2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,190 604 22.3 20.6-24.1 2,586 77.7 75.9-79.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,976 386 23.9 21.6-26.3 1,590 76.1 73.7-78.4
GENDER
Male 938 217 28.2 24.8-31.9 721 71.8 68.1-75.2
Female 1,038 169 19.9 17.0-23.1 869 80.1 76.9-83.0
AGE
18-34 264 124 51.6 44.9-58.3 140 48.4 41.7-55.1
35-44 227 73 33.5 27.0-40.7 154 66.5 59.3-73.0
45-54 312 64 20.5 15.8-26.1 248 79.5 73.9-84.2
55-64 425 71 17.5 13.7-22.2 354 82.5 77.8-86.3
65-74 414 43 11.9 8.4-16.4 371 88.1 83.6-91.6
75+ 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 33 31.5 22.3-42.3 77 68.5 57.7-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 102 27.8 23.0-33.0 329 72.2 67.0-77.0
Some Post-H.S. 626 148 27.6 23.7-31.9 478 72.4 68.1-76.3
College Graduate 804 103 14.0 11.5-17.0 701 86.0 83.0-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 27 28.7 20.0-39.4 73 71.3 60.6-80.0
$15,000- 24,999 199 64 35.6 28.2-43.7 135 64.4 56.3-71.8
$25,000- 34,999 149 40 33.4 24.8-43.3 109 66.6 56.7-75.2
$35,000- 49,999 230 47 23.6 17.7-30.8 183 76.4 69.2-82.3
$50,000- 74,999 261 46 20.4 14.9-27.2 215 79.6 72.8-85.1
$75,000+ 628 99 20.2 16.5-24.5 529 79.8 75.5-83.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 680 150 26.9 22.9-31.2 530 73.1 68.8-77.1
No 1,282 236 22.6 19.9-25.6 1,046 77.4 74.4-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 48 20.4 15.1-27.1 246 79.6 72.9-84.9
Non-Veteran 1,681 338 24.4 21.9-27.0 1,343 75.6 73.0-78.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 100 22.8 18.6-27.7 422 77.2 72.3-81.4
Regional City or Suburban County 572 109 22.4 18.5-26.8 463 77.6 73.2-81.5
Rural 882 177 25.5 22.0-29.3 705 74.5 70.7-78.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 986 225 26.8 23.6-30.2 761 73.2 69.8-76.4
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 663 51 8.3 6.0-11.3 612 91.7 88.7-94.0
Unable to Work 165 48 32.0 24.4-40.8 117 68.0 59.2-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 46 42.3 32.8-52.4 87 57.7 47.6-67.2
101% to 150% 162 52 33.9 26.0-42.8 110 66.1 57.2-74.0
151% to 200% 144 30 24.7 17.3-34.1 114 75.3 65.9-82.7
More than 200% 1,099 184 20.2 17.4-23.4 915 79.8 76.6-82.6
HOUSING
Own 1,513 219 18.5 16.2-21.1 1,294 81.5 78.9-83.8
Rent 336 116 42.8 36.5-49.3 220 57.2 50.7-63.5
Other arrangement 118 51 51.6 41.4-61.8 67 48.4 38.2-58.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 84 27.4 22.3-33.3 315 72.6 66.7-77.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 759 153 25.6 21.9-29.8 606 74.4 70.2-78.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 818 149 20.6 17.5-24.1 669 79.4 75.9-82.5

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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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