2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-Eastern NC 1,592 57 5.6 3.8- 8.3 1,535 94.4 91.7-96.2
GENDER
Male 680 43 7.9 5.2-12.0 637 92.1 88.0-94.8
Female 912 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 896 27 3.5 2.2- 5.5 869 96.5 94.5-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 450 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 351 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 480 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 447 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 974 32 4.9 2.9- 8.0 942 95.1 92.0-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,338 44 5.8 3.7- 9.0 1,294 94.2 91.0-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,258 42 5.5 3.4- 8.9 1,216 94.5 91.1-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 755 42 8.9 5.7-13.7 713 91.1 86.3-94.3
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** 66 100 . - .
Retired 488 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 694 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 717 31 4.4 2.9- 6.8 686 95.6 93.2-97.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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