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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-Eastern NC 1,899 254 14.4 12.3-16.9 1,645 85.6 83.1-87.7
GENDER
Male 825 95 13.1 10.4-16.5 730 86.9 83.5-89.6
Female 1,074 159 15.7 12.5-19.5 915 84.3 80.5-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,099 130 12.2 9.9-15.0 969 87.8 85.0-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 502 76 19.6 14.3-26.1 426 80.4 73.9-85.7
Other 298 48 14.3 9.8-20.4 250 85.7 79.6-90.2
AGE
18-34 360 47 15.7 11.0-21.8 313 84.3 78.2-89.0
35-44 244 28 14.8 9.5-22.4 216 85.2 77.6-90.5
45-54 307 36 10.4 6.9-15.3 271 89.6 84.7-93.1
55-64 388 70 17.5 13.0-23.0 318 82.5 77.0-87.0
65-74 355 38 12.7 8.7-18.3 317 87.3 81.7-91.3
75+ 229 35 14.0 9.3-20.6 194 86.0 79.4-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 242 64 27.0 19.9-35.4 178 73.0 64.6-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 75 12.6 9.5-16.4 467 87.4 83.6-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 559 74 13.4 9.7-18.4 485 86.6 81.6-90.3
College Graduate 550 40 8.0 5.6-11.4 510 92.0 88.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 53 25.9 18.6-34.9 147 74.1 65.1-81.4
$15,000- 24,999 324 50 14.1 9.6-20.2 274 85.9 79.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 202 23 13.1 7.5-21.7 179 86.9 78.3-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 236 26 14.6 8.0-25.3 210 85.4 74.7-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 228 17 7.0 4.0-12.1 211 93.0 87.9-96.0
$75,000+ 364 21 7.0 4.3-11.3 343 93.0 88.7-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 673 254 44.5 39.2-50.0 419 55.5 50.0-60.8
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 46 15.2 11.2-20.5 300 84.8 79.5-88.8
Non-Veteran 1,551 208 14.3 11.8-17.2 1,343 85.7 82.8-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 307 41 15.9 11.2-22.1 266 84.1 77.9-88.8
Rural 1,467 198 14.3 11.7-17.2 1,269 85.7 82.8-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 941 72 10.4 7.6-14.0 869 89.6 86.0-92.4
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 539 67 12.8 9.5-16.9 472 87.2 83.1-90.5
Unable to Work 212 86 43.5 34.7-52.7 126 56.5 47.3-65.3
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 32 18.1 11.3-27.6 139 81.9 72.4-88.7
101% to 150% 327 51 14.9 10.4-20.9 276 85.1 79.1-89.6
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 813 65 9.1 6.3-13.1 748 90.9 86.9-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 640 89 14.2 10.5-19.0 551 85.8 81.0-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 922 119 14.2 11.5-17.4 803 85.8 82.6-88.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 46 15.3 10.1-22.4 291 84.7 77.6-89.9

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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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