2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,674 361 13.6 12.1-15.1 2,313 86.4 84.9-87.9
GENDER
Male 1,276 132 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,144 88.9 86.7-90.8
Female 1,398 229 15.9 13.8-18.1 1,169 84.1 81.9-86.2
AGE
18-34 491 76 15.3 12.1-19.2 415 84.7 80.8-87.9
35-44 320 50 15.3 11.5-20.1 270 84.7 79.9-88.5
45-54 415 58 13.7 10.4-17.7 357 86.3 82.3-89.6
55-64 525 74 13.9 10.9-17.5 451 86.1 82.5-89.1
65-74 520 68 12.9 10.0-16.4 452 87.1 83.6-90.0
75+ 375 33 8.0 5.3-11.8 342 92.0 88.2-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 23 14.2 8.9-21.9 108 85.8 78.1-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 85 15.1 12.1-18.6 490 84.9 81.4-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 828 120 14.5 12.1-17.3 708 85.5 82.7-87.9
College Graduate 1,134 133 11.3 9.4-13.4 1,001 88.7 86.6-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 36 22.5 16.0-30.8 120 77.5 69.2-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 254 46 17.2 12.7-23.0 208 82.8 77.0-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 211 35 16.8 11.9-23.3 176 83.2 76.7-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 309 33 9.7 6.7-13.9 276 90.3 86.1-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 355 41 11.9 8.5-16.3 314 88.1 83.7-91.5
$75,000+ 862 100 12.0 9.7-14.9 762 88.0 85.1-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 851 167 19.5 16.6-22.7 684 80.5 77.3-83.4
No 1,753 184 10.6 9.0-12.4 1,569 89.4 87.6-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 36 9.2 6.4-13.0 394 90.8 87.0-93.6
Non-Veteran 2,232 323 14.3 12.7-16.0 1,909 85.7 84.0-87.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 762 95 13.0 10.4-16.1 667 87.0 83.9-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 782 100 11.9 9.6-14.6 682 88.1 85.4-90.4
Rural 1,130 166 15.2 12.9-17.8 964 84.8 82.2-87.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 161 11.8 10.0-13.8 1,230 88.2 86.2-90.0
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 821 95 11.7 9.4-14.4 726 88.3 85.6-90.6
Unable to Work 203 59 28.0 21.7-35.4 144 72.0 64.6-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 154 23 13.4 8.7-20.1 131 86.6 79.9-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 41 22.8 16.5-30.6 119 77.2 69.4-83.5
101% to 150% 216 39 18.2 13.2-24.7 177 81.8 75.3-86.8
151% to 200% 191 23 12.8 8.3-19.2 168 87.2 80.8-91.7
More than 200% 1,504 172 11.5 9.8-13.5 1,332 88.5 86.5-90.2
HOUSING
Own 1,944 227 12.1 10.5-13.8 1,717 87.9 86.2-89.5
Rent 554 101 18.3 14.9-22.2 453 81.7 77.8-85.1
Other arrangement 160 33 19.7 13.7-27.6 127 80.3 72.4-86.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 520 75 15.4 12.0-19.4 445 84.6 80.6-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 977 145 14.7 12.4-17.4 832 85.3 82.6-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 141 11.9 9.9-14.2 1,036 88.1 85.8-90.1

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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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