2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,672 247 8.9 7.7-10.2 2,425 91.1 89.8-92.3
GENDER
Male 1,273 98 7.3 5.8- 9.0 1,175 92.7 91.0-94.2
Female 1,399 149 10.3 8.6-12.4 1,250 89.7 87.6-91.4
AGE
18-34 490 12 3.2 1.8- 5.7 478 96.8 94.3-98.2
35-44 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 417 31 8.2 5.6-12.0 386 91.8 88.0-94.4
55-64 524 63 12.5 9.6-16.1 461 87.5 83.9-90.4
65-74 522 78 16.6 13.0-21.1 444 83.4 78.9-87.0
75+ 371 53 13.5 10.0-18.0 318 86.5 82.0-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 31 18.8 12.8-26.6 99 81.2 73.4-87.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 84 12.8 10.2-15.9 491 87.2 84.1-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 826 80 8.3 6.5-10.7 746 91.7 89.3-93.5
College Graduate 1,135 52 3.6 2.6- 4.8 1,083 96.4 95.2-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 39 24.9 18.1-33.2 118 75.1 66.8-81.9
$15,000- 24,999 253 44 15.9 11.6-21.3 209 84.1 78.7-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 211 25 12.8 8.4-18.9 186 87.2 81.1-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 308 27 7.7 4.5-12.8 281 92.3 87.2-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 355 21 4.7 3.0- 7.5 334 95.3 92.5-97.0
$75,000+ 863 35 3.7 2.6- 5.4 828 96.3 94.6-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 152 17.3 14.6-20.4 698 82.7 79.6-85.4
No 1,751 86 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,665 95.2 93.8-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 37 7.6 5.2-10.8 392 92.4 89.2-94.8
Non-Veteran 2,231 209 9.1 7.8-10.5 2,022 90.9 89.5-92.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 37 4.6 3.2- 6.7 722 95.4 93.3-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 781 80 9.3 7.2-11.8 701 90.7 88.2-92.8
Rural 1,132 130 11.5 9.5-13.9 1,002 88.5 86.1-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,393 52 4.1 3.0- 5.7 1,341 95.9 94.3-97.0
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 819 120 14.8 12.2-17.8 699 85.2 82.2-87.8
Unable to Work 201 65 33.4 26.3-41.3 136 66.6 58.7-73.7
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 36 18.5 13.0-25.6 125 81.5 74.4-87.0
101% to 150% 216 40 17.5 12.7-23.7 176 82.5 76.3-87.3
151% to 200% 190 17 11.9 6.7-20.1 173 88.1 79.9-93.3
More than 200% 1,504 86 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,418 95.2 93.9-96.2
HOUSING
Own 1,942 172 8.6 7.3-10.1 1,770 91.4 89.9-92.7
Rent 553 52 8.2 6.1-11.1 501 91.8 88.9-93.9
Other arrangement 161 22 13.8 8.6-21.5 139 86.2 78.5-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 522 62 11.9 9.0-15.5 460 88.1 84.5-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 107 11.1 9.0-13.8 868 88.9 86.2-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 78 5.8 4.5- 7.3 1,097 94.2 92.7-95.5

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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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