2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,668 1,758 63.2 61.0-65.4 484 16.8 15.3-18.6 426 19.9 18.1-21.9
GENDER
Male 1,269 798 59.6 56.3-62.7 203 14.2 12.2-16.5 268 26.3 23.3-29.4
Female 1,399 960 66.6 63.5-69.5 281 19.3 17.0-21.9 158 14.1 12.0-16.6
AGE
18-34 487 244 47.7 42.8-52.6 44 8.8 6.4-11.8 199 43.6 38.7-48.6
35-44 319 213 66.3 60.2-71.9 38 11.7 8.3-16.2 68 22.0 17.3-27.7
45-54 416 278 67.0 61.6-72.0 72 16.7 12.9-21.3 66 16.3 12.7-20.8
55-64 523 368 69.1 64.2-73.6 97 19.4 15.7-23.8 58 11.5 8.6-15.1
65-74 519 370 71.1 66.2-75.6 128 23.6 19.7-28.1 21 5.2 3.0- 9.1
75+ 376 265 67.6 60.8-73.6 100 28.0 22.3-34.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 72 51.7 42.0-61.3 26 17.5 11.4-26.0 32 30.8 22.2-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 573 348 56.3 51.6-61.0 115 19.4 15.9-23.3 110 24.3 20.3-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 827 534 64.8 61.0-68.4 161 17.0 14.4-20.0 132 18.2 15.4-21.5
College Graduate 1,132 800 70.4 67.4-73.3 181 14.5 12.4-16.9 151 15.1 12.8-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 94 58.9 49.8-67.3 34 19.8 13.7-27.6 29 21.4 14.7-30.1
$15,000- 24,999 253 149 55.6 48.2-62.7 49 18.3 13.4-24.7 55 26.1 19.9-33.3
$25,000- 34,999 211 127 55.3 47.4-63.0 40 19.8 14.2-27.0 44 24.8 18.4-32.7
$35,000- 49,999 305 195 61.2 54.6-67.4 48 15.2 11.3-20.3 62 23.6 18.3-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 354 230 62.7 56.4-68.6 65 16.3 12.2-21.4 59 21.0 16.1-27.0
$75,000+ 862 631 72.0 68.4-75.4 122 12.2 10.1-14.6 109 15.8 13.0-19.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 532 56.8 52.6-60.9 202 24.1 20.7-27.8 115 19.2 15.8-23.0
No 1,749 1,170 65.6 63.0-68.2 274 13.6 12.0-15.5 305 20.8 18.5-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 426 247 54.2 48.5-59.8 101 21.1 17.1-25.9 78 24.7 19.8-30.3
Non-Veteran 2,230 1,502 64.7 62.3-67.0 382 16.2 14.5-18.0 346 19.2 17.2-21.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 761 516 65.8 61.7-69.7 135 15.7 13.0-18.9 110 18.5 15.2-22.2
Regional City or Suburban County 778 495 60.6 56.4-64.5 143 17.2 14.3-20.5 140 22.3 18.9-26.1
Rural 1,129 747 63.4 59.9-66.8 206 17.4 14.9-20.1 176 19.2 16.4-22.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 914 63.6 60.6-66.5 166 11.2 9.4-13.1 308 25.2 22.6-28.0
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 820 574 68.6 64.4-72.5 212 25.5 22.0-29.3 34 6.0 3.9- 9.1
Unable to Work 201 108 49.1 41.1-57.2 73 39.7 31.9-48.0 20 11.2 7.0-17.4
Other not in Labor Force 155 106 67.0 58.2-74.8 19 11.8 7.4-18.5 30 21.1 14.6-29.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 87 51.5 42.6-60.4 32 18.2 12.2-26.2 42 30.3 22.5-39.3
101% to 150% 215 126 53.8 45.9-61.5 42 19.4 13.9-26.4 47 26.8 20.1-34.9
151% to 200% 190 119 59.8 51.2-67.7 31 15.8 10.7-22.8 40 24.4 17.7-32.6
More than 200% 1,500 1,045 68.2 65.4-71.0 241 14.4 12.5-16.4 214 17.4 15.1-20.0
HOUSING
Own 1,941 1,353 67.0 64.4-69.4 375 17.7 15.9-19.8 213 15.3 13.3-17.6
Rent 552 307 52.1 47.2-56.9 82 13.2 10.3-16.7 163 34.8 30.2-39.6
Other arrangement 161 90 51.5 42.5-60.3 23 14.8 9.4-22.5 48 33.7 25.7-42.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 518 323 58.7 53.5-63.7 103 19.0 15.2-23.4 92 22.3 18.1-27.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 976 641 62.8 59.0-66.5 181 17.5 14.8-20.5 154 19.7 16.7-23.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,174 794 65.3 62.1-68.4 200 15.5 13.4-17.9 180 19.2 16.5-22.1

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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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