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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-MALES 1,926 109 5.6 4.6- 7.0 1,817 94.4 93.0-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,241 68 5.9 4.6- 7.7 1,173 94.1 92.3-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 340 27 6.2 4.0- 9.4 313 93.8 90.6-96.0
Other 308 12 3.9 2.0- 7.6 296 96.1 92.4-98.0
AGE
18-34 458 18 4.5 2.7- 7.2 440 95.5 92.8-97.3
35-44 265 12 4.4 2.4- 8.0 253 95.6 92.0-97.6
45-54 311 14 5.9 3.3-10.4 297 94.1 89.6-96.7
55-64 332 27 7.9 5.2-12.0 305 92.1 88.0-94.8
65-74 321 19 5.9 3.7- 9.5 302 94.1 90.5-96.3
75+ 213 19 8.1 4.9-13.1 194 91.9 86.9-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 15 6.8 3.7-12.0 183 93.2 88.0-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 45 7.5 5.4-10.2 452 92.5 89.8-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 533 33 6.0 4.1- 8.6 500 94.0 91.4-95.9
College Graduate 692 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7 677 97.9 96.3-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** 88 72.4 61.0-81.6
$15,000- 24,999 232 21 8.5 5.3-13.3 211 91.5 86.7-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 169 11 6.6 3.5-12.2 158 93.4 87.8-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 11 4.1 2.1- 7.8 227 95.9 92.2-97.9
$50,000- 74,999 223 *** *** *** 218 97.6 94.1-99.1
$75,000+ 593 15 3.1 1.8- 5.5 578 96.9 94.5-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 109 19.1 15.6-23.1 487 80.9 76.9-84.4
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 519 42 8.4 6.0-11.6 477 91.6 88.4-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,403 66 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,337 95.2 93.7-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 645 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3 627 96.8 94.7-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 544 34 6.1 4.1- 8.8 510 93.9 91.2-95.9
Rural 737 57 7.6 5.7-10.2 680 92.4 89.8-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,152 28 2.6 1.8- 3.9 1,124 97.4 96.1-98.2
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** 65 90.3 78.7-95.9
Retired 492 35 6.8 4.7- 9.8 457 93.2 90.2-95.3
Unable to Work 141 39 29.5 21.4-39.2 102 70.5 60.8-78.6
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 20 11.5 7.1-18.3 137 88.5 81.7-92.9
101% to 150% 196 14 6.1 3.3-11.1 182 93.9 88.9-96.7
151% to 200% 158 13 7.5 4.1-13.2 145 92.5 86.8-95.9
More than 200% 994 29 3.4 2.2- 5.0 965 96.6 95.0-97.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 429 34 7.6 5.2-11.1 395 92.4 88.9-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 654 41 6.6 4.7- 9.2 613 93.4 90.8-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 843 34 4.0 2.7- 5.8 809 96.0 94.2-97.3

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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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