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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-Eastern NC 1,897 190 8.9 7.4-10.8 1,707 91.1 89.2-92.6
GENDER
Male 825 43 4.6 3.2- 6.6 782 95.4 93.4-96.8
Female 1,072 147 13.0 10.4-16.0 925 87.0 84.0-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 92 7.7 5.9- 9.9 1,003 92.3 90.1-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 506 70 13.1 9.5-17.7 436 86.9 82.3-90.5
Other 296 28 5.8 3.3- 9.7 268 94.2 90.3-96.7
AGE
18-34 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 307 29 7.5 4.6-11.9 278 92.5 88.1-95.4
55-64 387 62 15.2 11.3-20.1 325 84.8 79.9-88.7
65-74 355 33 8.7 5.6-13.3 322 91.3 86.7-94.4
75+ 230 38 18.8 12.9-26.5 192 81.2 73.5-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 54 20.4 14.5-28.0 189 79.6 72.0-85.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 538 53 6.7 4.8- 9.4 485 93.3 90.6-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 560 57 7.9 5.6-11.1 503 92.1 88.9-94.4
College Graduate 550 26 4.0 2.6- 6.3 524 96.0 93.7-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 57 29.7 21.6-39.3 143 70.3 60.7-78.4
$15,000- 24,999 322 28 4.6 2.9- 7.2 294 95.4 92.8-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 190 27.7 23.3-32.6 478 72.3 67.4-76.7
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 25 6.1 3.7- 9.8 321 93.9 90.2-96.3
Non-Veteran 1,549 165 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,384 90.4 88.2-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 304 22 5.6 3.5- 8.9 282 94.4 91.1-96.5
Rural 1,467 157 9.7 7.8-11.9 1,310 90.3 88.1-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 938 18 1.6 0.9- 2.9 920 98.4 97.1-99.1
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 54 10.5 7.6-14.3 486 89.5 85.7-92.4
Unable to Work 212 96 44.6 35.8-53.7 116 55.4 46.3-64.2
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 34 13.6 9.0-20.0 137 86.4 80.0-91.0
101% to 150% 325 35 7.6 4.9-11.6 290 92.4 88.4-95.1
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 811 31 3.7 2.4- 5.8 780 96.3 94.2-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 643 88 14.3 10.6-19.0 555 85.7 81.0-89.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 71 7.2 5.3- 9.7 846 92.8 90.3-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 31 7.8 5.2-11.5 306 92.2 88.5-94.8

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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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