2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-MALES 2,002 269 13.9 12.2-15.8 1,733 86.1 84.2-87.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 134 11.6 9.6-13.9 1,142 88.4 86.1-90.4
Non-Hispanic Black 357 66 17.4 13.5-22.2 291 82.6 77.8-86.5
Other 325 64 18.5 14.1-24.0 261 81.5 76.0-85.9
AGE
18-34 480 74 15.2 12.0-19.2 406 84.8 80.8-88.0
35-44 273 44 16.8 12.3-22.4 229 83.2 77.6-87.7
45-54 326 61 17.8 13.3-23.3 265 82.2 76.7-86.7
55-64 342 52 14.6 10.9-19.4 290 85.4 80.6-89.1
65-74 331 17 6.2 3.1-12.2 314 93.8 87.8-96.9
75+ 216 15 4.7 2.7- 8.0 201 95.3 92.0-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 55 26.0 19.4-33.8 157 74.0 66.2-80.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 84 14.1 11.2-17.6 432 85.9 82.4-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 555 74 13.1 10.2-16.5 481 86.9 83.5-89.8
College Graduate 712 56 7.8 5.9-10.2 656 92.2 89.8-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 42 23.8 17.3-31.8 113 76.2 68.2-82.7
$15,000- 24,999 236 63 26.8 20.5-34.3 173 73.2 65.7-79.5
$25,000- 34,999 173 36 23.4 16.7-31.9 137 76.6 68.1-83.3
$35,000- 49,999 239 27 11.3 7.4-16.8 212 88.7 83.2-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 225 25 11.9 7.8-17.8 200 88.1 82.2-92.2
$75,000+ 600 30 4.7 3.2- 6.9 570 95.3 93.1-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 134 23.4 19.5-27.9 471 76.6 72.1-80.5
No 1,313 125 9.9 8.1-12.0 1,188 90.1 88.0-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 42 8.4 5.8-12.1 494 91.6 87.9-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,447 226 15.6 13.6-18.0 1,221 84.4 82.0-86.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 87 12.5 9.9-15.8 590 87.5 84.2-90.1
Regional City or Suburban County 561 71 12.7 9.9-16.3 490 87.3 83.7-90.1
Rural 764 111 16.1 13.1-19.6 653 83.9 80.4-86.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 164 13.7 11.6-16.2 1,025 86.3 83.8-88.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 31 6.0 3.5- 9.9 472 94.0 90.1-96.5
Unable to Work 145 40 26.5 19.3-35.1 105 73.5 64.9-80.7
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 49 90.3 77.1-96.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 48 29.6 22.2-38.3 116 70.4 61.7-77.8
101% to 150% 199 52 25.2 18.4-33.4 147 74.8 66.6-81.6
151% to 200% 161 32 20.4 14.1-28.5 129 79.6 71.5-85.9
More than 200% 1,003 66 6.3 4.9- 8.2 937 93.7 91.8-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 68 16.8 13.0-21.4 378 83.2 78.6-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 86 13.9 11.0-17.4 589 86.1 82.6-89.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 115 12.5 10.2-15.4 766 87.5 84.6-89.8

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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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