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 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-MALES 1,944 245 11.5 9.9-13.2 1,699 88.5 86.8-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,247 179 12.5 10.7-14.7 1,068 87.5 85.3-89.3
Non-Hispanic Black 346 28 7.4 4.9-11.0 318 92.6 89.0-95.1
Other 312 33 11.4 7.7-16.5 279 88.6 83.5-92.3
AGE
18-34 465 30 6.9 4.7-10.1 435 93.1 89.9-95.3
35-44 267 19 6.3 3.8-10.3 248 93.7 89.7-96.2
45-54 316 21 8.2 4.8-13.7 295 91.8 86.3-95.2
55-64 333 46 14.6 10.6-19.7 287 85.4 80.3-89.4
65-74 321 64 21.6 16.9-27.2 257 78.4 72.8-83.1
75+ 215 64 26.0 19.9-33.2 151 74.0 66.8-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 41 20.1 14.4-27.3 161 79.9 72.7-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 505 72 12.9 10.0-16.4 433 87.1 83.6-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 536 70 9.9 7.7-12.7 466 90.1 87.3-92.3
College Graduate 694 62 6.9 5.2- 9.1 632 93.1 90.9-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 18 16.8 10.3-26.2 97 83.2 73.8-89.7
$15,000- 24,999 234 43 18.7 13.1-25.9 191 81.3 74.1-86.9
$25,000- 34,999 173 33 18.0 12.5-25.1 140 82.0 74.9-87.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 38 15.0 10.5-21.1 200 85.0 78.9-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 225 22 9.5 6.0-14.7 203 90.5 85.3-94.0
$75,000+ 596 48 6.1 4.4- 8.4 548 93.9 91.6-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 245 38.5 34.0-43.2 357 61.5 56.8-66.0
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 525 117 19.9 16.3-24.0 408 80.1 76.0-83.7
Non-Veteran 1,414 127 8.8 7.2-10.8 1,287 91.2 89.2-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 653 58 8.8 6.5-11.8 595 91.2 88.2-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 550 76 12.8 10.0-16.3 474 87.2 83.7-90.0
Rural 741 111 12.9 10.4-15.8 630 87.1 84.2-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,167 81 6.9 5.4- 8.7 1,086 93.1 91.3-94.6
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 118 23.0 19.0-27.6 375 77.0 72.4-81.0
Unable to Work 142 33 23.8 16.6-32.8 109 76.2 67.2-83.4
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 53 99.4 95.6-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 23 14.3 9.1-21.7 136 85.7 78.3-90.9
101% to 150% 199 42 20.6 14.5-28.5 157 79.4 71.5-85.5
151% to 200% 160 28 15.5 10.3-22.6 132 84.5 77.4-89.7
More than 200% 999 101 8.9 7.1-11.0 898 91.1 89.0-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 431 57 11.9 8.8-15.9 374 88.1 84.1-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 662 103 13.7 11.1-16.8 559 86.3 83.2-88.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 851 85 9.5 7.4-12.1 766 90.5 87.9-92.6

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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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