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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,667 227 8.5 7.4- 9.8 2,440 91.5 90.2-92.6
GENDER
Male 1,273 63 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,210 95.0 93.4-96.3
Female 1,394 164 11.7 10.0-13.8 1,230 88.3 86.2-90.0
AGE
18-34 488 29 6.1 4.0- 9.2 459 93.9 90.8-96.0
35-44 319 30 8.7 5.9-12.5 289 91.3 87.5-94.1
45-54 415 40 9.6 6.9-13.3 375 90.4 86.7-93.1
55-64 524 59 11.5 8.8-14.9 465 88.5 85.1-91.2
65-74 519 51 10.4 7.8-13.8 468 89.6 86.2-92.2
75+ 374 16 4.3 2.5- 7.3 358 95.7 92.7-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 20 12.1 7.3-19.5 110 87.9 80.5-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 574 54 8.9 6.8-11.7 520 91.1 88.3-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 827 72 8.4 6.6-10.6 755 91.6 89.4-93.4
College Graduate 1,130 81 7.4 5.8- 9.2 1,049 92.6 90.8-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 30 18.0 12.4-25.3 125 82.0 74.7-87.6
$15,000- 24,999 253 31 10.4 7.1-15.0 222 89.6 85.0-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 210 22 10.9 7.0-16.7 188 89.1 83.3-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 308 19 5.9 3.6- 9.5 289 94.1 90.5-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 355 21 6.0 3.7- 9.5 334 94.0 90.5-96.3
$75,000+ 860 62 7.8 5.9-10.3 798 92.2 89.7-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 846 126 14.8 12.3-17.7 720 85.2 82.3-87.7
No 1,751 95 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,656 94.5 93.1-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 16 3.8 2.2- 6.6 413 96.2 93.4-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,226 210 9.3 8.0-10.7 2,016 90.7 89.3-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 760 57 8.2 6.0-11.0 703 91.8 89.0-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 780 64 7.1 5.5- 9.2 716 92.9 90.8-94.5
Rural 1,127 106 9.8 8.0-11.9 1,021 90.2 88.1-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 87 6.1 4.9- 7.6 1,302 93.9 92.4-95.1
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 819 64 8.5 6.5-10.9 755 91.5 89.1-93.5
Unable to Work 202 50 23.8 17.9-30.9 152 76.2 69.1-82.1
Other not in Labor Force 153 14 8.6 5.0-14.6 139 91.4 85.4-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 35 18.6 13.0-25.8 124 81.4 74.2-87.0
101% to 150% 215 23 9.6 6.2-14.6 192 90.4 85.4-93.8
151% to 200% 190 13 8.0 4.5-13.8 177 92.0 86.2-95.5
More than 200% 1,501 102 7.0 5.6- 8.7 1,399 93.0 91.3-94.4
HOUSING
Own 1,941 153 8.3 7.0- 9.8 1,788 91.7 90.2-93.0
Rent 553 52 8.4 6.2-11.2 501 91.6 88.8-93.8
Other arrangement 157 22 12.5 8.0-18.8 135 87.5 81.2-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 518 48 9.7 7.1-13.0 470 90.3 87.0-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 974 89 9.2 7.3-11.4 885 90.8 88.6-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 90 7.4 5.9- 9.4 1,085 92.6 90.6-94.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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