2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,673 328 13.7 12.2-15.4 2,345 86.3 84.6-87.8
GENDER
Male 1,276 134 11.6 9.6-13.9 1,142 88.4 86.1-90.4
Female 1,397 194 15.7 13.5-18.2 1,203 84.3 81.8-86.5
AGE
18-34 490 92 20.5 16.7-25.0 398 79.5 75.0-83.3
35-44 319 55 19.1 14.5-24.7 264 80.9 75.3-85.5
45-54 416 64 13.8 10.7-17.7 352 86.2 82.3-89.3
55-64 524 69 12.1 9.3-15.5 455 87.9 84.5-90.7
65-74 521 26 6.4 3.9-10.2 495 93.6 89.8-96.1
75+ 375 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 357 95.6 92.6-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 23 19.2 12.6-28.3 107 80.8 71.7-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 94 16.6 13.4-20.4 481 83.4 79.6-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 827 106 14.0 11.4-17.0 721 86.0 83.0-88.6
College Graduate 1,135 105 9.7 7.9-11.8 1,030 90.3 88.2-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 35 24.3 17.4-32.9 122 75.7 67.1-82.6
$15,000- 24,999 254 61 25.3 19.6-32.0 193 74.7 68.0-80.4
$25,000- 34,999 211 40 22.0 16.0-29.6 171 78.0 70.4-84.0
$35,000- 49,999 309 31 10.7 7.3-15.4 278 89.3 84.6-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 353 48 14.2 10.3-19.3 305 85.8 80.7-89.7
$75,000+ 863 53 6.3 4.7- 8.4 810 93.7 91.6-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 851 156 21.4 18.1-25.1 695 78.6 74.9-81.9
No 1,752 165 10.3 8.7-12.1 1,587 89.7 87.9-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 33 9.1 6.0-13.5 398 90.9 86.5-94.0
Non-Veteran 2,231 295 14.5 12.9-16.4 1,936 85.5 83.6-87.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 81 11.7 9.3-14.7 682 88.3 85.3-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 780 89 12.5 10.0-15.7 691 87.5 84.3-90.0
Rural 1,130 158 16.0 13.5-18.8 972 84.0 81.2-86.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 182 13.7 11.7-16.0 1,209 86.3 84.0-88.3
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 820 44 5.8 3.9- 8.3 776 94.2 91.7-96.1
Unable to Work 202 47 22.8 17.0-29.9 155 77.2 70.1-83.0
Other not in Labor Force 155 23 15.1 9.8-22.5 132 84.9 77.5-90.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 48 33.7 25.7-42.7 113 66.3 57.3-74.3
101% to 150% 216 50 23.8 17.8-31.1 166 76.2 68.9-82.2
151% to 200% 191 27 12.7 8.4-18.9 164 87.3 81.1-91.6
More than 200% 1,503 125 8.7 7.2-10.5 1,378 91.3 89.5-92.8
HOUSING
Own 1,943 182 11.1 9.5-13.0 1,761 88.9 87.0-90.5
Rent 553 113 23.1 19.0-27.6 440 76.9 72.4-81.0
Other arrangement 162 32 20.0 13.8-28.1 130 80.0 71.9-86.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 519 77 16.1 12.7-20.2 442 83.9 79.8-87.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 977 124 14.8 12.2-17.9 853 85.2 82.1-87.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 127 11.9 9.8-14.2 1,050 88.1 85.8-90.2

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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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