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 4,257 244 4.5 3.9- 5.2 4,013 95.5 94.8-96.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,661 166 5.0 4.2- 6.0 2,495 95.0 94.0-95.8
GENDER
Male 1,268 103 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,165 93.8 92.3-95.0
Female 1,393 63 3.9 2.9- 5.3 1,330 96.1 94.7-97.1
AGE
18-34 490 *** *** *** 490 100 . - .
35-44 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 416 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 402 97.1 94.9-98.4
55-64 522 34 6.4 4.4- 9.2 488 93.6 90.8-95.6
65-74 517 62 12.1 9.3-15.6 455 87.9 84.4-90.7
75+ 369 53 13.7 9.7-19.1 316 86.3 80.9-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 20 12.4 7.7-19.4 110 87.6 80.6-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 566 47 5.8 4.2- 7.9 519 94.2 92.1-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 825 49 4.2 3.1- 5.8 776 95.8 94.2-96.9
College Graduate 1,135 50 3.3 2.4- 4.4 1,085 96.7 95.6-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 18 8.3 5.0-13.6 137 91.7 86.4-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 252 34 11.6 7.7-17.0 218 88.4 83.0-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 211 14 4.6 2.5- 8.2 197 95.4 91.8-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 306 15 4.8 2.7- 8.5 291 95.2 91.5-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 354 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 340 97.0 94.7-98.3
$75,000+ 861 31 2.6 1.8- 3.9 830 97.4 96.1-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 841 108 10.5 8.4-13.1 733 89.5 86.9-91.6
No 1,749 51 2.4 1.8- 3.3 1,698 97.6 96.7-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 53 10.0 7.3-13.4 375 90.0 86.6-92.7
Non-Veteran 2,222 113 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,109 95.8 94.8-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 33 3.2 2.1- 4.7 726 96.8 95.3-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 776 45 5.0 3.6- 6.8 731 95.0 93.2-96.4
Rural 1,126 88 6.4 5.0- 8.2 1,038 93.6 91.8-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,390 31 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,359 98.2 97.3-98.8
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 815 99 11.7 9.3-14.7 716 88.3 85.3-90.7
Unable to Work 198 30 12.9 8.7-18.7 168 87.1 81.3-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 22 9.9 6.0-15.9 136 90.1 84.1-94.0
101% to 150% 215 23 9.3 5.7-14.7 192 90.7 85.3-94.3
151% to 200% 191 18 7.0 4.2-11.6 173 93.0 88.4-95.8
More than 200% 1,499 59 3.2 2.4- 4.2 1,440 96.8 95.8-97.6
HOUSING
Own 1,934 132 5.5 4.5- 6.7 1,802 94.5 93.3-95.5
Rent 551 25 3.5 2.2- 5.6 526 96.5 94.4-97.8
Other arrangement 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 519 41 6.4 4.4- 9.1 478 93.6 90.9-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 972 63 5.7 4.3- 7.7 909 94.3 92.3-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,170 62 3.9 3.0- 5.2 1,108 96.1 94.8-97.0

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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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