2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,671 482 18.6 16.9-20.4 902 32.1 30.1-34.1 811 31.8 29.8-34.0 335 12.0 10.6-13.5 141 5.5 4.5- 6.7
GENDER
Male 1,275 240 19.9 17.4-22.6 429 31.8 29.0-34.8 394 31.2 28.3-34.3 155 12.2 10.2-14.6 57 4.8 3.6- 6.5
Female 1,396 242 17.4 15.2-19.9 473 32.3 29.6-35.2 417 32.4 29.5-35.5 180 11.7 9.9-13.8 84 6.1 4.7- 7.9
AGE
18-34 490 131 25.4 21.4-29.8 193 36.9 32.4-41.8 126 29.0 24.6-33.8 37 8.1 5.8-11.4 *** *** ***
35-44 320 67 19.6 15.2-24.9 117 35.8 30.3-41.8 94 31.2 25.8-37.3 28 8.1 5.4-11.9 14 5.3 2.9- 9.3
45-54 415 82 20.2 16.0-25.1 141 30.6 26.0-35.6 111 29.8 25.0-35.2 56 12.8 9.6-16.8 25 6.7 4.3-10.1
55-64 524 82 15.7 12.4-19.8 173 29.2 25.2-33.6 160 33.0 28.3-38.0 79 15.2 11.9-19.3 30 6.9 4.6-10.1
65-74 520 79 14.0 11.1-17.5 160 30.0 25.7-34.7 174 34.5 29.8-39.6 69 14.2 10.8-18.4 38 7.2 5.1-10.1
75+ 374 34 9.6 6.6-13.7 112 26.9 22.0-32.4 133 35.3 29.4-41.7 65 16.9 12.6-22.1 30 11.4 7.1-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 12 11.1 6.1-19.1 20 15.9 9.8-24.6 43 31.7 23.5-41.3 32 24.8 17.3-34.2 24 16.6 10.7-24.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 55 11.1 8.3-14.9 138 24.1 20.4-28.2 207 38.9 34.4-43.7 117 17.5 14.4-21.1 55 8.3 6.3-11.0
Some Post-H.S. 827 138 18.2 15.4-21.4 269 33.6 30.1-37.3 277 34.2 30.6-38.0 100 9.7 7.8-12.0 43 4.3 3.0- 6.1
College Graduate 1,135 275 26.9 24.1-29.9 474 41.8 38.7-45.0 282 23.7 21.1-26.5 85 6.2 4.9- 7.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 15 9.0 5.3-14.7 21 14.4 9.0-22.2 50 32.0 24.3-40.8 42 25.9 19.1-34.2 29 18.7 12.5-27.1
$15,000- 24,999 253 30 11.7 7.9-17.0 50 18.1 13.5-24.0 90 39.2 32.2-46.7 52 18.0 13.3-23.9 31 12.9 8.8-18.6
$25,000- 34,999 211 29 16.5 11.0-24.0 62 27.5 21.2-34.9 67 31.4 24.7-39.0 37 17.6 12.6-24.1 16 7.0 4.1-11.7
$35,000- 49,999 309 40 14.0 10.1-19.0 112 35.0 29.2-41.2 102 34.6 28.5-41.2 45 12.8 9.2-17.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 355 67 20.8 15.6-27.0 147 40.9 35.0-47.0 107 30.7 25.3-36.7 29 6.9 4.5-10.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 863 217 25.4 22.3-28.8 357 40.3 36.7-44.1 229 27.9 24.6-31.5 49 5.0 3.6- 6.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 57 8.1 6.0-10.9 165 17.4 14.7-20.5 292 34.7 30.9-38.7 213 24.4 21.1-28.0 123 15.4 12.6-18.7
No 1,751 414 23.7 21.5-26.1 718 39.2 36.6-41.8 490 30.0 27.5-32.6 114 6.1 5.0- 7.5 15 0.9 0.5- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 78 20.7 16.4-25.9 123 26.8 22.3-31.8 141 32.9 27.8-38.3 68 14.6 10.9-19.1 21 5.1 3.1- 8.3
Non-Veteran 2,228 401 18.2 16.4-20.1 778 33.1 30.9-35.3 664 31.6 29.3-33.9 265 11.6 10.1-13.2 120 5.6 4.5- 6.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 762 175 23.1 19.8-26.7 308 39.8 35.9-43.8 195 27.6 24.0-31.5 71 7.8 6.0-10.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 779 138 18.0 15.2-21.3 269 32.3 28.7-36.1 233 31.1 27.4-35.0 94 11.7 9.2-14.6 45 7.0 5.0- 9.7
Rural 1,130 169 15.9 13.5-18.7 325 26.6 23.8-29.6 383 35.4 32.0-38.8 170 15.1 12.8-17.8 83 7.0 5.5- 8.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 329 23.7 21.2-26.3 538 36.5 33.8-39.4 401 31.0 28.2-33.9 107 7.8 6.3- 9.6 14 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.4 8.6-25.9 *** *** ***
Retired 820 105 12.3 10.1-15.0 265 30.5 27.0-34.2 271 33.6 29.7-37.7 127 16.0 13.0-19.5 52 7.6 5.4-10.7
Unable to Work 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 24.6 18.2-32.3 70 31.5 24.7-39.1 67 36.0 28.6-44.2
Other not in Labor Force 155 29 20.0 13.3-28.9 59 38.2 30.1-47.1 50 32.5 24.9-41.1 15 8.5 4.8-14.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 20 13.8 8.7-21.2 26 17.0 11.2-24.9 47 31.5 23.6-40.6 37 19.6 13.7-27.1 30 18.1 12.0-26.3
101% to 150% 216 23 11.9 7.4-18.5 39 16.3 11.7-22.3 89 44.8 37.2-52.7 41 16.1 11.6-21.9 24 10.9 7.2-16.2
151% to 200% 190 32 16.6 11.5-23.4 52 26.0 19.4-33.9 59 33.0 25.3-41.8 39 20.7 14.7-28.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,505 317 22.2 19.8-24.8 614 40.2 37.4-43.0 423 28.7 26.2-31.5 121 7.1 5.8- 8.7 30 1.8 1.2- 2.7
HOUSING
Own 1,943 372 19.5 17.6-21.7 661 31.8 29.6-34.2 608 32.7 30.2-35.2 214 11.1 9.5-12.8 88 4.9 3.8- 6.2
Rent 551 90 17.3 14.0-21.1 193 34.5 30.1-39.3 148 27.1 23.0-31.7 88 14.6 11.6-18.2 32 6.5 4.3- 9.7
Other arrangement 161 17 11.2 6.8-18.1 43 29.7 22.0-38.7 49 32.8 24.9-41.8 32 16.4 11.0-23.9 20 9.8 5.9-15.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 62 12.1 9.1-16.0 137 26.1 21.9-30.7 187 36.4 31.6-41.4 92 17.6 14.0-21.8 43 7.8 5.5-11.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 155 16.5 13.8-19.5 318 28.4 25.3-31.6 308 34.5 30.9-38.3 132 14.0 11.5-16.9 62 6.7 5.0- 9.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 265 23.0 20.4-25.8 447 37.6 34.5-40.8 316 27.8 24.9-30.8 111 8.1 6.6- 9.9 36 3.6 2.5- 5.1

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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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