2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 200 4.2 3.5- 5.0 4,693 95.8 95.0-96.5
-Eastern NC 1,942 82 4.9 3.5- 6.8 1,860 95.1 93.2-96.5
GENDER
Male 855 32 4.0 2.6- 6.3 823 96.0 93.7-97.4
Female 1,087 50 5.6 3.5- 9.0 1,037 94.4 91.0-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,124 51 5.0 3.4- 7.2 1,073 95.0 92.8-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 514 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 393 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 361 31 8.9 5.7-13.5 330 91.1 86.5-94.3
75+ 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 24 4.2 2.4- 7.2 530 95.8 92.8-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 571 28 6.6 3.7-11.6 543 93.4 88.4-96.3
College Graduate 564 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 670 59 11.3 7.5-16.6 611 88.7 83.4-92.5
No 1,212 23 2.0 1.1- 3.3 1,189 98.0 96.7-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 344 97.0 94.7-98.3
Non-Veteran 1,582 68 5.3 3.6- 7.7 1,514 94.7 92.3-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,498 67 5.4 3.6- 7.9 1,431 94.6 92.1-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 32 6.2 3.9- 9.6 514 93.8 90.4-96.1
Unable to Work 213 27 12.4 7.4-20.1 186 87.6 79.9-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 659 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 37 3.8 2.5- 5.7 901 96.2 94.3-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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