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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,621 117 4.3 3.5- 5.3 2,504 95.7 94.7-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,245 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,201 96.5 95.0-97.5
Female 1,376 73 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,303 95.0 93.5-96.2
AGE
18-34 482 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 406 17 5.2 3.0- 8.8 389 94.8 91.2-97.0
55-64 513 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 485 95.0 92.5-96.7
65-74 513 33 7.2 5.0-10.3 480 92.8 89.7-95.0
75+ 365 26 7.4 4.5-12.1 339 92.6 87.9-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 561 34 5.4 3.8- 7.7 527 94.6 92.3-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 806 45 5.2 3.7- 7.3 761 94.8 92.7-96.3
College Graduate 1,119 26 1.5 1.0- 2.2 1,093 98.5 97.8-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 25 20.7 13.6-30.1 101 79.3 69.9-86.4
$15,000- 24,999 252 22 9.9 6.1-15.5 230 90.1 84.5-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 859 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 851 117 13.4 10.9-16.4 734 86.6 83.6-89.1
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 24 6.0 3.7- 9.5 397 94.0 90.5-96.3
Non-Veteran 2,199 93 4.0 3.2- 5.1 2,106 96.0 94.9-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 746 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 770 35 4.2 2.9- 6.2 735 95.8 93.8-97.1
Rural 1,105 68 6.0 4.6- 7.9 1,037 94.0 92.1-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 808 48 6.2 4.4- 8.7 760 93.8 91.3-95.6
Unable to Work 197 55 27.4 20.8-35.1 142 72.6 64.9-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** 154 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 25 16.3 10.5-24.5 134 83.7 75.5-89.5
101% to 150% 214 14 5.9 3.3-10.4 200 94.1 89.6-96.7
151% to 200% 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,497 31 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,466 98.1 97.1-98.7
HOUSING
Own 1,900 81 4.1 3.2- 5.3 1,819 95.9 94.7-96.8
Rent 547 26 4.5 2.9- 7.1 521 95.5 92.9-97.1
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 29 6.2 4.0- 9.4 479 93.8 90.6-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 48 4.9 3.5- 6.6 913 95.1 93.4-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,152 40 3.1 2.1- 4.4 1,112 96.9 95.6-97.9

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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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