2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-MALES 1,946 100 5.1 4.0- 6.4 1,846 94.9 93.6-96.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,251 51 4.7 3.4- 6.5 1,200 95.3 93.5-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 347 27 6.9 4.5-10.6 320 93.1 89.4-95.5
Other 310 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 290 95.1 92.0-97.1
AGE
18-34 462 17 3.6 2.1- 6.0 445 96.4 94.0-97.9
35-44 269 *** *** *** 265 98.6 96.1-99.5
45-54 314 15 5.1 3.0- 8.6 299 94.9 91.4-97.0
55-64 335 24 7.4 4.6-11.7 311 92.6 88.3-95.4
65-74 325 16 6.9 3.5-13.0 309 93.1 87.0-96.5
75+ 215 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 192 88.8 82.1-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 27 12.1 7.6-18.6 175 87.9 81.4-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 35 6.6 4.5- 9.5 468 93.4 90.5-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 539 21 3.0 1.8- 4.7 518 97.0 95.3-98.2
College Graduate 696 15 1.6 0.9- 2.9 681 98.4 97.1-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 16 14.2 7.9-24.2 100 85.8 75.8-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 234 26 9.3 5.9-14.4 208 90.7 85.6-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 172 *** *** *** 163 94.9 89.9-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 12 3.8 1.8- 7.6 226 96.2 92.4-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** 221 98.5 95.1-99.5
$75,000+ 596 12 1.9 1.0- 3.6 584 98.1 96.4-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 603 100 17.1 13.7-21.2 503 82.9 78.8-86.3
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 527 32 5.4 3.3- 8.8 495 94.6 91.2-96.7
Non-Veteran 1,415 68 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,347 95.0 93.5-96.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 652 24 3.3 2.1- 5.2 628 96.7 94.8-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 550 24 5.3 3.4- 8.2 526 94.7 91.8-96.6
Rural 744 52 6.6 4.7- 9.2 692 93.4 90.8-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,165 33 2.6 1.8- 3.9 1,132 97.4 96.1-98.2
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 68 95.2 86.9-98.4
Retired 495 33 8.0 5.1-12.4 462 92.0 87.6-94.9
Unable to Work 143 27 20.7 13.7-30.1 116 79.3 69.9-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 52 96.0 84.9-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 19 10.8 6.3-17.9 140 89.2 82.1-93.7
101% to 150% 199 17 7.2 4.0-12.5 182 92.8 87.5-96.0
151% to 200% 159 13 6.3 3.4-11.2 146 93.7 88.8-96.6
More than 200% 998 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1 977 98.1 96.9-98.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 432 28 6.9 4.5-10.4 404 93.1 89.6-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 662 35 5.1 3.3- 7.8 627 94.9 92.2-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 852 37 4.2 2.9- 6.1 815 95.8 93.9-97.1

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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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