2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-Eastern NC 1,932 1,540 77.2 74.4-79.8 153 8.4 6.9-10.3 115 6.9 5.5- 8.5 110 6.5 4.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 848 624 71.7 67.4-75.7 83 9.8 7.6-12.6 60 7.3 5.4- 9.9 71 9.7 6.9-13.5 *** *** ***
Female 1,084 916 82.4 78.8-85.4 70 7.2 5.1- 9.9 55 6.4 4.6- 8.9 39 3.6 2.3- 5.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,117 882 77.4 74.0-80.5 92 8.8 6.8-11.3 68 6.7 5.1- 8.9 71 6.5 4.7- 8.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 512 442 81.7 75.3-86.7 31 7.1 4.5-10.9 21 4.7 2.7- 8.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 303 216 65.8 57.8-73.1 30 9.9 6.1-15.7 26 12.7 7.9-19.6 22 6.7 4.0-11.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 364 257 69.7 63.4-75.2 42 11.1 7.7-15.8 42 11.1 8.0-15.2 19 6.7 3.7-11.8 *** *** ***
35-44 251 176 69.0 60.3-76.6 24 7.9 4.8-12.7 21 7.9 4.5-13.5 27 13.1 7.7-21.6 *** *** ***
45-54 311 235 74.5 67.5-80.4 29 10.0 6.4-15.4 19 6.7 3.8-11.6 24 7.8 4.7-12.9 *** *** ***
55-64 395 323 82.3 76.9-86.6 32 9.1 5.8-13.9 16 4.4 2.4- 7.7 23 4.2 2.6- 6.8 *** *** ***
65-74 362 321 90.5 86.0-93.7 17 3.8 2.1- 6.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 233 214 92.8 87.6-95.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 185 70.5 61.4-78.1 *** *** *** 22 11.5 7.0-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 431 75.5 70.3-80.1 53 11.0 7.7-15.5 30 6.2 4.1- 9.4 33 6.0 3.9- 9.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 570 459 79.6 74.9-83.7 46 8.5 6.1-11.6 34 6.3 4.2- 9.1 31 5.6 3.2- 9.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 562 460 81.5 77.2-85.1 45 8.3 5.9-11.6 29 5.1 3.4- 7.5 25 4.4 2.7- 6.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 169 73.9 64.7-81.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.8 7.9-23.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 326 239 73.9 67.3-79.6 21 6.9 4.1-11.3 35 12.5 8.4-18.1 27 6.0 3.8- 9.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 158 76.8 66.4-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 186 73.6 64.4-81.1 24 9.7 6.0-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 194 81.7 73.1-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 301 82.4 77.0-86.8 34 8.8 5.8-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 569 83.3 78.9-87.0 30 4.5 2.9- 7.1 30 6.2 4.1- 9.5 37 5.8 3.7- 9.1 *** *** ***
No 1,204 920 74.1 70.4-77.4 122 10.5 8.4-13.1 82 7.4 5.7- 9.5 69 6.9 4.8- 9.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 302 87.0 82.5-90.5 23 6.8 4.3-10.7 15 3.6 2.0- 6.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,575 1,238 75.2 71.9-78.1 129 8.7 6.9-10.9 99 7.5 5.9- 9.5 95 7.4 5.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 103 74.9 64.7-82.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 309 243 76.2 69.8-81.6 26 9.5 6.2-14.1 24 9.1 5.8-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,492 1,194 77.7 74.4-80.7 115 8.2 6.4-10.5 82 6.0 4.6- 7.9 88 6.9 5.0- 9.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 959 709 72.5 68.3-76.3 96 10.0 7.7-12.8 79 8.5 6.5-10.9 64 7.7 5.3-11.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.9 9.1-26.5 *** *** ***
Retired 546 495 91.5 88.0-94.1 23 4.2 2.5- 7.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 215 186 87.1 80.0-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.4-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 128 73.9 64.5-81.6 *** *** *** 15 11.4 6.3-19.7 18 8.7 5.0-14.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 327 252 74.7 67.0-81.1 21 7.3 4.3-12.2 24 6.9 4.2-11.1 27 10.5 5.8-18.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 100 75.1 65.1-83.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 672 80.9 76.6-84.5 74 9.1 6.8-12.3 42 4.9 3.4- 7.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 656 528 77.5 72.1-82.2 45 8.7 5.7-12.9 33 4.7 2.9- 7.7 46 8.8 5.9-13.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 931 738 78.5 74.9-81.7 77 7.3 5.6- 9.4 60 7.6 5.7-10.1 47 5.1 3.4- 7.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 274 73.8 66.5-80.0 31 11.1 7.1-17.0 22 7.3 4.6-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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