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 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
-MALES 1,692 633 34.0 31.5-36.6 1,059 66.0 63.4-68.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,109 447 35.2 32.2-38.4 662 64.8 61.6-67.8
Non-Hispanic Black 305 98 33.2 27.1-39.8 207 66.8 60.2-72.9
Other 242 73 26.7 21.0-33.4 169 73.3 66.6-79.0
AGE
18-34 319 31 10.2 7.0-14.6 288 89.8 85.4-93.0
35-44 224 49 22.2 16.5-29.2 175 77.8 70.8-83.5
45-54 291 106 34.9 29.1-41.3 185 65.1 58.7-70.9
55-64 321 157 47.0 40.8-53.3 164 53.0 46.7-59.2
65-74 312 180 59.7 53.0-66.0 132 40.3 34.0-47.0
75+ 197 104 52.8 44.2-61.3 93 47.2 38.7-55.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 63 37.8 29.5-46.8 91 62.2 53.2-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 156 35.0 30.1-40.4 258 65.0 59.6-69.9
Some Post-H.S. 466 166 31.4 27.0-36.3 300 68.6 63.7-73.0
College Graduate 655 247 34.0 30.2-38.1 408 66.0 61.9-69.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** 76 62.6 52.0-72.1
$15,000- 24,999 178 71 34.8 27.4-43.1 107 65.2 56.9-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 139 51 30.8 23.1-39.7 88 69.2 60.3-76.9
$35,000- 49,999 207 82 41.0 33.4-49.1 125 59.0 50.9-66.6
$50,000- 74,999 197 75 32.4 25.5-40.1 122 67.6 59.9-74.5
$75,000+ 551 194 31.5 27.4-36.0 357 68.5 64.0-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 510 254 45.9 40.8-51.2 256 54.1 48.8-59.2
No 1,110 357 29.1 26.2-32.2 753 70.9 67.8-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 478 200 38.0 33.1-43.2 278 62.0 56.8-66.9
Non-Veteran 1,202 428 32.7 29.7-35.7 774 67.3 64.3-70.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 567 195 31.8 27.7-36.3 372 68.2 63.7-72.3
Regional City or Suburban County 478 183 34.8 30.1-39.8 295 65.2 60.2-69.9
Rural 647 255 35.4 31.2-39.8 392 64.6 60.2-68.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 980 266 25.2 22.3-28.4 714 74.8 71.6-77.7
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 468 257 54.3 48.9-59.7 211 45.7 40.3-51.1
Unable to Work 127 75 55.3 45.1-65.1 52 44.7 34.9-54.9
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 53 40.5 30.9-50.9 72 59.5 49.1-69.1
101% to 150% 154 57 33.7 25.7-42.7 97 66.3 57.3-74.3
151% to 200% 131 45 29.9 21.6-39.7 86 70.1 60.3-78.4
More than 200% 906 344 34.3 31.0-37.9 562 65.7 62.1-69.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 362 133 32.7 27.4-38.5 229 67.3 61.5-72.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 586 232 35.1 30.8-39.6 354 64.9 60.4-69.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 744 268 33.7 30.0-37.6 476 66.3 62.4-70.0

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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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