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 3,730 1,402 35.0 33.3-36.8 2,328 65.0 63.2-66.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,368 954 37.0 34.8-39.2 1,414 63.0 60.8-65.2
GENDER
Male 1,109 447 35.2 32.2-38.4 662 64.8 61.6-67.8
Female 1,259 507 38.5 35.4-41.7 752 61.5 58.3-64.6
AGE
18-34 331 26 7.9 5.3-11.6 305 92.1 88.4-94.7
35-44 281 57 20.6 15.8-26.4 224 79.4 73.6-84.2
45-54 392 141 35.9 30.8-41.4 251 64.1 58.6-69.2
55-64 497 251 49.5 44.4-54.7 246 50.5 45.3-55.6
65-74 495 283 57.8 52.5-62.9 212 42.2 37.1-47.5
75+ 347 186 53.4 46.7-60.1 161 46.6 39.9-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 54 44.4 34.5-54.8 57 55.6 45.2-65.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 226 43.5 38.5-48.6 256 56.5 51.4-61.5
Some Post-H.S. 720 294 35.2 31.5-39.1 426 64.8 60.9-68.5
College Graduate 1,050 377 32.0 29.1-35.1 673 68.0 64.9-70.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 61 47.8 38.3-57.5 69 52.2 42.5-61.7
$15,000- 24,999 219 103 47.0 39.3-54.9 116 53.0 45.1-60.7
$25,000- 34,999 177 73 37.3 29.5-45.9 104 62.7 54.1-70.5
$35,000- 49,999 264 120 40.8 34.1-47.9 144 59.2 52.1-65.9
$50,000- 74,999 324 129 35.9 30.1-42.2 195 64.1 57.8-69.9
$75,000+ 804 277 30.9 27.6-34.5 527 69.1 65.5-72.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 758 407 51.6 47.3-55.9 351 48.4 44.1-52.7
No 1,546 521 29.9 27.5-32.5 1,025 70.1 67.5-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 166 38.9 33.3-44.8 211 61.1 55.2-66.7
Non-Veteran 1,981 782 36.6 34.2-39.0 1,199 63.4 61.0-65.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 683 250 33.3 29.5-37.4 433 66.7 62.6-70.5
Regional City or Suburban County 689 277 36.3 32.4-40.4 412 63.7 59.6-67.6
Rural 996 427 40.0 36.5-43.7 569 60.0 56.3-63.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,201 331 25.2 22.6-28.0 870 74.8 72.0-77.4
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 775 438 56.3 52.0-60.5 337 43.7 39.5-48.0
Unable to Work 183 116 62.1 53.7-69.9 67 37.9 30.1-46.3
Other not in Labor Force 126 38 29.2 21.0-38.9 88 70.8 61.1-79.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 61 44.3 34.7-54.4 70 55.7 45.6-65.3
101% to 150% 185 76 42.1 34.0-50.6 109 57.9 49.4-66.0
151% to 200% 161 73 41.8 33.0-51.0 88 58.2 49.0-67.0
More than 200% 1,379 528 34.3 31.6-37.2 851 65.7 62.8-68.4
HOUSING
Own 1,815 773 39.7 37.1-42.3 1,042 60.3 57.7-62.9
Rent 424 129 25.0 20.7-29.8 295 75.0 70.2-79.3
Other arrangement 117 48 32.2 23.8-42.0 69 67.8 58.0-76.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 181 38.3 33.2-43.8 259 61.7 56.2-66.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 887 385 40.8 37.0-44.7 502 59.2 55.3-63.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,041 388 33.1 30.0-36.3 653 66.9 63.7-70.0

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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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