2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,183 123 4.4 3.6- 5.4 3,060 95.6 94.6-96.4
-MALES 1,450 89 6.8 5.4- 8.6 1,361 93.2 91.4-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 940 45 5.6 4.0- 7.7 895 94.4 92.3-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 265 24 11.1 7.1-16.7 241 88.9 83.3-92.9
Other 227 18 6.7 3.6-12.1 209 93.3 87.9-96.4
AGE
18-34 290 38 12.9 9.1-17.9 252 87.1 82.1-90.9
35-44 185 19 9.8 5.9-15.9 166 90.2 84.1-94.1
45-54 252 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8 237 94.9 91.2-97.1
55-64 265 *** *** *** 256 97.2 94.2-98.7
65-74 257 *** *** *** 250 96.5 91.4-98.7
75+ 182 *** *** *** 182 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 13 7.9 4.2-14.6 150 92.1 85.4-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 20 4.7 2.9- 7.5 356 95.3 92.5-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 421 34 9.5 6.6-13.5 387 90.5 86.5-93.4
College Graduate 487 21 4.9 3.1- 7.8 466 95.1 92.2-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** 78 92.4 84.6-96.4
$15,000- 24,999 186 16 7.4 4.2-12.8 170 92.6 87.2-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** 114 91.6 82.7-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 167 11 8.2 4.2-15.4 156 91.8 84.6-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 168 *** *** *** 158 94.6 88.9-97.5
$75,000+ 443 21 5.9 3.6- 9.3 422 94.1 90.7-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 39 8.2 5.7-11.7 434 91.8 88.3-94.3
No 965 50 6.3 4.6- 8.5 915 93.7 91.5-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 15 3.9 2.2- 6.7 361 96.1 93.3-97.8
Non-Veteran 1,072 74 7.7 5.9- 9.9 998 92.3 90.1-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 470 32 7.1 4.8-10.4 438 92.9 89.6-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 404 20 5.4 3.3- 8.7 384 94.6 91.3-96.7
Rural 576 37 7.7 5.3-11.1 539 92.3 88.9-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 838 60 7.4 5.6- 9.9 778 92.6 90.1-94.4
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 400 *** *** *** 395 98.2 94.6-99.4
Unable to Work 119 11 11.3 5.6-21.5 108 88.7 78.5-94.4
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 12 9.8 5.3-17.4 109 90.2 82.6-94.7
101% to 150% 153 13 7.9 3.9-15.1 140 92.1 84.9-96.1
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** 112 90.3 81.7-95.1
More than 200% 732 36 5.4 3.7- 7.8 696 94.6 92.2-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 333 20 7.4 4.3-12.4 313 92.6 87.6-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 27 6.1 4.0- 9.3 473 93.9 90.7-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 617 42 7.2 5.2- 9.9 575 92.8 90.1-94.8

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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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