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 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,674 365 11.1 9.9-12.4 2,309 88.9 87.6-90.1
GENDER
Male 1,274 174 10.5 9.0-12.4 1,100 89.5 87.6-91.0
Female 1,400 191 11.6 9.9-13.6 1,209 88.4 86.4-90.1
AGE
18-34 491 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 415 36 7.9 5.6-11.0 379 92.1 89.0-94.4
55-64 525 79 14.4 11.4-18.1 446 85.6 81.9-88.6
65-74 522 112 20.6 17.0-24.8 410 79.4 75.2-83.0
75+ 374 119 30.7 25.3-36.8 255 69.3 63.2-74.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 15 11.0 6.3-18.5 116 89.0 81.5-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 64 10.0 7.7-12.9 511 90.0 87.1-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 827 124 11.2 9.3-13.5 703 88.8 86.5-90.7
College Graduate 1,135 161 11.8 10.1-13.9 974 88.2 86.1-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 254 37 12.0 8.2-17.2 217 88.0 82.8-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 211 26 10.9 7.2-16.2 185 89.1 83.8-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 307 46 13.0 9.3-17.8 261 87.0 82.2-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 355 49 10.5 7.8-14.2 306 89.5 85.8-92.2
$75,000+ 861 115 10.5 8.6-12.7 746 89.5 87.3-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 152 15.2 12.7-18.1 698 84.8 81.9-87.3
No 1,753 209 9.4 8.1-10.9 1,544 90.6 89.1-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 87 16.9 13.4-21.0 343 83.1 79.0-86.6
Non-Veteran 2,232 278 10.2 8.9-11.6 1,954 89.8 88.4-91.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 762 117 12.4 10.2-14.9 645 87.6 85.1-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 780 95 10.7 8.5-13.4 685 89.3 86.6-91.5
Rural 1,132 153 10.5 8.7-12.5 979 89.5 87.5-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,390 114 6.8 5.5- 8.3 1,276 93.2 91.7-94.5
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 821 208 23.9 20.7-27.5 613 76.1 72.5-79.3
Unable to Work 203 25 10.1 6.6-15.3 178 89.9 84.7-93.4
Other not in Labor Force 155 13 6.8 3.8-12.0 142 93.2 88.0-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 14 5.9 3.3-10.4 147 94.1 89.6-96.7
101% to 150% 216 31 13.2 8.8-19.3 185 86.8 80.7-91.2
151% to 200% 189 24 9.1 5.8-14.0 165 90.9 86.0-94.2
More than 200% 1,504 214 11.6 10.0-13.4 1,290 88.4 86.6-90.0
HOUSING
Own 1,943 307 13.0 11.5-14.6 1,636 87.0 85.4-88.5
Rent 553 41 4.4 3.1- 6.2 512 95.6 93.8-96.9
Other arrangement 162 14 6.8 3.8-11.9 148 93.2 88.1-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 70 10.7 8.2-13.7 453 89.3 86.3-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 124 10.1 8.3-12.3 851 89.9 87.7-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,176 171 12.1 10.2-14.2 1,005 87.9 85.8-89.8

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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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