2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,674 131 5.0 4.1- 6.2 2,543 95.0 93.8-95.9
GENDER
Male 1,276 51 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,225 95.9 94.3-97.1
Female 1,398 80 5.9 4.5- 7.7 1,318 94.1 92.3-95.5
AGE
18-34 491 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 523 27 5.6 3.8- 8.4 496 94.4 91.6-96.2
65-74 521 42 9.8 6.8-13.9 479 90.2 86.1-93.2
75+ 375 46 17.9 12.5-24.8 329 82.1 75.2-87.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 22 17.1 10.7-26.3 109 82.9 73.7-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 574 41 5.5 3.9- 7.6 533 94.5 92.4-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 828 41 4.4 3.1- 6.1 787 95.6 93.9-96.9
College Graduate 1,135 27 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,108 98.0 96.8-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 21 12.1 7.6-18.6 135 87.9 81.4-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 254 33 13.6 9.3-19.3 221 86.4 80.7-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 211 17 6.3 3.6-10.7 194 93.7 89.3-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 863 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 98 12.2 9.6-15.4 751 87.8 84.6-90.4
No 1,754 30 1.7 1.1- 2.4 1,724 98.3 97.6-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 32 8.5 5.4-13.0 399 91.5 87.0-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,231 98 4.5 3.5- 5.6 2,133 95.5 94.4-96.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 761 26 3.3 2.1- 5.2 735 96.7 94.8-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 782 35 4.7 3.1- 7.1 747 95.3 92.9-96.9
Rural 1,131 70 6.5 4.9- 8.6 1,061 93.5 91.4-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,392 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 80 13.1 10.0-16.9 742 86.9 83.1-90.0
Unable to Work 201 34 14.8 10.4-20.7 167 85.2 79.3-89.6
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 20 11.5 6.9-18.3 140 88.5 81.7-93.1
101% to 150% 216 19 9.1 5.5-14.7 197 90.9 85.3-94.5
151% to 200% 191 18 8.3 5.0-13.5 173 91.7 86.5-95.0
More than 200% 1,504 28 1.5 1.0- 2.3 1,476 98.5 97.7-99.0
HOUSING
Own 1,944 94 5.4 4.2- 6.9 1,850 94.6 93.1-95.8
Rent 554 24 3.5 2.2- 5.3 530 96.5 94.7-97.8
Other arrangement 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 30 6.0 4.0- 9.0 491 94.0 91.0-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 58 6.7 4.9- 9.2 917 93.3 90.8-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 43 3.2 2.3- 4.6 1,135 96.8 95.4-97.7

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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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