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 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-Eastern NC 1,913 182 8.4 7.0-10.1 1,731 91.6 89.9-93.0
GENDER
Male 835 103 10.7 8.4-13.5 732 89.3 86.5-91.6
Female 1,078 79 6.3 4.7- 8.4 999 93.7 91.6-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,102 123 10.2 8.2-12.6 979 89.8 87.4-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 511 31 5.8 3.7- 9.0 480 94.2 91.0-96.3
Other 300 28 5.4 3.1- 9.3 272 94.6 90.7-96.9
AGE
18-34 365 14 3.9 2.2- 6.8 351 96.1 93.2-97.8
35-44 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 389 52 13.0 9.2-18.2 337 87.0 81.8-90.8
65-74 358 54 19.0 13.8-25.5 304 81.0 74.5-86.2
75+ 231 47 21.1 14.6-29.5 184 78.9 70.5-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 241 33 10.0 6.4-15.4 208 90.0 84.6-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 50 8.5 6.0-12.1 501 91.5 87.9-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 563 60 8.6 6.2-11.7 503 91.4 88.3-93.8
College Graduate 552 38 6.4 4.4- 9.2 514 93.6 90.8-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 27 12.7 7.7-20.3 176 87.3 79.7-92.3
$15,000- 24,999 325 25 5.5 3.4- 8.8 300 94.5 91.2-96.6
$25,000- 34,999 203 26 14.4 9.0-22.3 177 85.6 77.7-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 237 23 9.9 6.0-15.9 214 90.1 84.1-94.0
$50,000- 74,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 365 26 6.4 4.0-10.3 339 93.6 89.7-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 182 26.0 21.8-30.7 494 74.0 69.3-78.2
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 63 17.0 12.7-22.3 285 83.0 77.7-87.3
Non-Veteran 1,563 119 6.5 5.1- 8.2 1,444 93.5 91.8-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 309 21 7.0 4.2-11.2 288 93.0 88.8-95.8
Rural 1,476 158 9.5 7.7-11.6 1,318 90.5 88.4-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 948 44 4.1 2.8- 5.8 904 95.9 94.2-97.2
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 541 92 20.5 15.9-25.8 449 79.5 74.2-84.1
Unable to Work 215 34 13.1 8.4-19.9 181 86.9 80.1-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 327 33 7.6 4.8-11.9 294 92.4 88.1-95.2
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 815 68 7.7 5.7-10.3 747 92.3 89.7-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 646 67 7.1 5.2- 9.6 579 92.9 90.4-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 926 83 8.8 6.8-11.3 843 91.2 88.7-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 341 32 8.8 5.8-13.2 309 91.2 86.8-94.2

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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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