2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-MALES 1,998 1,681 82.2 80.1-84.1 317 17.8 15.9-19.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,273 1,151 88.6 86.3-90.6 122 11.4 9.4-13.7
Non-Hispanic Black 357 298 81.4 76.4-85.6 59 18.6 14.4-23.6
Other 325 194 54.2 47.6-60.7 131 45.8 39.3-52.4
AGE
18-34 479 348 71.4 66.5-75.8 131 28.6 24.2-33.5
35-44 273 203 76.7 70.8-81.8 70 23.3 18.2-29.2
45-54 327 261 81.9 76.9-86.1 66 18.1 13.9-23.1
55-64 341 297 87.0 82.4-90.5 44 13.0 9.5-17.6
65-74 329 326 99.3 97.5-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 216 216 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 122 62.9 55.2-69.9 90 37.1 30.1-44.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 400 77.8 73.4-81.7 114 22.2 18.3-26.6
Some Post-H.S. 554 476 85.4 81.8-88.5 78 14.6 11.5-18.2
College Graduate 711 677 94.5 92.1-96.2 34 5.5 3.8- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 107 69.7 60.8-77.2 47 30.3 22.8-39.2
$15,000- 24,999 236 161 65.0 57.3-72.0 75 35.0 28.0-42.7
$25,000- 34,999 173 124 72.0 63.8-78.9 49 28.0 21.1-36.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 208 86.3 80.4-90.6 31 13.7 9.4-19.6
$50,000- 74,999 226 207 89.8 83.8-93.7 19 10.2 6.3-16.2
$75,000+ 599 570 93.3 90.2-95.5 29 6.7 4.5- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 501 80.3 76.0-83.9 101 19.7 16.1-24.0
No 1,313 1,118 83.6 81.1-85.9 195 16.4 14.1-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 534 507 93.9 90.9-96.0 27 6.1 4.0- 9.1
Non-Veteran 1,445 1,161 78.8 76.2-81.2 284 21.2 18.8-23.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 571 83.2 79.7-86.2 104 16.8 13.8-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 561 476 82.9 78.7-86.4 85 17.1 13.6-21.3
Rural 762 634 80.7 77.0-83.9 128 19.3 16.1-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 948 79.1 76.3-81.7 240 20.9 18.3-23.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 494 98.6 96.5-99.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 125 83.6 74.6-89.9 20 16.4 10.1-25.4
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 97 59.7 50.9-67.9 67 40.3 32.1-49.1
101% to 150% 199 145 69.7 61.3-77.0 54 30.3 23.0-38.7
151% to 200% 161 133 81.6 73.7-87.5 28 18.4 12.5-26.3
More than 200% 1,004 939 92.3 90.0-94.1 65 7.7 5.9-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 367 78.7 73.5-83.2 78 21.3 16.8-26.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 569 82.7 79.1-85.8 107 17.3 14.2-20.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 877 745 83.4 80.2-86.1 132 16.6 13.9-19.8

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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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