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 4,162 742 15.3 14.1-16.5 3,420 84.7 83.5-85.9
-MALES 1,930 291 12.7 11.2-14.4 1,639 87.3 85.6-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,242 183 12.8 10.9-15.0 1,059 87.2 85.0-89.1
Non-Hispanic Black 342 63 14.2 10.8-18.4 279 85.8 81.6-89.2
Other 308 37 9.6 6.3-14.3 271 90.4 85.7-93.7
AGE
18-34 461 17 3.9 2.3- 6.7 444 96.1 93.3-97.7
35-44 267 17 5.5 3.4- 8.9 250 94.5 91.1-96.6
45-54 309 30 10.4 7.0-15.3 279 89.6 84.7-93.0
55-64 335 82 23.5 18.6-29.1 253 76.5 70.9-81.4
65-74 320 77 23.8 18.9-29.5 243 76.2 70.5-81.1
75+ 212 67 29.5 22.8-37.2 145 70.5 62.8-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 37 16.6 11.6-23.3 161 83.4 76.7-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 102 15.8 12.8-19.4 396 84.2 80.6-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 533 92 13.5 10.8-16.9 441 86.5 83.1-89.2
College Graduate 695 59 6.0 4.6- 7.9 636 94.0 92.1-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 42 33.6 24.3-44.4 72 66.4 55.6-75.7
$15,000- 24,999 230 58 18.8 13.9-25.0 172 81.2 75.0-86.1
$25,000- 34,999 172 30 13.8 9.3-20.0 142 86.2 80.0-90.7
$35,000- 49,999 237 35 13.9 9.6-19.8 202 86.1 80.2-90.4
$50,000- 74,999 222 18 6.5 3.9-10.6 204 93.5 89.4-96.1
$75,000+ 594 43 6.9 4.9- 9.6 551 93.1 90.4-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 291 42.6 38.0-47.4 309 57.4 52.6-62.0
No 1,315 *** *** *** 1,315 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 522 123 19.8 16.3-23.8 399 80.2 76.2-83.7
Non-Veteran 1,405 168 10.6 8.9-12.5 1,237 89.4 87.5-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 67 8.4 6.4-10.9 579 91.6 89.1-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 545 86 13.7 10.8-17.2 459 86.3 82.8-89.2
Rural 739 138 16.0 13.2-19.2 601 84.0 80.8-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 62 4.7 3.6- 6.3 1,095 95.3 93.7-96.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** 65 89.7 78.7-95.4
Retired 488 132 26.0 21.8-30.8 356 74.0 69.2-78.2
Unable to Work 142 84 55.6 45.9-64.9 58 44.4 35.1-54.1
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 51 95.5 85.2-98.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 44 25.4 18.3-34.1 113 74.6 65.9-81.7
101% to 150% 197 42 14.3 10.0-20.1 155 85.7 79.9-90.0
151% to 200% 157 34 16.1 11.1-22.7 123 83.9 77.3-88.9
More than 200% 993 92 8.4 6.7-10.5 901 91.6 89.5-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 432 85 16.8 13.1-21.4 347 83.2 78.6-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 654 114 15.4 12.6-18.7 540 84.6 81.3-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 844 92 8.7 6.9-10.8 752 91.3 89.2-93.1

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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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