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 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-Eastern NC 1,938 187 8.4 6.9-10.1 1,751 91.6 89.9-93.1
GENDER
Male 851 63 7.1 5.1- 9.8 788 92.9 90.2-94.9
Female 1,087 124 9.6 7.6-12.0 963 90.4 88.0-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,121 122 10.4 8.3-13.0 999 89.6 87.0-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 512 38 5.1 3.4- 7.5 474 94.9 92.5-96.6
Other 305 27 5.1 3.0- 8.6 278 94.9 91.4-97.0
AGE
18-34 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 310 25 8.8 5.3-14.0 285 91.2 86.0-94.7
55-64 395 42 10.8 7.2-15.7 353 89.2 84.3-92.8
65-74 359 56 14.1 10.1-19.4 303 85.9 80.6-89.9
75+ 234 36 20.5 13.4-30.1 198 79.5 69.9-86.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 245 42 15.7 10.6-22.8 203 84.3 77.2-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 58 7.6 5.4-10.5 496 92.4 89.5-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 568 54 7.3 5.2-10.2 514 92.7 89.8-94.8
College Graduate 564 31 4.7 3.0- 7.3 533 95.3 92.7-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 219 46 22.2 15.3-31.2 173 77.8 68.8-84.7
$15,000- 24,999 328 36 9.5 5.9-15.0 292 90.5 85.0-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 201 24 10.5 6.3-16.9 177 89.5 83.1-93.7
$35,000- 49,999 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 366 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 351 96.1 93.1-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 667 119 15.7 12.4-19.7 548 84.3 80.3-87.6
No 1,211 65 4.9 3.5- 6.8 1,146 95.1 93.2-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 23 5.2 3.2- 8.3 334 94.8 91.7-96.8
Non-Veteran 1,579 164 9.1 7.4-11.2 1,415 90.9 88.8-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 312 27 8.0 5.2-12.1 285 92.0 87.9-94.8
Rural 1,495 153 8.7 7.0-10.8 1,342 91.3 89.2-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 964 43 4.1 2.8- 5.9 921 95.9 94.1-97.2
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 547 71 14.9 11.0-19.9 476 85.1 80.1-89.0
Unable to Work 214 61 26.0 18.9-34.7 153 74.0 65.3-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 22 11.6 6.7-19.4 151 88.4 80.6-93.3
101% to 150% 328 45 11.7 7.5-17.8 283 88.3 82.2-92.5
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 50 5.6 4.0- 7.9 769 94.4 92.1-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 659 77 8.1 5.9-11.1 582 91.9 88.9-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 933 79 9.0 6.9-11.7 854 91.0 88.3-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 31 6.9 4.4-10.7 315 93.1 89.3-95.6

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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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