2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,183 123 4.4 3.6- 5.4 3,060 95.6 94.6-96.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,977 58 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,919 96.5 95.4-97.4
GENDER
Male 940 45 5.6 4.0- 7.7 895 94.4 92.3-96.0
Female 1,037 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 264 21 7.7 5.0-11.8 243 92.3 88.2-95.0
35-44 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 315 *** *** *** 315 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 625 26 4.5 3.0- 6.8 599 95.5 93.2-97.0
College Graduate 803 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 627 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6 611 96.8 94.4-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 680 26 3.9 2.6- 6.0 654 96.1 94.0-97.4
No 1,283 32 3.2 2.2- 4.7 1,251 96.8 95.3-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 14 4.9 2.8- 8.5 281 95.1 91.5-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,681 44 3.3 2.3- 4.5 1,637 96.7 95.5-97.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 572 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 553 96.1 93.6-97.6
Rural 883 29 4.0 2.6- 6.0 854 96.0 94.0-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 985 37 4.4 3.1- 6.2 948 95.6 93.8-96.9
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 665 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,098 26 2.5 1.6- 3.9 1,072 97.5 96.1-98.4
HOUSING
Own 1,514 28 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,486 97.6 96.3-98.4
Rent 336 23 7.8 5.0-12.1 313 92.2 87.9-95.0
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 401 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 758 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 740 97.0 95.0-98.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 818 26 3.5 2.3- 5.2 792 96.5 94.8-97.7

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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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