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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-MALES 1,932 79 3.6 2.8- 4.7 1,853 96.4 95.3-97.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,245 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,201 96.5 95.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 342 21 4.1 2.6- 6.6 321 95.9 93.4-97.4
Other 308 11 3.2 1.7- 6.0 297 96.8 94.0-98.3
AGE
18-34 460 *** *** *** 454 98.7 97.0-99.5
35-44 268 *** *** *** 263 98.3 95.7-99.3
45-54 311 13 4.9 2.6- 9.1 298 95.1 90.9-97.4
55-64 333 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8 311 94.5 91.2-96.6
65-74 321 15 4.7 2.8- 7.9 306 95.3 92.1-97.2
75+ 213 17 9.0 4.8-16.1 196 91.0 83.9-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 14 5.2 2.8- 9.6 185 94.8 90.4-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 27 4.7 3.0- 7.0 472 95.3 93.0-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 534 24 3.5 2.1- 5.7 510 96.5 94.3-97.9
College Graduate 694 14 1.7 1.0- 2.9 680 98.3 97.1-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 19 16.8 10.0-26.7 94 83.2 73.3-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 232 15 5.7 3.0-10.3 217 94.3 89.7-97.0
$25,000- 34,999 169 *** *** *** 164 97.6 94.2-99.0
$35,000- 49,999 238 *** *** *** 230 96.8 93.0-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 223 *** *** *** 221 99.2 96.8-99.8
$75,000+ 594 *** *** *** 585 98.7 96.9-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 79 12.1 9.4-15.5 521 87.9 84.5-90.6
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 520 33 6.3 4.2- 9.3 487 93.7 90.7-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,408 46 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,362 97.2 96.1-98.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 647 *** *** *** 639 98.9 97.2-99.5
Regional City or Suburban County 543 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 522 97.1 95.3-98.2
Rural 742 50 6.5 4.7- 8.9 692 93.5 91.1-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 11 0.9 0.5- 1.8 1,146 99.1 98.2-99.5
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 67 92.9 82.0-97.4
Retired 492 33 7.0 4.7-10.3 459 93.0 89.7-95.3
Unable to Work 141 30 18.9 12.6-27.4 111 81.1 72.6-87.4
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 18 11.6 6.6-19.5 139 88.4 80.5-93.4
101% to 150% 197 *** *** *** 187 96.8 93.2-98.5
151% to 200% 157 *** *** *** 151 96.5 91.6-98.6
More than 200% 995 18 1.7 1.0- 2.9 977 98.3 97.1-99.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 432 27 5.4 3.4- 8.6 405 94.6 91.4-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 654 31 4.8 3.2- 7.1 623 95.2 92.9-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 846 21 1.8 1.1- 2.9 825 98.2 97.1-98.9

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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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