0-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 554 31 5.5 3.7- 8.0 523 94.5 92.0-96.3
College Graduate 712 38 5.8 4.2- 8.1 674 94.2 91.9-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 12 7.0 3.9-12.5 142 93.0 87.5-96.1
$15,000- 24,999 235 17 5.4 3.2- 8.9 218 94.6 91.1-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 171 13 7.2 4.0-12.8 158 92.8 87.2-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** 230 96.9 93.9-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 226 *** *** *** 221 98.0 94.8-99.2
$75,000+ 601 26 5.1 3.1- 8.1 575 94.9 91.9-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 601 52 8.4 6.3-11.3 549 91.6 88.7-93.7
No 1,314 52 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,262 96.1 94.6-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 534 21 3.9 2.4- 6.4 513 96.1 93.6-97.6
Non-Veteran 1,445 86 5.6 4.4- 7.2 1,359 94.4 92.8-95.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 33 5.1 3.3- 7.8 643 94.9 92.2-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 561 29 4.7 3.2- 7.0 532 95.3 93.0-96.8
Rural 761 47 5.9 4.3- 8.0 714 94.1 92.0-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 54 4.0 3.0- 5.4 1,135 96.0 94.6-97.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 502 21 4.8 3.0- 7.8 481 95.2 92.2-97.0
Unable to Work 144 22 13.6 8.7-20.7 122 86.4 79.3-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 51 93.8 81.2-98.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 46 91.5 79.9-96.7
50% to 100% 162 16 9.2 5.4-15.5 146 90.8 84.5-94.6
101% to 150% 198 *** *** *** 189 96.6 93.3-98.3
151% to 200% 160 *** *** *** 152 96.2 92.1-98.2
More than 200% 1,005 41 4.3 3.0- 6.3 964 95.7 93.7-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 30 6.7 4.5- 9.8 412 93.3 90.2-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 36 5.2 3.6- 7.5 640 94.8 92.5-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 880 43 4.6 3.2- 6.7 837 95.4 93.3-96.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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