2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-Eastern NC 1,947 272 14.8 12.6-17.3 1,675 85.2 82.7-87.4
GENDER
Male 855 105 14.7 11.5-18.7 750 85.3 81.3-88.5
Female 1,092 167 14.9 12.1-18.1 925 85.1 81.9-87.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,126 142 13.8 11.2-16.9 984 86.2 83.1-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 514 88 17.4 12.9-23.1 426 82.6 76.9-87.1
Other 307 42 14.2 9.4-20.8 265 85.8 79.2-90.6
AGE
18-34 375 61 17.6 13.2-23.1 314 82.4 76.9-86.8
35-44 251 37 15.2 9.9-22.6 214 84.8 77.4-90.1
45-54 314 36 12.5 7.6-19.8 278 87.5 80.2-92.4
55-64 393 62 15.9 11.6-21.4 331 84.1 78.6-88.4
65-74 362 48 10.3 7.1-14.7 314 89.7 85.3-92.9
75+ 235 27 12.9 7.2-22.0 208 87.1 78.0-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 248 51 23.8 16.4-33.1 197 76.2 66.9-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 78 14.5 10.9-19.0 476 85.5 81.0-89.1
Some Post-H.S. 573 78 12.7 9.7-16.5 495 87.3 83.5-90.3
College Graduate 565 64 11.3 8.5-14.9 501 88.7 85.1-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 53 22.7 16.2-30.8 167 77.3 69.2-83.8
$15,000- 24,999 327 50 19.4 13.3-27.6 277 80.6 72.4-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 203 25 13.9 7.6-24.0 178 86.1 76.0-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 240 34 15.6 10.2-23.1 206 84.4 76.9-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 231 31 10.9 7.1-16.5 200 89.1 83.5-92.9
$75,000+ 366 36 10.0 6.8-14.6 330 90.0 85.4-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 674 136 19.3 15.6-23.6 538 80.7 76.4-84.4
No 1,214 129 12.9 10.2-16.1 1,085 87.1 83.9-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 31 11.1 7.2-16.7 327 88.9 83.3-92.8
Non-Veteran 1,587 241 15.7 13.2-18.5 1,346 84.3 81.5-86.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 17 15.1 9.0-24.3 114 84.9 75.7-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 313 49 17.4 12.5-23.7 264 82.6 76.3-87.5
Rural 1,503 206 14.2 11.7-17.1 1,297 85.8 82.9-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 118 15.0 11.9-18.7 849 85.0 81.3-88.1
Unemployed 95 16 16.6 9.2-28.2 79 83.4 71.8-90.8
Retired 548 64 10.6 7.4-15.0 484 89.4 85.0-92.6
Unable to Work 215 59 26.9 19.6-35.6 156 73.1 64.4-80.4
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 41 25.6 16.9-36.8 134 74.4 63.2-83.1
101% to 150% 330 51 18.6 12.5-26.9 279 81.4 73.1-87.5
151% to 200% 137 18 10.8 6.2-18.1 119 89.2 81.9-93.8
More than 200% 820 97 11.8 9.2-15.0 723 88.2 85.0-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 662 94 13.5 9.5-18.7 568 86.5 81.3-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 135 15.8 13.0-19.1 803 84.2 80.9-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 43 13.6 9.1-19.9 304 86.4 80.1-90.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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