2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
-MALES 1,993 782 35.5 33.2-38.0 1,211 64.5 62.0-66.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,270 521 36.9 33.9-39.9 749 63.1 60.1-66.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 177 46.2 40.3-52.2 181 53.8 47.8-59.7
Other 321 66 16.7 12.8-21.5 255 83.3 78.5-87.2
AGE
18-34 477 58 12.2 9.3-15.8 419 87.8 84.2-90.7
35-44 270 68 27.3 21.6-33.7 202 72.7 66.3-78.4
45-54 326 119 35.5 29.9-41.6 207 64.5 58.4-70.1
55-64 341 181 51.2 45.1-57.2 160 48.8 42.8-54.9
65-74 329 200 63.6 57.4-69.3 129 36.4 30.7-42.6
75+ 216 143 69.6 61.8-76.4 73 30.4 23.6-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 75 35.7 28.5-43.6 132 64.3 56.4-71.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 217 38.9 34.3-43.7 297 61.1 56.3-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 553 225 35.6 31.3-40.0 328 64.4 60.0-68.7
College Graduate 712 264 32.0 28.5-35.8 448 68.0 64.2-71.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 64 36.7 28.5-45.7 91 63.3 54.3-71.5
$15,000- 24,999 234 105 40.7 33.6-48.2 129 59.3 51.8-66.4
$25,000- 34,999 172 68 38.9 31.0-47.4 104 61.1 52.6-69.0
$35,000- 49,999 238 89 36.5 29.8-43.9 149 63.5 56.1-70.2
$50,000- 74,999 225 77 30.7 24.2-38.0 148 69.3 62.0-75.8
$75,000+ 599 216 31.6 27.7-35.8 383 68.4 64.2-72.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 341 52.4 47.6-57.3 259 47.6 42.7-52.4
No 1,309 409 28.3 25.6-31.1 900 71.7 68.9-74.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 532 271 48.0 43.1-53.0 261 52.0 47.0-56.9
Non-Veteran 1,442 501 31.6 29.0-34.4 941 68.4 65.6-71.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 227 29.9 26.2-33.9 444 70.1 66.1-73.8
Regional City or Suburban County 562 230 38.2 33.7-42.8 332 61.8 57.2-66.3
Rural 760 325 38.8 34.8-42.9 435 61.2 57.1-65.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,183 337 26.6 23.9-29.5 846 73.4 70.5-76.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 502 300 61.7 56.5-66.6 202 38.3 33.4-43.5
Unable to Work 144 96 60.6 50.7-69.7 48 39.4 30.3-49.3
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 63 37.2 29.0-46.1 101 62.8 53.9-71.0
101% to 150% 197 82 38.1 30.5-46.2 115 61.9 53.8-69.5
151% to 200% 160 70 40.7 32.3-49.6 90 59.3 50.4-67.7
More than 200% 1,001 372 33.3 30.1-36.6 629 66.7 63.4-69.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 187 37.8 32.8-43.2 255 62.2 56.8-67.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 287 39.4 35.2-43.8 388 60.6 56.2-64.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 876 308 31.4 28.1-35.0 568 68.6 65.0-71.9

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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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