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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-Eastern NC 1,949 157 6.1 5.0- 7.4 1,792 93.9 92.6-95.0
GENDER
Male 856 84 7.1 5.4- 9.2 772 92.9 90.8-94.6
Female 1,093 73 5.1 3.8- 6.9 1,020 94.9 93.1-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,127 145 9.4 7.7-11.5 982 90.6 88.5-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 516 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 395 27 7.7 4.9-12.0 368 92.3 88.0-95.1
65-74 362 64 19.1 14.2-25.2 298 80.9 74.8-85.8
75+ 235 49 18.6 13.1-25.6 186 81.4 74.4-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 37 4.9 3.1- 7.4 519 95.1 92.6-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 573 46 6.1 4.3- 8.6 527 93.9 91.4-95.7
College Graduate 564 61 9.6 7.3-12.6 503 90.4 87.4-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 328 20 3.4 1.9- 5.9 308 96.6 94.1-98.1
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 240 22 6.7 3.9-11.3 218 93.3 88.7-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 230 24 8.3 5.2-13.0 206 91.7 87.0-94.8
$75,000+ 367 38 9.1 6.1-13.5 329 90.9 86.5-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 73 9.6 7.2-12.7 603 90.4 87.3-92.8
No 1,213 78 4.3 3.3- 5.7 1,135 95.7 94.3-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 49 9.5 6.9-12.9 310 90.5 87.1-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,588 108 5.3 4.1- 6.8 1,480 94.7 93.2-95.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 14 9.4 5.2-16.3 117 90.6 83.7-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,504 129 6.5 5.2- 8.1 1,375 93.5 91.9-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 43 3.3 2.2- 4.9 924 96.7 95.1-97.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 96 17.0 13.5-21.2 453 83.0 78.8-86.5
Unable to Work 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 86 8.6 6.7-11.1 733 91.4 88.9-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 663 52 7.0 4.9- 9.9 611 93.0 90.1-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 63 4.3 3.1- 5.8 876 95.7 94.2-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 42 9.7 6.7-13.7 305 90.3 86.3-93.3

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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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