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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Eastern NC 1,901 125 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,776 94.5 93.1-95.6
GENDER
Male 826 37 4.4 3.0- 6.4 789 95.6 93.6-97.0
Female 1,075 88 6.6 5.0- 8.6 987 93.4 91.4-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,097 66 5.0 3.7- 6.7 1,031 95.0 93.3-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 507 46 8.0 5.5-11.4 461 92.0 88.6-94.5
Other 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 308 29 8.2 5.0-13.1 279 91.8 86.9-95.0
55-64 388 35 9.3 6.1-14.0 353 90.7 86.0-93.9
65-74 355 25 5.7 3.5- 9.2 330 94.3 90.8-96.5
75+ 231 23 13.8 8.7-21.1 208 86.2 78.9-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 27 8.3 5.1-13.2 216 91.7 86.8-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 39 6.0 4.0- 8.9 503 94.0 91.1-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 561 45 5.6 3.9- 8.0 516 94.4 92.0-96.1
College Graduate 549 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 34 14.2 9.3-21.3 168 85.8 78.7-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 323 21 4.4 2.5- 7.7 302 95.6 92.3-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 202 16 5.4 3.1- 9.3 186 94.6 90.7-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 672 125 17.1 13.8-21.1 547 82.9 78.9-86.2
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 20 5.9 3.6- 9.5 326 94.1 90.5-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,553 105 5.5 4.3- 7.0 1,448 94.5 93.0-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 305 20 4.8 2.9- 7.9 285 95.2 92.1-97.1
Rural 1,471 102 5.9 4.6- 7.6 1,369 94.1 92.4-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 939 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 542 33 6.9 4.7-10.1 509 93.1 89.9-95.3
Unable to Work 213 68 32.3 24.4-41.3 145 67.7 58.7-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 23 9.3 5.4-15.6 150 90.7 84.4-94.6
101% to 150% 326 23 4.8 2.8- 8.1 303 95.2 91.9-97.2
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 811 21 2.7 1.6- 4.6 790 97.3 95.4-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 644 51 7.3 4.9-10.8 593 92.7 89.2-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 920 59 5.2 3.8- 6.9 861 94.8 93.1-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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