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 4,257 244 4.5 3.9- 5.2 4,013 95.5 94.8-96.1
-MALES 1,989 139 5.3 4.4- 6.4 1,850 94.7 93.6-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,268 103 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,165 93.8 92.3-95.0
Non-Hispanic Black 357 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7 344 97.4 95.3-98.6
Other 321 21 5.4 3.3- 8.8 300 94.6 91.2-96.7
AGE
18-34 478 *** *** *** 473 98.9 97.3-99.6
35-44 272 *** *** *** 267 98.9 97.2-99.6
45-54 325 15 4.1 2.3- 7.0 310 95.9 93.0-97.7
55-64 341 30 8.1 5.4-11.9 311 91.9 88.1-94.6
65-74 327 49 14.0 10.4-18.5 278 86.0 81.5-89.6
75+ 213 34 15.5 10.4-22.5 179 84.5 77.5-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 15 5.4 3.0- 9.4 197 94.6 90.6-97.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 510 40 5.8 4.1- 8.0 470 94.2 92.0-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 550 39 5.3 3.7- 7.5 511 94.7 92.5-96.3
College Graduate 711 45 4.9 3.6- 6.8 666 95.1 93.2-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 12 5.3 2.8- 9.7 139 94.7 90.3-97.2
$15,000- 24,999 235 27 9.6 6.3-14.5 208 90.4 85.5-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 172 14 6.5 3.7-11.3 158 93.5 88.7-96.3
$35,000- 49,999 237 14 5.4 2.9- 9.9 223 94.6 90.1-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 224 11 3.3 1.7- 6.2 213 96.7 93.8-98.3
$75,000+ 599 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9 567 96.0 94.1-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 90 11.9 9.4-14.9 507 88.1 85.1-90.6
No 1,310 45 2.6 1.9- 3.6 1,265 97.4 96.4-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 533 64 9.7 7.3-12.7 469 90.3 87.3-92.7
Non-Veteran 1,438 75 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,363 96.0 94.8-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 32 3.7 2.4- 5.5 640 96.3 94.5-97.6
Regional City or Suburban County 558 38 5.0 3.5- 7.0 520 95.0 93.0-96.5
Rural 759 69 7.2 5.5- 9.3 690 92.8 90.7-94.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,187 36 2.5 1.8- 3.7 1,151 97.5 96.3-98.2
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 69 95.3 88.3-98.2
Retired 497 68 12.2 9.3-15.9 429 87.8 84.1-90.7
Unable to Work 142 28 15.3 10.3-22.0 114 84.7 78.0-89.7
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 52 96.7 87.5-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 16 9.1 5.1-15.8 145 90.9 84.2-94.9
101% to 150% 198 17 5.9 3.5- 9.7 181 94.1 90.3-96.5
151% to 200% 161 20 9.3 5.8-14.7 141 90.7 85.3-94.2
More than 200% 999 53 4.3 3.1- 5.8 946 95.7 94.2-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 443 36 5.8 4.1- 8.4 407 94.2 91.6-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 674 48 5.9 4.2- 8.1 626 94.1 91.9-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 872 55 4.7 3.5- 6.2 817 95.3 93.8-96.5

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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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