2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,671 2,195 82.5 80.8-84.2 476 17.5 15.8-19.2
GENDER
Male 1,275 1,063 82.9 80.3-85.3 212 17.1 14.7-19.7
Female 1,396 1,132 82.2 79.7-84.4 264 17.8 15.6-20.3
AGE
18-34 490 450 91.3 88.1-93.8 40 8.7 6.2-11.9
35-44 320 278 86.6 81.8-90.3 42 13.4 9.7-18.2
45-54 415 334 80.6 75.9-84.5 81 19.4 15.5-24.1
55-64 524 415 77.9 73.4-81.9 109 22.1 18.1-26.6
65-74 520 413 78.6 74.0-82.6 107 21.4 17.4-26.0
75+ 374 279 71.8 65.2-77.6 95 28.2 22.4-34.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 75 58.7 48.9-67.8 56 41.3 32.2-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 400 74.2 70.1-77.8 172 25.8 22.2-29.9
Some Post-H.S. 827 684 86.0 83.3-88.3 143 14.0 11.7-16.7
College Graduate 1,135 1,031 92.4 90.6-93.9 104 7.6 6.1- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 86 55.3 46.4-63.9 71 44.7 36.1-53.6
$15,000- 24,999 253 170 69.0 62.1-75.2 83 31.0 24.8-37.9
$25,000- 34,999 211 158 75.4 68.3-81.3 53 24.6 18.7-31.7
$35,000- 49,999 309 254 83.5 78.3-87.7 55 16.5 12.3-21.7
$50,000- 74,999 355 321 92.4 88.8-94.8 34 7.6 5.2-11.2
$75,000+ 863 803 93.7 91.6-95.3 60 6.3 4.7- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 514 60.2 56.2-64.1 336 39.8 35.9-43.8
No 1,751 1,622 93.0 91.5-94.2 129 7.0 5.8- 8.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 342 80.4 75.4-84.6 89 19.6 15.4-24.6
Non-Veteran 2,228 1,843 82.8 80.9-84.6 385 17.2 15.4-19.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 762 678 90.4 87.9-92.5 84 9.6 7.5-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 779 640 81.4 77.8-84.5 139 18.6 15.5-22.2
Rural 1,130 877 77.9 74.9-80.6 253 22.1 19.4-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 1,268 91.2 89.3-92.8 121 8.8 7.2-10.7
Unemployed 86 65 78.9 67.9-86.9 21 21.1 13.1-32.1
Retired 820 641 76.4 72.4-80.0 179 23.6 20.0-27.6
Unable to Work 202 65 32.5 25.2-40.7 137 67.5 59.3-74.8
Other not in Labor Force 155 138 90.7 84.4-94.6 17 9.3 5.4-15.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 93 62.3 53.4-70.5 67 37.7 29.5-46.6
101% to 150% 216 151 73.0 66.2-78.9 65 27.0 21.1-33.8
151% to 200% 190 143 75.7 68.0-82.0 47 24.3 18.0-32.0
More than 200% 1,505 1,354 91.1 89.4-92.6 151 8.9 7.4-10.6
HOUSING
Own 1,943 1,641 84.1 82.0-85.9 302 15.9 14.1-18.0
Rent 551 431 78.9 74.6-82.6 120 21.1 17.4-25.4
Other arrangement 161 109 73.8 65.6-80.6 52 26.2 19.4-34.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 386 74.6 69.9-78.8 135 25.4 21.2-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 781 79.3 76.0-82.3 194 20.7 17.7-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 1,028 88.4 86.1-90.3 147 11.6 9.7-13.9

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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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