2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,382 234 18.6 16.2-21.3 454 33.9 31.0-37.0 235 16.5 14.3-18.9 308 21.6 19.1-24.2 151 9.4 7.8-11.3
-MALES 734 145 21.5 18.1-25.3 250 33.6 29.7-37.7 122 16.4 13.5-19.8 151 20.9 17.6-24.6 66 7.6 5.9- 9.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 510 106 23.6 19.4-28.3 183 35.4 30.7-40.3 84 15.5 12.3-19.4 97 19.3 15.6-23.7 40 6.2 4.4- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 127 21 15.3 9.2-24.3 38 31.5 22.9-41.6 18 12.5 7.4-20.5 32 27.9 19.4-38.4 18 12.7 7.7-20.2
Other 88 17 19.0 11.2-30.3 27 25.4 16.8-36.4 *** *** *** 20 19.6 12.0-30.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 19 16.5 10.4-25.3 36 32.9 24.1-43.1 20 20.9 13.4-31.2 31 25.0 16.9-35.2 *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** 32 31.3 22.2-42.1 15 12.2 7.2-20.1 19 16.7 10.1-26.5 *** *** ***
45-54 116 16 17.5 10.3-28.1 38 31.3 22.8-41.3 21 19.3 12.5-28.6 25 20.7 13.5-30.3 16 11.2 6.7-18.0
55-64 143 33 22.1 15.2-31.1 49 36.7 28.1-46.4 21 13.6 8.6-20.9 25 17.9 11.9-26.1 15 9.6 5.6-16.0
65-74 144 30 22.0 15.3-30.5 47 30.5 22.5-39.9 29 16.7 11.1-24.4 28 24.6 16.8-34.4 *** *** ***
75+ 111 15 12.5 6.9-21.6 *** *** *** 16 16.0 8.7-27.5 23 21.9 14.3-32.1 12 9.4 5.0-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 26 29.5 20.3-40.9 *** *** *** 13 13.9 7.7-23.8 15 13.1 7.2-22.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 42 20.1 14.7-26.9 85 38.1 31.1-45.7 40 18.4 13.3-24.9 40 19.5 14.3-26.1 11 3.8 2.0- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 219 51 22.7 16.9-29.8 71 28.4 22.3-35.4 28 14.6 9.9-20.9 44 24.2 17.9-31.9 25 10.1 6.7-14.9
College Graduate 196 26 12.5 8.4-18.3 55 28.6 22.1-36.2 41 19.2 13.9-25.8 52 26.5 20.4-33.6 22 13.2 8.4-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 27 21.5 14.2-31.3 41 32.2 23.5-42.4 19 20.1 12.4-30.8 21 16.2 10.2-24.9 13 9.9 5.6-17.0
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.2 9.6-29.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 7.9 4.2-14.2 23 25.2 16.4-36.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.0 9.5-28.6 15 14.3 8.0-24.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 181 24 13.7 8.7-20.8 56 33.6 26.2-41.9 38 17.0 11.9-23.6 43 25.7 18.8-34.1 20 10.1 6.3-15.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 77 26.4 21.0-32.6 117 36.1 30.2-42.5 45 13.4 9.6-18.5 61 18.5 14.0-23.9 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6
No 405 68 18.3 14.2-23.4 131 31.8 26.8-37.3 77 18.7 14.7-23.4 88 22.1 17.7-27.3 41 9.1 6.6-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 37 16.4 11.5-22.8 88 37.0 30.0-44.5 34 14.3 9.9-20.3 44 24.0 17.7-31.8 21 8.3 5.2-12.9
Non-Veteran 509 108 23.2 19.1-27.9 162 32.5 27.9-37.4 87 17.1 13.6-21.2 107 19.9 16.2-24.2 45 7.4 5.4-10.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 202 37 19.5 13.6-27.0 65 31.8 24.9-39.6 32 14.8 10.3-21.0 44 22.6 16.5-30.2 24 11.3 7.4-16.8
Regional City or Suburban County 216 39 19.2 13.7-26.3 78 37.1 29.8-45.0 36 17.3 12.0-24.3 47 20.7 15.2-27.6 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7
Rural 316 69 24.4 19.1-30.6 107 32.2 26.6-38.4 54 16.8 12.5-22.2 60 20.0 15.1-25.9 26 6.6 4.3- 9.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 73 21.0 16.6-26.3 124 31.7 26.7-37.3 67 17.4 13.5-22.2 84 21.1 16.7-26.2 40 8.7 6.3-12.0
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 37 18.6 13.0-25.9 81 34.5 27.5-42.3 40 17.7 12.4-24.6 42 22.3 16.2-29.8 17 6.9 4.1-11.3
Unable to Work 83 23 23.1 14.9-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.5 8.3-27.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.0 10.1-29.9 15 17.6 10.5-28.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 20.6 12.3-32.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 333 51 18.1 13.5-23.9 112 34.0 28.4-40.1 62 15.8 12.1-20.5 75 22.6 17.7-28.4 33 9.4 6.6-13.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 44 31.2 23.4-40.2 58 29.8 22.7-38.0 32 15.7 10.6-22.5 34 15.7 10.9-22.0 14 7.7 4.4-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 49 19.7 14.6-26.1 96 39.0 32.3-46.1 38 14.5 10.2-20.2 52 20.6 15.3-27.1 24 6.2 4.0- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 52 17.8 13.1-23.6 96 30.7 24.9-37.1 52 18.6 13.8-24.5 65 24.1 18.7-30.5 28 8.9 6.0-13.0

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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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