2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,630 131 5.2 4.3- 6.3 2,499 94.8 93.7-95.7
GENDER
Male 1,251 51 4.7 3.4- 6.5 1,200 95.3 93.5-96.6
Female 1,379 80 5.7 4.5- 7.3 1,299 94.3 92.7-95.5
AGE
18-34 483 13 3.1 1.7- 5.4 470 96.9 94.6-98.3
35-44 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 406 26 6.4 4.2- 9.7 380 93.6 90.3-95.8
55-64 516 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 487 94.1 91.1-96.1
65-74 515 20 5.4 3.0- 9.3 495 94.6 90.7-97.0
75+ 367 35 11.0 7.5-15.7 332 89.0 84.3-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 16 11.8 6.8-19.9 113 88.2 80.1-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 41 7.2 5.2-10.0 522 92.8 90.0-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 811 49 5.3 3.9- 7.1 762 94.7 92.9-96.1
College Graduate 1,121 24 1.6 1.0- 2.4 1,097 98.4 97.6-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 26 22.1 14.8-31.7 101 77.9 68.3-85.2
$15,000- 24,999 253 19 7.0 4.3-11.4 234 93.0 88.6-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 210 16 7.8 4.7-12.8 194 92.2 87.2-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 307 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 292 96.5 93.9-98.0
$50,000- 74,999 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 860 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 131 16.3 13.5-19.6 722 83.7 80.4-86.5
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,202 112 5.2 4.2- 6.4 2,090 94.8 93.6-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 748 18 2.3 1.4- 3.8 730 97.7 96.2-98.6
Regional City or Suburban County 774 41 6.1 4.4- 8.5 733 93.9 91.5-95.6
Rural 1,108 72 6.6 5.0- 8.6 1,036 93.4 91.4-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,375 29 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,346 97.9 96.8-98.6
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 811 46 6.9 4.8- 9.8 765 93.1 90.2-95.2
Unable to Work 199 44 22.4 16.4-29.8 155 77.6 70.2-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 24 14.7 9.5-22.0 136 85.3 78.0-90.5
101% to 150% 215 14 5.0 2.9- 8.7 201 95.0 91.3-97.1
151% to 200% 189 13 6.8 3.8-12.1 176 93.2 87.9-96.2
More than 200% 1,500 40 2.5 1.7- 3.5 1,460 97.5 96.5-98.3
HOUSING
Own 1,908 79 4.5 3.5- 5.8 1,829 95.5 94.2-96.5
Rent 548 37 6.8 4.7- 9.7 511 93.2 90.3-95.3
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 34 7.3 5.0-10.6 474 92.7 89.4-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 964 53 5.4 3.9- 7.5 911 94.6 92.5-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,158 44 4.2 3.0- 5.8 1,114 95.8 94.2-97.0

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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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