2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-MALES 2,000 377 19.7 17.7-21.9 602 29.6 27.3-31.9 639 32.2 29.8-34.6 282 13.7 12.0-15.6 100 4.9 3.8- 6.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 240 19.9 17.4-22.6 429 31.8 29.0-34.8 394 31.2 28.3-34.3 155 12.2 10.2-14.6 57 4.8 3.6- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 356 62 18.1 13.9-23.3 90 28.1 22.9-34.0 122 32.8 27.5-38.5 65 17.6 13.5-22.7 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8
Other 325 65 20.3 15.3-26.4 72 22.8 17.7-28.9 112 37.1 31.1-43.6 57 15.5 11.7-20.2 19 4.3 2.5- 7.2
AGE
18-34 480 137 28.4 24.0-33.2 165 33.2 28.6-38.0 138 29.8 25.4-34.6 35 7.8 5.5-10.9 *** *** ***
35-44 273 63 21.7 16.9-27.5 84 31.6 25.8-38.1 92 33.0 27.1-39.5 30 12.3 8.4-17.6 *** *** ***
45-54 325 54 16.6 12.2-22.2 102 29.6 24.3-35.5 88 28.5 23.2-34.4 58 16.7 12.8-21.6 23 8.6 5.1-14.1
55-64 341 47 13.7 10.1-18.4 101 27.3 22.4-32.7 106 32.9 27.4-39.0 54 16.1 11.9-21.4 33 10.0 6.7-14.6
65-74 331 44 12.7 9.3-17.3 90 25.4 20.5-31.1 122 37.9 31.9-44.3 59 19.4 14.4-25.5 16 4.6 2.7- 7.5
75+ 216 24 10.3 6.6-15.7 54 24.4 18.3-31.8 78 33.0 26.0-40.9 44 22.1 15.7-30.2 16 10.2 5.6-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 22 12.6 8.0-19.4 27 13.3 8.7-19.8 77 34.6 27.7-42.3 62 28.6 22.0-36.2 24 10.9 6.6-17.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 72 16.5 12.8-20.9 122 25.5 21.4-30.1 176 34.2 29.7-39.1 98 16.5 13.3-20.3 45 7.3 5.3-10.0
Some Post-H.S. 555 99 19.5 16.0-23.6 174 32.8 28.5-37.4 189 34.5 30.2-39.1 71 10.2 7.9-13.2 22 2.9 1.8- 4.8
College Graduate 713 181 27.6 24.0-31.4 277 39.8 35.9-43.9 196 25.8 22.5-29.5 50 5.7 4.2- 7.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 14 7.0 4.0-12.1 24 18.3 12.0-26.8 52 35.0 26.7-44.2 36 23.6 16.7-32.2 28 16.1 10.4-24.3
$15,000- 24,999 236 37 18.3 12.7-25.5 36 15.5 10.8-21.6 84 34.3 27.6-41.7 58 22.1 16.6-28.7 21 9.9 5.7-16.6
$25,000- 34,999 173 21 13.0 8.0-20.3 49 27.1 20.4-35.0 57 33.1 25.6-41.6 35 20.6 14.7-28.2 11 6.2 3.2-11.5
$35,000- 49,999 239 38 17.0 12.1-23.4 79 31.8 25.6-38.8 82 36.3 29.5-43.7 32 11.5 7.8-16.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 226 47 20.3 14.4-27.7 90 42.1 34.7-49.9 67 28.5 22.2-35.6 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 600 151 26.1 22.2-30.3 239 38.9 34.6-43.5 161 27.1 23.2-31.4 40 6.5 4.5- 9.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 603 50 10.1 7.3-13.7 101 16.3 13.1-20.0 208 33.9 29.6-38.6 159 25.5 21.5-29.9 85 14.2 11.1-18.1
No 1,313 317 24.5 21.8-27.3 482 35.7 32.8-38.8 391 30.2 27.4-33.2 114 8.8 7.2-10.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 535 90 18.0 14.5-22.1 145 26.5 22.4-31.1 175 34.0 29.4-38.9 89 14.7 11.5-18.6 36 6.8 4.6- 9.9
Non-Veteran 1,446 284 20.3 17.9-22.8 453 30.5 27.9-33.3 457 31.6 28.9-34.4 190 13.4 11.5-15.6 62 4.2 3.1- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 157 23.1 19.6-27.0 229 34.2 30.2-38.5 194 29.2 25.4-33.3 82 10.5 8.2-13.4 15 2.9 1.5- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 561 108 19.9 16.3-24.2 166 28.8 24.6-33.3 186 34.1 29.7-38.8 69 11.6 8.9-15.1 32 5.6 3.7- 8.3
Rural 762 112 16.3 13.3-19.8 207 25.8 22.4-29.4 259 33.4 29.6-37.5 131 18.4 15.2-22.0 53 6.1 4.5- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 275 23.5 20.8-26.4 410 33.6 30.7-36.7 371 32.0 29.0-35.1 118 9.9 8.1-12.1 15 1.0 0.6- 1.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.5 8.2-24.3 *** *** ***
Retired 503 64 11.8 9.0-15.3 141 26.3 22.2-31.0 179 34.8 30.1-39.9 92 20.6 16.3-25.7 27 6.4 4.1- 9.9
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 24.9 17.9-33.6 46 31.5 23.4-40.9 48 33.6 25.1-43.4
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 23 14.6 9.3-22.2 22 14.3 9.2-21.7 50 30.6 23.2-39.1 40 24.6 17.7-33.0 28 15.9 10.2-24.0
101% to 150% 199 26 17.3 11.4-25.3 35 17.4 12.0-24.5 83 41.8 34.0-50.1 40 16.3 11.5-22.5 15 7.3 3.6-14.2
151% to 200% 161 24 14.0 9.2-20.7 48 29.7 22.3-38.3 46 29.3 21.7-38.2 37 23.6 17.0-31.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,004 224 23.1 20.2-26.4 390 39.1 35.6-42.6 285 28.1 25.0-31.4 87 8.0 6.2-10.1 18 1.8 1.0- 2.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 63 14.1 10.7-18.4 110 25.1 20.7-30.0 152 32.9 28.0-38.2 86 21.7 17.3-26.8 33 6.2 4.2- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 119 19.8 16.4-23.8 199 28.1 24.4-32.1 223 33.1 29.1-37.4 98 14.0 11.1-17.5 36 5.0 3.4- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 195 22.2 19.2-25.6 293 32.8 29.3-36.5 264 31.1 27.6-34.7 98 9.8 7.8-12.1 31 4.2 2.7- 6.4

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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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