2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-MALES 1,995 145 6.7 5.5- 8.1 1,850 93.3 91.9-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,273 98 7.3 5.8- 9.0 1,175 92.7 91.0-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 356 26 6.5 4.2- 9.9 330 93.5 90.1-95.8
Other 323 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9 305 96.5 94.1-97.9
AGE
18-34 477 15 3.5 2.1- 5.9 462 96.5 94.1-97.9
35-44 272 *** *** *** 263 97.1 94.1-98.5
45-54 328 20 7.2 4.1-12.3 308 92.8 87.7-95.9
55-64 340 33 8.8 6.0-12.7 307 91.2 87.3-94.0
65-74 331 43 13.9 9.9-19.1 288 86.1 80.9-90.1
75+ 214 25 11.7 7.6-17.6 189 88.3 82.4-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 20 9.3 5.5-15.5 191 90.7 84.5-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 54 9.0 6.7-11.9 460 91.0 88.1-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 552 41 6.0 4.2- 8.5 511 94.0 91.5-95.8
College Graduate 711 30 3.4 2.3- 5.0 681 96.6 95.0-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 24 15.0 9.6-22.6 129 85.0 77.4-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 235 24 10.9 6.6-17.5 211 89.1 82.5-93.4
$25,000- 34,999 173 16 9.4 5.6-15.5 157 90.6 84.5-94.4
$35,000- 49,999 239 17 5.0 2.9- 8.7 222 95.0 91.3-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 225 *** *** *** 215 96.7 93.3-98.4
$75,000+ 601 26 3.7 2.4- 5.7 575 96.3 94.3-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 98 15.2 12.1-19.0 504 84.8 81.0-87.9
No 1,311 42 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,269 96.9 95.7-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 533 52 8.1 5.9-11.1 481 91.9 88.9-94.1
Non-Veteran 1,444 93 6.3 5.0- 7.9 1,351 93.7 92.1-95.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 27 4.3 2.6- 7.0 644 95.7 93.0-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 562 49 7.2 5.2- 9.8 513 92.8 90.2-94.8
Rural 762 69 8.6 6.6-11.1 693 91.4 88.9-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 43 3.3 2.4- 4.7 1,145 96.7 95.3-97.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 55 11.8 8.8-15.7 446 88.2 84.3-91.2
Unable to Work 142 42 27.5 20.0-36.4 100 72.5 63.6-80.0
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 53 99.4 95.6-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 24 14.2 9.2-21.3 140 85.8 78.7-90.8
101% to 150% 198 22 11.4 6.7-18.6 176 88.6 81.4-93.3
151% to 200% 161 14 7.2 3.9-12.9 147 92.8 87.1-96.1
More than 200% 1,004 49 4.0 2.9- 5.4 955 96.0 94.6-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 41 8.5 6.0-11.9 403 91.5 88.1-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 56 7.5 5.6-10.0 620 92.5 90.0-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 875 48 5.2 3.7- 7.4 827 94.8 92.6-96.3

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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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