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 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-Eastern NC 1,940 187 9.7 8.0-11.7 1,753 90.3 88.3-92.0
GENDER
Male 853 59 8.0 5.7-11.0 794 92.0 89.0-94.3
Female 1,087 128 11.3 8.8-14.3 959 88.7 85.7-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,123 95 8.7 6.6-11.4 1,028 91.3 88.6-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 511 64 11.6 8.3-16.1 447 88.4 83.9-91.7
Other 306 28 10.3 6.2-16.8 278 89.7 83.2-93.8
AGE
18-34 374 30 7.7 5.2-11.3 344 92.3 88.7-94.8
35-44 250 24 10.7 6.3-17.6 226 89.3 82.4-93.7
45-54 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 391 47 12.5 8.7-17.7 344 87.5 82.3-91.3
65-74 361 39 8.1 5.3-12.2 322 91.9 87.8-94.7
75+ 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 247 45 19.2 12.9-27.6 202 80.8 72.4-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 48 7.9 5.5-11.2 502 92.1 88.8-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 573 56 8.6 6.1-11.9 517 91.4 88.1-93.9
College Graduate 563 37 6.0 4.1- 8.7 526 94.0 91.3-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 45 20.3 14.1-28.4 172 79.7 71.6-85.9
$15,000- 24,999 326 34 14.5 8.9-22.7 292 85.5 77.3-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 203 19 8.0 4.7-13.4 184 92.0 86.6-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 238 18 6.1 3.5-10.5 220 93.9 89.5-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 231 16 4.5 2.5- 8.0 215 95.5 92.0-97.5
$75,000+ 366 25 6.8 4.2-11.0 341 93.2 89.0-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 670 102 14.0 10.9-17.9 568 86.0 82.1-89.1
No 1,211 81 7.8 5.7-10.4 1,130 92.2 89.6-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,581 172 10.6 8.7-13.0 1,409 89.4 87.0-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 311 31 11.5 7.5-17.4 280 88.5 82.6-92.5
Rural 1,498 146 9.5 7.5-11.9 1,352 90.5 88.1-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 69 8.7 6.4-11.7 897 91.3 88.3-93.6
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 49 8.5 5.5-12.8 497 91.5 87.2-94.5
Unable to Work 212 51 23.3 16.6-31.7 161 76.7 68.3-83.4
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 32 20.8 12.7-32.1 142 79.2 67.9-87.3
101% to 150% 326 33 11.0 6.6-17.8 293 89.0 82.2-93.4
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 57 6.1 4.4- 8.4 762 93.9 91.6-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 658 74 11.4 7.7-16.8 584 88.6 83.2-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 935 87 10.1 7.8-12.9 848 89.9 87.1-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 26 6.8 4.2-10.9 321 93.2 89.1-95.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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