2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-MALES 2,000 1,618 81.4 79.3-83.4 382 18.6 16.6-20.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 1,063 82.9 80.3-85.3 212 17.1 14.7-19.7
Non-Hispanic Black 356 274 79.0 73.8-83.4 82 21.0 16.6-26.2
Other 325 249 80.2 75.1-84.5 76 19.8 15.5-24.9
AGE
18-34 480 440 91.3 88.1-93.8 40 8.7 6.2-11.9
35-44 273 239 86.3 80.8-90.4 34 13.7 9.6-19.2
45-54 325 244 74.7 68.6-80.0 81 25.3 20.0-31.4
55-64 341 254 73.9 68.0-79.1 87 26.1 20.9-32.0
65-74 331 256 76.1 69.9-81.4 75 23.9 18.6-30.1
75+ 216 156 67.7 59.0-75.4 60 32.3 24.6-41.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 126 60.6 52.6-68.0 86 39.4 32.0-47.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 370 76.2 72.0-79.9 143 23.8 20.1-28.0
Some Post-H.S. 555 462 86.9 83.6-89.6 93 13.1 10.4-16.4
College Graduate 713 654 93.2 91.1-94.9 59 6.8 5.1- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 90 60.3 51.0-68.9 64 39.7 31.1-49.0
$15,000- 24,999 236 157 68.0 60.4-74.8 79 32.0 25.2-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 173 127 73.2 65.2-79.9 46 26.8 20.1-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 239 199 85.2 79.5-89.5 40 14.8 10.5-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 226 204 90.9 85.5-94.4 22 9.1 5.6-14.5
$75,000+ 600 551 92.1 89.1-94.3 49 7.9 5.7-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 603 359 60.3 55.5-64.9 244 39.7 35.1-44.5
No 1,313 1,190 90.4 88.4-92.2 123 9.6 7.8-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 535 410 78.5 74.1-82.4 125 21.5 17.6-25.9
Non-Veteran 1,446 1,194 82.4 79.9-84.6 252 17.6 15.4-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 580 86.5 83.1-89.4 97 13.5 10.6-16.9
Regional City or Suburban County 561 460 82.8 78.8-86.1 101 17.2 13.9-21.2
Rural 762 578 75.5 71.6-79.0 184 24.5 21.0-28.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 1,056 89.0 86.8-90.9 133 11.0 9.1-13.2
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 384 73.0 67.6-77.7 119 27.0 22.3-32.4
Unable to Work 143 49 34.9 26.4-44.4 94 65.1 55.6-73.6
Other not in Labor Force 54 48 91.1 78.5-96.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 95 59.5 50.5-67.9 68 40.5 32.1-49.5
101% to 150% 199 144 76.5 68.9-82.7 55 23.5 17.3-31.1
151% to 200% 161 118 72.9 64.4-80.0 43 27.1 20.0-35.6
More than 200% 1,004 899 90.3 88.0-92.2 105 9.7 7.8-12.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 325 72.1 66.8-76.8 119 27.9 23.2-33.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 541 81.0 77.3-84.3 134 19.0 15.7-22.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 752 86.1 83.1-88.6 129 13.9 11.4-16.9

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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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