2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,861 3,758 78.0 76.4-79.5 243 4.9 4.2- 5.8 287 5.9 5.1- 6.8 309 6.8 5.9- 7.9 264 4.4 3.8- 5.1
-Eastern NC 1,925 1,457 75.8 73.0-78.4 92 4.6 3.6- 5.9 128 5.9 4.8- 7.3 127 8.4 6.5-10.8 121 5.3 4.2- 6.7
GENDER
Male 848 666 80.0 76.3-83.2 32 3.2 2.1- 4.8 57 6.2 4.6- 8.3 46 6.0 3.9- 9.0 47 4.7 3.3- 6.7
Female 1,077 791 71.8 67.6-75.6 60 6.0 4.4- 8.1 71 5.6 4.2- 7.5 81 10.7 7.7-14.7 74 5.9 4.3- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,111 832 75.9 72.6-79.0 60 4.9 3.7- 6.6 69 5.6 4.2- 7.4 79 7.6 5.7-10.1 71 6.0 4.5- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 510 386 73.9 67.3-79.6 25 4.3 2.7- 6.9 35 5.2 3.5- 7.8 36 12.3 7.4-19.7 28 4.2 2.6- 6.9
Other 304 239 79.2 72.1-84.8 *** *** *** 24 9.2 5.6-14.7 *** *** *** 22 4.3 2.4- 7.6
AGE
18-34 374 288 75.1 68.8-80.5 27 6.9 4.6-10.3 33 7.2 4.9-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 248 196 77.5 69.8-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.6 5.4-16.6 *** *** ***
45-54 312 233 74.7 67.3-80.8 *** *** *** 26 8.1 5.1-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 392 272 70.8 64.9-76.1 16 4.3 2.4- 7.4 26 6.4 4.1- 9.9 42 11.0 7.6-15.5 36 7.6 4.9-11.5
65-74 354 269 79.0 73.1-83.9 *** *** *** 21 4.6 2.7- 7.6 19 5.3 3.1- 8.7 29 8.0 4.9-12.9
75+ 229 184 81.2 74.1-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.1 5.2-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 183 75.1 65.8-82.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 15.9 9.3-25.9 23 6.0 3.5-10.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 420 79.1 74.6-82.9 23 3.8 2.3- 6.2 38 5.6 3.8- 8.1 30 5.1 3.3- 7.7 36 6.5 4.2- 9.7
Some Post-H.S. 566 406 72.0 66.7-76.7 32 6.0 4.0- 8.8 40 6.9 4.8- 9.7 50 10.2 6.8-15.1 38 4.9 3.3- 7.3
College Graduate 562 443 78.2 73.7-82.1 35 7.0 4.8-10.0 40 7.9 5.4-11.3 21 3.5 2.1- 5.9 23 3.4 2.2- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 214 123 61.9 53.0-70.0 *** *** *** 23 10.2 6.2-16.3 29 11.8 7.5-18.1 31 13.2 8.2-20.4
$15,000- 24,999 326 242 74.1 66.5-80.4 19 6.0 3.6-10.0 18 4.9 2.7- 8.7 26 11.1 6.3-19.0 21 3.9 2.2- 6.6
$25,000- 34,999 202 145 67.4 57.1-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.5 9.9-28.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 238 189 76.2 66.5-83.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 230 180 79.0 72.1-84.6 *** *** *** 17 7.3 4.2-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 366 300 79.7 74.0-84.5 21 5.6 3.4- 9.2 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 15 4.7 2.7- 8.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 360 54.9 49.4-60.2 31 4.7 3.1- 7.2 62 8.2 6.1-11.1 98 18.1 13.7-23.7 104 14.0 10.9-17.8
No 1,210 1,048 85.4 82.3-88.0 59 4.8 3.5- 6.4 62 4.9 3.6- 6.6 26 3.6 2.0- 6.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 277 78.0 72.5-82.7 *** *** *** 25 7.5 4.8-11.4 20 5.9 3.5- 9.8 23 4.7 2.9- 7.5
Non-Veteran 1,567 1,178 75.2 72.0-78.2 81 4.8 3.7- 6.3 103 5.5 4.4- 7.0 107 9.0 6.7-11.9 98 5.5 4.2- 7.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 130 105 82.5 74.2-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 311 238 77.1 71.2-82.2 *** *** *** 26 8.1 5.3-12.2 16 6.7 3.9-11.4 16 3.7 2.1- 6.3
Rural 1,484 1,114 74.8 71.4-77.9 73 4.7 3.6- 6.3 94 5.4 4.2- 6.9 102 9.0 6.7-12.2 101 6.0 4.7- 7.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 797 80.0 76.0-83.5 51 5.4 4.0- 7.4 60 5.7 4.2- 7.6 39 7.1 4.5-11.1 19 1.8 1.1- 3.1
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 538 425 80.0 75.4-84.0 24 3.3 2.1- 5.3 28 4.4 2.8- 7.0 28 5.6 3.6- 8.8 33 6.6 4.3-10.0
Unable to Work 208 78 41.7 32.8-51.1 *** *** *** 21 8.3 5.0-13.5 44 21.2 15.0-29.0 57 24.4 17.5-33.0
Other not in Labor Force 106 85 83.4 73.8-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.5 6.1-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 327 239 73.8 66.3-80.2 *** *** *** 20 4.5 2.5- 7.9 29 12.4 7.5-20.0 24 5.2 3.0- 8.9
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 816 652 78.5 74.2-82.3 41 4.8 3.3- 6.9 48 5.9 4.2- 8.2 43 6.9 4.3-10.8 32 4.0 2.6- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 651 484 73.4 67.6-78.5 29 5.4 3.3- 8.7 42 5.0 3.4- 7.3 50 10.5 6.6-16.3 46 5.7 3.7- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 930 709 76.6 73.1-79.8 46 4.6 3.2- 6.4 67 6.5 5.0- 8.6 54 6.8 4.9- 9.4 54 5.5 4.0- 7.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 344 264 76.0 68.5-82.1 17 4.1 2.4- 6.8 19 5.2 3.1- 8.6 *** *** *** 21 4.5 2.6- 7.7

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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