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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,615 206 8.3 7.1- 9.6 2,409 91.7 90.4-92.9
GENDER
Male 1,241 68 5.9 4.6- 7.7 1,173 94.1 92.3-95.4
Female 1,374 138 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,236 89.6 87.5-91.4
AGE
18-34 480 23 5.9 3.8- 9.0 457 94.1 91.0-96.2
35-44 314 29 9.4 6.3-13.7 285 90.6 86.3-93.7
45-54 406 30 8.7 5.9-12.6 376 91.3 87.4-94.1
55-64 513 47 9.4 6.9-12.7 466 90.6 87.3-93.1
65-74 512 33 6.4 4.5- 9.1 479 93.6 90.9-95.5
75+ 365 43 12.6 8.8-17.7 322 87.4 82.3-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 22 14.9 9.5-22.7 106 85.1 77.3-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 64 10.1 7.7-12.9 496 89.9 87.1-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 805 79 9.7 7.6-12.3 726 90.3 87.7-92.4
College Graduate 1,116 39 3.1 2.2- 4.5 1,077 96.9 95.5-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 33 31.5 22.6-41.9 91 68.5 58.1-77.4
$15,000- 24,999 252 42 16.6 12.0-22.5 210 83.4 77.5-88.0
$25,000- 34,999 208 17 7.4 4.4-12.2 191 92.6 87.8-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 307 18 6.1 3.6-10.0 289 93.9 90.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 858 24 2.9 1.9- 4.6 834 97.1 95.4-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 847 206 26.0 22.6-29.7 641 74.0 70.3-77.4
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 35 8.6 6.0-12.1 385 91.4 87.9-94.0
Non-Veteran 2,194 170 8.2 6.9- 9.7 2,024 91.8 90.3-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 743 34 4.6 3.2- 6.7 709 95.4 93.3-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 771 58 8.1 6.1-10.8 713 91.9 89.2-93.9
Rural 1,101 114 10.9 8.8-13.3 987 89.1 86.7-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 39 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,327 96.8 95.5-97.7
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 807 57 7.2 5.3- 9.7 750 92.8 90.3-94.7
Unable to Work 196 85 44.7 36.8-53.0 111 55.3 47.0-63.2
Other not in Labor Force 154 14 8.3 4.6-14.6 140 91.7 85.4-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 31 20.6 14.1-29.0 126 79.4 71.0-85.9
101% to 150% 213 26 10.1 6.7-15.0 187 89.9 85.0-93.3
151% to 200% 188 17 8.6 5.2-14.0 171 91.4 86.0-94.8
More than 200% 1,497 54 3.5 2.6- 4.8 1,443 96.5 95.2-97.4
HOUSING
Own 1,896 137 7.5 6.2- 9.0 1,759 92.5 91.0-93.8
Rent 547 46 9.4 6.8-12.8 501 90.6 87.2-93.2
Other arrangement 157 23 15.0 9.5-23.0 134 85.0 77.0-90.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 55 11.1 8.2-14.8 450 88.9 85.2-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 85 9.6 7.6-12.0 875 90.4 88.0-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,150 66 6.0 4.6- 7.9 1,084 94.0 92.1-95.4

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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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