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 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,622 298 10.2 9.0-11.6 2,324 89.8 88.4-91.0
GENDER
Male 1,247 179 12.5 10.7-14.7 1,068 87.5 85.3-89.3
Female 1,375 119 8.1 6.6-10.0 1,256 91.9 90.0-93.4
AGE
18-34 484 18 3.8 2.3- 6.3 466 96.2 93.7-97.7
35-44 316 20 6.1 3.6-10.1 296 93.9 89.9-96.4
45-54 408 29 8.0 5.4-11.7 379 92.0 88.3-94.6
55-64 514 49 11.5 8.4-15.5 465 88.5 84.5-91.6
65-74 510 83 16.8 13.4-20.8 427 83.2 79.2-86.6
75+ 365 96 22.6 18.1-27.8 269 77.4 72.2-81.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 30 20.1 13.8-28.3 99 79.9 71.7-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 561 80 12.4 9.8-15.6 481 87.6 84.4-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 808 99 9.8 7.9-12.2 709 90.2 87.8-92.1
College Graduate 1,118 89 6.3 4.9- 7.9 1,029 93.7 92.1-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 24 19.7 13.0-28.7 102 80.3 71.3-87.0
$15,000- 24,999 252 42 16.6 11.7-22.9 210 83.4 77.1-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 211 34 15.1 10.4-21.3 177 84.9 78.7-89.6
$35,000- 49,999 306 46 14.8 10.7-20.2 260 85.2 79.8-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 354 37 9.2 6.3-13.1 317 90.8 86.9-93.7
$75,000+ 859 54 5.2 3.9- 7.0 805 94.8 93.0-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 847 298 32.2 28.7-36.0 549 67.8 64.0-71.3
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 425 94 19.5 15.6-24.1 331 80.5 75.9-84.4
Non-Veteran 2,196 203 8.7 7.4-10.1 1,993 91.3 89.9-92.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 745 56 6.1 4.6- 8.1 689 93.9 91.9-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 772 96 11.4 9.2-14.2 676 88.6 85.8-90.8
Rural 1,105 146 12.2 10.1-14.6 959 87.8 85.4-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,374 85 6.1 4.8- 7.7 1,289 93.9 92.3-95.2
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 806 161 19.4 16.4-22.8 645 80.6 77.2-83.6
Unable to Work 198 40 21.0 15.1-28.5 158 79.0 71.5-84.9
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 29 17.5 11.7-25.5 130 82.5 74.5-88.3
101% to 150% 214 37 16.4 11.4-23.0 177 83.6 77.0-88.6
151% to 200% 189 28 13.6 9.0-20.2 161 86.4 79.8-91.0
More than 200% 1,499 136 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,363 91.9 90.2-93.3
HOUSING
Own 1,900 225 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,675 89.2 87.5-90.7
Rent 549 50 7.8 5.7-10.6 499 92.2 89.4-94.3
Other arrangement 158 22 11.2 7.0-17.5 136 88.8 82.5-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 65 12.4 9.4-16.3 441 87.6 83.7-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 962 130 11.7 9.6-14.2 832 88.3 85.8-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,154 103 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,051 91.9 89.9-93.5

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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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