2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,266 1,674 35.1 33.5-36.8 2,592 64.9 63.2-66.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,668 1,040 35.4 33.3-37.5 1,628 64.6 62.5-66.7
GENDER
Male 1,270 521 36.9 33.9-39.9 749 63.1 60.1-66.1
Female 1,398 519 34.1 31.2-37.0 879 65.9 63.0-68.8
AGE
18-34 487 45 9.6 7.1-13.0 442 90.4 87.0-92.9
35-44 318 68 24.1 19.1-29.9 250 75.9 70.1-80.9
45-54 417 137 31.8 27.0-37.0 280 68.2 63.0-73.0
55-64 523 233 43.8 38.9-48.8 290 56.2 51.2-61.1
65-74 520 304 60.6 55.6-65.4 216 39.4 34.6-44.4
75+ 376 239 63.5 57.1-69.5 137 36.5 30.5-42.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 70 49.1 39.5-58.8 59 50.9 41.2-60.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 574 264 41.8 37.3-46.4 310 58.2 53.6-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 825 320 33.1 29.7-36.7 505 66.9 63.3-70.3
College Graduate 1,134 385 29.2 26.5-32.1 749 70.8 67.9-73.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 76 45.6 37.0-54.4 82 54.4 45.6-63.0
$15,000- 24,999 253 123 45.3 38.2-52.6 130 54.7 47.4-61.8
$25,000- 34,999 211 89 39.6 32.3-47.4 122 60.4 52.6-67.7
$35,000- 49,999 308 117 33.6 27.9-39.8 191 66.4 60.2-72.1
$50,000- 74,999 354 127 32.8 27.4-38.6 227 67.2 61.4-72.6
$75,000+ 859 264 27.2 24.1-30.6 595 72.8 69.4-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 472 51.3 47.2-55.4 377 48.7 44.6-52.8
No 1,748 535 27.7 25.4-30.1 1,213 72.3 69.9-74.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 211 46.3 40.7-51.9 216 53.7 48.1-59.3
Non-Veteran 2,229 824 33.6 31.4-35.9 1,405 66.4 64.1-68.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 757 254 29.0 25.5-32.6 503 71.0 67.4-74.5
Regional City or Suburban County 781 318 37.8 34.0-41.8 463 62.2 58.2-66.0
Rural 1,130 468 38.1 34.8-41.5 662 61.9 58.5-65.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 367 24.9 22.4-27.5 1,020 75.1 72.5-77.6
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 480 59.0 54.9-63.0 342 41.0 37.0-45.1
Unable to Work 201 127 56.8 48.5-64.8 74 43.2 35.2-51.5
Other not in Labor Force 154 30 18.1 12.4-25.6 124 81.9 74.4-87.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 69 37.5 29.5-46.3 92 62.5 53.7-70.5
101% to 150% 216 98 45.0 37.5-52.8 118 55.0 47.2-62.5
151% to 200% 190 77 36.4 28.8-44.7 113 63.6 55.3-71.2
More than 200% 1,499 519 30.9 28.4-33.5 980 69.1 66.5-71.6
HOUSING
Own 1,944 821 39.3 36.8-41.8 1,123 60.7 58.2-63.2
Rent 549 164 24.1 20.4-28.2 385 75.9 71.8-79.6
Other arrangement 161 50 22.8 16.7-30.3 111 77.2 69.7-83.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 519 217 39.0 34.2-44.1 302 61.0 55.9-65.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 976 423 40.6 37.0-44.3 553 59.4 55.7-63.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,173 400 29.6 26.8-32.5 773 70.4 67.5-73.2

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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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