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 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-MALES 2,002 88 4.0 3.1- 5.1 1,914 96.0 94.9-96.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 51 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,225 95.9 94.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 357 25 4.4 2.8- 6.7 332 95.6 93.3-97.2
Other 325 *** *** *** 317 97.6 94.6-99.0
AGE
18-34 480 *** *** *** 477 99.3 97.8-99.8
35-44 273 *** *** *** 269 98.9 96.9-99.6
45-54 328 *** *** *** 320 97.8 95.2-99.0
55-64 341 19 4.9 2.9- 8.2 322 95.1 91.8-97.1
65-74 331 24 9.7 5.8-15.7 307 90.3 84.3-94.2
75+ 215 29 16.6 11.0-24.2 186 83.4 75.8-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 13 5.9 2.9-11.6 198 94.1 88.4-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 31 4.9 3.3- 7.2 484 95.1 92.8-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 555 22 3.2 2.0- 5.2 533 96.8 94.8-98.0
College Graduate 714 22 2.7 1.7- 4.4 692 97.3 95.6-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** 145 96.3 92.6-98.2
$15,000- 24,999 235 22 8.5 5.3-13.4 213 91.5 86.6-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 173 15 7.0 3.9-12.3 158 93.0 87.7-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** 233 98.1 95.7-99.2
$50,000- 74,999 226 *** *** *** 224 99.1 96.6-99.8
$75,000+ 601 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0 588 97.8 96.0-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 604 66 10.2 7.6-13.6 538 89.8 86.4-92.4
No 1,314 19 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,295 98.8 98.0-99.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 43 8.6 5.9-12.4 493 91.4 87.6-94.1
Non-Veteran 1,447 44 2.5 1.8- 3.4 1,403 97.5 96.6-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 676 22 3.1 1.9- 5.0 654 96.9 95.0-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 563 18 2.6 1.6- 4.2 545 97.4 95.8-98.4
Rural 763 48 5.9 4.1- 8.3 715 94.1 91.7-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 15 1.4 0.8- 2.4 1,176 98.6 97.6-99.2
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 73 99.2 94.4-99.9
Retired 502 51 12.2 8.7-16.7 451 87.8 83.3-91.3
Unable to Work 145 19 8.8 5.3-14.3 126 91.2 85.7-94.7
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 46 92.2 80.6-97.1
50% to 100% 164 13 7.3 3.6-14.1 151 92.7 85.9-96.4
101% to 150% 198 12 4.0 2.1- 7.5 186 96.0 92.5-97.9
151% to 200% 161 13 7.7 4.3-13.2 148 92.3 86.8-95.7
More than 200% 1,005 25 2.1 1.4- 3.3 980 97.9 96.7-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 23 3.9 2.4- 6.4 422 96.1 93.6-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 35 5.4 3.6- 8.1 641 94.6 91.9-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 30 2.8 1.9- 4.2 851 97.2 95.8-98.1

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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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