2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,673 2,480 91.0 89.6-92.3 193 9.0 7.7-10.4
GENDER
Male 1,273 1,151 88.6 86.3-90.6 122 11.4 9.4-13.7
Female 1,400 1,329 93.3 91.3-94.8 71 6.7 5.2- 8.7
AGE
18-34 489 420 83.5 79.3-87.0 69 16.5 13.0-20.7
35-44 320 279 87.0 81.9-90.9 41 13.0 9.1-18.1
45-54 416 378 90.4 86.6-93.3 38 9.6 6.7-13.4
55-64 525 484 92.4 89.5-94.6 41 7.6 5.4-10.5
65-74 520 520 100 . - . *** *** ***
75+ 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 113 84.2 75.9-90.1 18 15.8 9.9-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 507 87.9 84.5-90.6 65 12.1 9.4-15.5
Some Post-H.S. 829 758 90.4 87.6-92.6 71 9.6 7.4-12.4
College Graduate 1,135 1,096 96.1 94.7-97.2 39 3.9 2.8- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 136 85.8 78.3-91.0 20 14.2 9.0-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 254 223 84.0 77.6-88.8 31 16.0 11.2-22.4
$25,000- 34,999 211 181 85.0 78.4-89.8 30 15.0 10.2-21.6
$35,000- 49,999 309 289 93.3 89.1-95.9 20 6.7 4.1-10.9
$50,000- 74,999 355 332 90.4 84.9-94.0 23 9.6 6.0-15.1
$75,000+ 862 831 95.5 93.4-97.0 31 4.5 3.0- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 786 89.4 86.3-91.8 67 10.6 8.2-13.7
No 1,751 1,629 91.7 90.0-93.2 122 8.3 6.8-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 410 94.6 91.2-96.7 19 5.4 3.3- 8.8
Non-Veteran 2,233 2,059 90.4 88.8-91.9 174 9.6 8.1-11.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 761 717 93.0 90.6-94.9 44 7.0 5.1- 9.4
Regional City or Suburban County 781 724 91.5 88.7-93.6 57 8.5 6.4-11.3
Rural 1,131 1,039 89.3 86.7-91.5 92 10.7 8.5-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 1,263 89.6 87.5-91.4 128 10.4 8.6-12.5
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 821 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 203 190 93.5 88.7-96.3 13 6.5 3.7-11.3
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 128 77.7 69.5-84.3 33 22.3 15.7-30.5
101% to 150% 216 191 86.4 79.8-91.0 25 13.6 9.0-20.2
151% to 200% 191 173 89.8 83.7-93.8 18 10.2 6.2-16.3
More than 200% 1,504 1,434 94.1 92.3-95.5 70 5.9 4.5- 7.7
HOUSING
Own 1,943 1,857 93.4 91.7-94.7 86 6.6 5.3- 8.3
Rent 553 471 82.6 78.4-86.1 82 17.4 13.9-21.6
Other arrangement 162 138 86.7 79.8-91.5 24 13.3 8.5-20.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 478 89.0 84.9-92.1 43 11.0 7.9-15.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 977 901 90.6 88.0-92.7 76 9.4 7.3-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 1,101 92.2 90.1-93.9 74 7.8 6.1- 9.9

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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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