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 4,160 525 13.6 12.3-14.9 3,635 86.4 85.1-87.7
-MALES 1,936 225 12.6 10.9-14.6 1,711 87.4 85.4-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,245 128 11.6 9.5-14.0 1,117 88.4 86.0-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 344 47 13.7 10.0-18.5 297 86.3 81.5-90.0
Other 310 46 15.1 10.9-20.5 264 84.9 79.5-89.1
AGE
18-34 460 61 14.0 10.7-18.2 399 86.0 81.8-89.3
35-44 267 26 10.3 6.8-15.3 241 89.7 84.7-93.2
45-54 313 33 11.4 7.5-16.9 280 88.6 83.1-92.5
55-64 332 40 12.5 8.9-17.3 292 87.5 82.7-91.1
65-74 324 37 15.7 10.5-22.8 287 84.3 77.2-89.5
75+ 214 25 10.3 6.6-15.7 189 89.7 84.3-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 48 26.6 19.5-35.0 150 73.4 65.0-80.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 68 12.3 9.4-15.8 433 87.7 84.2-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 537 67 12.0 9.3-15.4 470 88.0 84.6-90.7
College Graduate 694 41 5.5 4.0- 7.7 653 94.5 92.3-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 231 50 23.3 17.1-30.9 181 76.7 69.1-82.9
$25,000- 34,999 172 22 12.6 8.1-19.1 150 87.4 80.9-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 238 23 10.6 6.6-16.6 215 89.4 83.4-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 223 16 10.2 5.9-17.2 207 89.8 82.8-94.1
$75,000+ 596 30 5.3 3.5- 8.0 566 94.7 92.0-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 598 225 42.6 37.8-47.6 373 57.4 52.4-62.2
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 524 81 16.6 12.9-21.1 443 83.4 78.9-87.1
Non-Veteran 1,408 144 11.4 9.5-13.7 1,264 88.6 86.3-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 653 68 11.3 8.6-14.8 585 88.7 85.2-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 545 58 11.9 9.0-15.7 487 88.1 84.3-91.0
Rural 738 99 14.4 11.5-18.1 639 85.6 81.9-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 86 8.3 6.5-10.5 1,074 91.7 89.5-93.5
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 58 13.5 9.9-18.2 435 86.5 81.8-90.1
Unable to Work 141 54 38.7 29.8-48.5 87 61.3 51.5-70.2
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 46 27.1 20.1-35.6 112 72.9 64.4-79.9
101% to 150% 198 31 18.0 12.0-26.2 167 82.0 73.8-88.0
151% to 200% 157 19 13.5 8.0-21.9 138 86.5 78.1-92.0
More than 200% 997 66 7.2 5.5- 9.5 931 92.8 90.5-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 427 63 15.6 11.9-20.3 364 84.4 79.7-88.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 80 13.0 10.1-16.7 580 87.0 83.3-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 849 82 10.9 8.5-13.9 767 89.1 86.1-91.5

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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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