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 4,160 525 13.6 12.3-14.9 3,635 86.4 85.1-87.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,612 305 13.3 11.7-15.1 2,307 86.7 84.9-88.3
GENDER
Male 1,245 128 11.6 9.5-14.0 1,117 88.4 86.0-90.5
Female 1,367 177 14.9 12.7-17.5 1,190 85.1 82.5-87.3
AGE
18-34 481 62 15.0 11.6-19.2 419 85.0 80.8-88.4
35-44 316 38 13.0 9.2-18.2 278 87.0 81.8-90.8
45-54 404 47 12.6 9.3-16.9 357 87.4 83.1-90.7
55-64 513 59 13.3 10.0-17.5 454 86.7 82.5-90.0
65-74 513 55 13.0 9.5-17.6 458 87.0 82.4-90.5
75+ 360 41 11.2 7.6-16.3 319 88.8 83.7-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 37 30.2 21.8-40.0 91 69.8 60.0-78.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 85 15.7 12.4-19.6 474 84.3 80.4-87.6
Some Post-H.S. 804 112 13.7 11.2-16.6 692 86.3 83.4-88.8
College Graduate 1,115 70 6.1 4.6- 7.9 1,045 93.9 92.1-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 45 35.7 26.8-45.7 81 64.3 54.3-73.2
$15,000- 24,999 250 58 23.7 18.1-30.5 192 76.3 69.5-81.9
$25,000- 34,999 209 30 16.9 11.5-24.3 179 83.1 75.7-88.5
$35,000- 49,999 306 35 14.0 9.6-20.0 271 86.0 80.0-90.4
$50,000- 74,999 352 35 12.0 8.2-17.3 317 88.0 82.7-91.8
$75,000+ 858 36 4.6 3.2- 6.7 822 95.4 93.3-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 844 305 42.0 37.9-46.2 539 58.0 53.8-62.1
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 62 16.4 12.2-21.6 361 83.6 78.4-87.8
Non-Veteran 2,188 243 12.8 11.1-14.7 1,945 87.2 85.3-88.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 745 65 9.6 7.3-12.5 680 90.4 87.5-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 768 82 12.0 9.5-15.2 686 88.0 84.8-90.5
Rural 1,099 158 16.9 14.2-20.0 941 83.1 80.0-85.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,368 100 8.2 6.6-10.2 1,268 91.8 89.8-93.4
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 803 84 11.5 8.8-14.8 719 88.5 85.2-91.2
Unable to Work 197 84 48.3 40.2-56.6 113 51.7 43.4-59.8
Other not in Labor Force 153 17 11.5 7.0-18.4 136 88.5 81.6-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 52 29.7 22.4-38.4 107 70.3 61.6-77.6
101% to 150% 213 40 21.6 15.6-29.2 173 78.4 70.8-84.4
151% to 200% 187 23 15.5 9.8-23.8 164 84.5 76.2-90.2
More than 200% 1,495 107 7.7 6.2- 9.5 1,388 92.3 90.5-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,893 184 11.8 10.0-13.8 1,709 88.2 86.2-90.0
Rent 547 84 16.1 12.7-20.1 463 83.9 79.9-87.3
Other arrangement 158 36 23.8 16.9-32.5 122 76.2 67.5-83.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 73 16.7 12.9-21.3 433 83.3 78.7-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 957 126 15.7 12.9-19.0 831 84.3 81.0-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,149 106 10.0 8.1-12.3 1,043 90.0 87.7-91.9

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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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