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 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-MALES 2,001 184 7.0 6.0- 8.2 1,817 93.0 91.8-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,274 174 10.5 9.0-12.4 1,100 89.5 87.6-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 358 *** *** *** 356 99.7 98.9-99.9
Other 325 *** *** *** 321 99.1 97.2-99.7
AGE
18-34 480 *** *** *** 478 99.5 98.0-99.9
35-44 272 *** *** *** 267 97.8 94.2-99.1
45-54 327 20 5.7 3.6- 9.0 307 94.3 91.0-96.4
55-64 342 40 10.8 7.7-14.8 302 89.2 85.2-92.3
65-74 331 57 16.9 12.8-21.9 274 83.1 78.1-87.2
75+ 215 59 23.7 18.1-30.4 156 76.3 69.6-81.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 *** *** *** 203 96.3 92.5-98.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 41 6.6 4.8- 9.2 474 93.4 90.8-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 554 58 7.7 5.8-10.1 496 92.3 89.9-94.2
College Graduate 713 75 8.5 6.7-10.7 638 91.5 89.3-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** 146 96.1 92.1-98.1
$15,000- 24,999 236 16 5.4 3.1- 9.1 220 94.6 90.9-96.9
$25,000- 34,999 173 14 7.0 4.0-11.9 159 93.0 88.1-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 237 24 8.9 5.6-13.8 213 91.1 86.2-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 226 24 8.3 5.4-12.7 202 91.7 87.3-94.6
$75,000+ 600 65 7.8 6.0-10.1 535 92.2 89.9-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 78 10.5 8.1-13.4 524 89.5 86.6-91.9
No 1,315 103 5.7 4.7- 7.1 1,212 94.3 92.9-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 535 84 12.6 10.0-15.7 451 87.4 84.3-90.0
Non-Veteran 1,447 100 5.3 4.3- 6.6 1,347 94.7 93.4-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 63 6.4 4.9- 8.4 614 93.6 91.6-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 562 43 6.6 4.8- 9.0 519 93.4 91.0-95.2
Rural 762 78 7.9 6.1-10.1 684 92.1 89.9-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 60 4.2 3.2- 5.4 1,129 95.8 94.6-96.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 72 96.6 85.7-99.3
Retired 502 107 18.7 15.3-22.7 395 81.3 77.3-84.7
Unable to Work 145 13 7.9 4.5-13.7 132 92.1 86.3-95.5
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 53 98.1 87.8-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 50 99.0 92.9-99.9
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** 154 95.7 91.6-97.8
101% to 150% 199 14 5.9 3.3-10.2 185 94.1 89.8-96.7
151% to 200% 159 14 6.3 3.5-10.8 145 93.7 89.2-96.5
More than 200% 1,005 112 8.8 7.2-10.8 893 91.2 89.2-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 29 5.4 3.7- 7.9 417 94.6 92.1-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 67 7.7 5.9-10.0 608 92.3 90.0-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 880 88 7.2 5.7- 9.0 792 92.8 91.0-94.3

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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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