2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-Eastern NC 1,908 129 5.1 4.1- 6.3 1,779 94.9 93.7-95.9
GENDER
Male 832 28 2.2 1.4- 3.6 804 97.8 96.4-98.6
Female 1,076 101 7.7 6.0- 9.8 975 92.3 90.2-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,099 67 4.5 3.3- 6.0 1,032 95.5 94.0-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 510 35 5.9 3.8- 8.9 475 94.1 91.1-96.2
Other 299 27 6.2 3.7-10.2 272 93.8 89.8-96.3
AGE
18-34 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 245 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 310 23 5.0 3.0- 8.2 287 95.0 91.8-97.0
55-64 388 36 6.8 4.5-10.2 352 93.2 89.8-95.5
65-74 356 22 5.2 3.0- 8.7 334 94.8 91.3-97.0
75+ 231 28 13.3 8.3-20.5 203 86.7 79.5-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 34 9.1 5.9-13.8 209 90.9 86.2-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 37 4.0 2.6- 5.9 510 96.0 94.1-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 562 37 5.1 3.4- 7.6 525 94.9 92.4-96.6
College Graduate 550 20 3.0 1.7- 5.2 530 97.0 94.8-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 35 14.5 9.4-21.6 168 85.5 78.4-90.6
$15,000- 24,999 325 29 5.7 3.6- 8.9 296 94.3 91.1-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 129 15.6 12.5-19.2 547 84.4 80.8-87.5
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,558 114 5.4 4.3- 6.9 1,444 94.6 93.1-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,474 108 5.4 4.3- 6.9 1,366 94.6 93.1-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 943 33 2.6 1.7- 3.9 910 97.4 96.1-98.3
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 541 40 7.5 5.0-11.1 501 92.5 88.9-95.0
Unable to Work 215 45 17.4 11.9-24.8 170 82.6 75.2-88.1
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 24 10.0 6.0-16.2 150 90.0 83.8-94.0
101% to 150% 327 28 5.7 3.4- 9.5 299 94.3 90.5-96.6
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 812 28 2.5 1.6- 3.9 784 97.5 96.1-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 646 54 6.6 4.5- 9.6 592 93.4 90.4-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 924 59 5.0 3.7- 6.7 865 95.0 93.3-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 16 3.7 2.1- 6.6 322 96.3 93.4-97.9

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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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