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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-Eastern NC 1,896 434 18.7 16.7-21.0 1,462 81.3 79.0-83.3
GENDER
Male 826 156 17.3 14.4-20.7 670 82.7 79.3-85.6
Female 1,070 278 20.0 17.2-23.2 792 80.0 76.8-82.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,094 234 18.7 16.1-21.7 860 81.3 78.3-83.9
Non-Hispanic Black 507 147 22.8 18.6-27.6 360 77.2 72.4-81.4
Other 295 53 9.2 6.2-13.5 242 90.8 86.5-93.8
AGE
18-34 360 21 6.0 3.8- 9.6 339 94.0 90.4-96.2
35-44 241 26 9.1 5.6-14.6 215 90.9 85.4-94.4
45-54 309 58 16.9 12.2-22.8 251 83.1 77.2-87.8
55-64 388 127 32.2 26.5-38.5 261 67.8 61.5-73.5
65-74 356 119 30.8 24.8-37.5 237 69.2 62.5-75.2
75+ 226 82 41.5 33.0-50.4 144 58.5 49.6-67.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 81 28.0 21.4-35.6 162 72.0 64.4-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 135 18.4 15.0-22.5 407 81.6 77.5-85.0
Some Post-H.S. 558 141 18.6 15.2-22.6 417 81.4 77.4-84.8
College Graduate 547 74 10.5 8.0-13.6 473 89.5 86.4-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 92 43.0 34.2-52.4 110 57.0 47.6-65.8
$15,000- 24,999 324 94 21.0 16.2-26.7 230 79.0 73.3-83.8
$25,000- 34,999 199 53 20.9 14.8-28.7 146 79.1 71.3-85.2
$35,000- 49,999 235 39 13.3 9.0-19.2 196 86.7 80.8-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 226 32 13.7 9.3-19.6 194 86.3 80.4-90.7
$75,000+ 363 30 7.5 4.8-11.5 333 92.5 88.5-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 673 434 57.7 52.2-63.0 239 42.3 37.0-47.8
No 1,214 *** *** *** 1,214 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 344 72 19.2 14.9-24.4 272 80.8 75.6-85.1
Non-Veteran 1,550 362 18.6 16.3-21.2 1,188 81.4 78.8-83.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 26 19.5 12.4-29.2 100 80.5 70.8-87.6
Regional City or Suburban County 305 65 16.8 12.8-21.8 240 83.2 78.2-87.2
Rural 1,465 343 19.1 16.7-21.8 1,122 80.9 78.2-83.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 939 70 6.6 4.9- 8.7 869 93.4 91.3-95.1
Unemployed 88 17 17.2 9.9-28.3 71 82.8 71.7-90.1
Retired 536 176 32.9 27.9-38.3 360 67.1 61.7-72.1
Unable to Work 214 158 73.6 65.2-80.7 56 26.4 19.3-34.8
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 63 30.4 22.5-39.7 110 69.6 60.3-77.5
101% to 150% 326 103 23.7 18.3-30.0 223 76.3 70.0-81.7
151% to 200% 136 39 25.1 17.1-35.3 97 74.9 64.7-82.9
More than 200% 807 112 12.1 9.7-14.9 695 87.9 85.1-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 643 179 23.4 19.2-28.3 464 76.6 71.7-80.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 915 188 18.1 15.3-21.2 727 81.9 78.8-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 67 15.6 11.7-20.4 271 84.4 79.6-88.3

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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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