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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-Eastern NC 1,945 100 3.5 2.7- 4.5 1,845 96.5 95.5-97.3
GENDER
Male 855 41 4.1 2.9- 5.9 814 95.9 94.1-97.1
Female 1,090 59 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,031 97.1 95.8-98.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,125 58 3.3 2.3- 4.5 1,067 96.7 95.5-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 514 32 5.1 3.3- 7.9 482 94.9 92.1-96.7
Other 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 *** *** *** 375 100 . - .
35-44 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 391 23 5.0 2.9- 8.4 368 95.0 91.6-97.1
65-74 362 33 7.7 4.9-11.9 329 92.3 88.1-95.1
75+ 235 32 12.8 8.3-19.1 203 87.2 80.9-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 35 4.0 2.6- 6.2 521 96.0 93.8-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 571 33 4.0 2.6- 6.1 538 96.0 93.9-97.4
College Graduate 563 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 23 6.6 3.9-11.0 199 93.4 89.0-96.1
$15,000- 24,999 327 21 4.6 2.6- 8.1 306 95.4 91.9-97.4
$25,000- 34,999 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 68 7.1 5.2- 9.5 603 92.9 90.5-94.8
No 1,214 32 1.9 1.2- 3.1 1,182 98.1 96.9-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 26 7.6 4.9-11.7 331 92.4 88.3-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,586 74 2.6 1.9- 3.5 1,512 97.4 96.5-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,501 82 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,419 96.2 94.9-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 968 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 52 9.2 6.6-12.8 494 90.8 87.2-93.4
Unable to Work 216 33 13.5 8.4-20.8 183 86.5 79.2-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 329 21 4.0 2.4- 6.5 308 96.0 93.5-97.6
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 818 28 2.4 1.5- 3.8 790 97.6 96.2-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 660 39 4.3 2.7- 6.8 621 95.7 93.2-97.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 50 3.9 2.7- 5.4 889 96.1 94.6-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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