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 4,162 742 15.3 14.1-16.5 3,420 84.7 83.5-85.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,617 455 15.6 14.0-17.2 2,162 84.4 82.8-86.0
GENDER
Male 1,242 183 12.8 10.9-15.0 1,059 87.2 85.0-89.1
Female 1,375 272 18.1 15.8-20.6 1,103 81.9 79.4-84.2
AGE
18-34 482 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 316 26 8.4 5.6-12.5 290 91.6 87.5-94.4
45-54 404 57 15.0 11.4-19.6 347 85.0 80.4-88.6
55-64 515 110 20.9 17.2-25.2 405 79.1 74.8-82.8
65-74 512 124 24.0 20.0-28.5 388 76.0 71.5-80.0
75+ 363 129 37.7 31.3-44.6 234 62.3 55.4-68.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 39 29.5 21.4-39.1 89 70.5 60.9-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 139 19.3 16.1-23.0 420 80.7 77.0-83.9
Some Post-H.S. 804 161 16.5 14.0-19.5 643 83.5 80.5-86.0
College Graduate 1,120 115 7.6 6.2- 9.3 1,005 92.4 90.7-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 56 42.1 32.8-52.0 70 57.9 48.0-67.2
$15,000- 24,999 251 86 30.1 23.8-37.2 165 69.9 62.8-76.2
$25,000- 34,999 209 48 18.5 13.6-24.6 161 81.5 75.4-86.4
$35,000- 49,999 306 54 16.4 12.3-21.6 252 83.6 78.4-87.7
$50,000- 74,999 352 35 8.8 6.1-12.6 317 91.2 87.4-93.9
$75,000+ 859 59 6.4 4.8- 8.5 800 93.6 91.5-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 455 48.7 44.7-52.8 394 51.3 47.2-55.3
No 1,754 *** *** *** 1,754 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 94 18.3 14.6-22.6 329 81.7 77.4-85.4
Non-Veteran 2,194 361 15.1 13.4-16.9 1,833 84.9 83.1-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 744 88 10.6 8.3-13.5 656 89.4 86.5-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 771 140 17.7 14.8-21.2 631 82.3 78.8-85.2
Rural 1,102 227 17.3 15.0-20.0 875 82.7 80.0-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 72 4.9 3.8- 6.4 1,298 95.1 93.6-96.2
Unemployed 83 13 14.2 7.7-24.7 70 85.8 75.3-92.3
Retired 805 228 29.3 25.5-33.5 577 70.7 66.5-74.5
Unable to Work 197 130 59.9 51.4-67.9 67 40.1 32.1-48.6
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 60 32.8 25.1-41.6 99 67.2 58.4-74.9
101% to 150% 214 64 27.0 20.7-34.4 150 73.0 65.6-79.3
151% to 200% 187 45 18.0 13.0-24.4 142 82.0 75.6-87.0
More than 200% 1,496 152 9.1 7.6-10.9 1,344 90.9 89.1-92.4
HOUSING
Own 1,897 326 16.2 14.4-18.2 1,571 83.8 81.8-85.6
Rent 547 86 11.8 9.3-15.0 461 88.2 85.0-90.7
Other arrangement 158 40 18.5 13.0-25.7 118 81.5 74.3-87.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 109 18.6 15.0-22.8 397 81.4 77.2-85.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 194 18.5 15.8-21.6 766 81.5 78.4-84.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,151 152 11.8 9.9-14.1 999 88.2 85.9-90.1

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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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