2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,908 2,087 47.3 45.5-49.2 1,269 25.8 24.2-27.4 1,552 26.9 25.3-28.5
-Eastern NC 1,951 773 44.9 41.9-47.9 504 24.6 22.3-27.2 674 30.5 27.7-33.3
GENDER
Male 857 385 50.5 46.2-54.8 218 24.4 21.0-28.1 254 25.1 21.7-28.9
Female 1,094 388 39.6 35.6-43.7 286 24.9 21.6-28.5 420 35.6 31.5-39.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,128 433 43.6 39.9-47.4 285 23.9 20.9-27.1 410 32.5 29.1-36.1
Non-Hispanic Black 516 185 41.5 35.4-47.8 145 25.9 21.4-31.0 186 32.6 26.8-38.9
Other 307 155 59.3 51.5-66.6 74 25.8 19.5-33.4 78 14.9 10.8-20.2
AGE
18-34 375 263 67.5 61.2-73.2 77 20.6 16.2-25.8 35 11.9 7.8-17.7
35-44 251 142 53.4 45.0-61.6 62 23.9 17.9-31.1 47 22.7 16.0-31.2
45-54 314 141 45.1 38.1-52.4 92 29.5 23.6-36.1 81 25.4 19.1-32.9
55-64 395 116 30.1 24.6-36.2 105 25.3 20.3-31.1 174 44.6 38.4-51.0
65-74 363 65 17.9 13.1-24.0 106 28.0 22.0-34.8 192 54.1 46.7-61.3
75+ 236 37 15.6 10.6-22.4 56 24.9 18.4-32.8 143 59.5 51.0-67.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 67 29.7 22.2-38.5 58 22.9 16.8-30.4 124 47.4 38.8-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 215 47.8 42.5-53.2 154 26.4 22.0-31.3 187 25.8 21.7-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 574 227 46.4 41.1-51.8 137 22.6 18.7-27.0 210 31.0 26.2-36.3
College Graduate 565 262 51.4 46.4-56.4 153 27.2 22.9-31.9 150 21.4 17.9-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 56 26.8 20.0-35.1 49 21.8 15.5-29.6 117 51.4 42.6-60.1
$15,000- 24,999 328 113 38.8 31.8-46.3 83 22.6 17.4-28.7 132 38.7 31.4-46.4
$25,000- 34,999 203 85 49.2 39.7-58.7 47 23.6 16.7-32.2 71 27.2 19.9-36.1
$35,000- 49,999 240 104 47.3 38.5-56.2 64 24.9 18.7-32.3 72 27.8 20.0-37.3
$50,000- 74,999 231 105 51.6 43.5-59.6 61 25.5 19.1-33.2 65 22.9 17.2-29.8
$75,000+ 367 178 53.8 47.4-60.1 109 27.6 22.5-33.4 80 18.5 14.2-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 677 84 15.4 11.9-19.7 166 25.9 21.7-30.5 427 58.8 53.6-63.8
No 1,214 659 58.7 55.0-62.4 322 24.1 21.2-27.3 233 17.2 14.4-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 153 48.8 42.5-55.1 84 21.2 16.7-26.6 122 30.0 24.6-36.0
Non-Veteran 1,590 618 43.9 40.5-47.3 420 25.5 22.8-28.4 552 30.6 27.5-33.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 62 51.1 41.2-60.8 37 24.9 17.5-34.1 32 24.0 16.5-33.6
Regional City or Suburban County 314 148 53.3 46.5-59.9 80 22.5 17.6-28.4 86 24.2 19.0-30.3
Rural 1,506 563 42.3 38.8-45.9 387 25.1 22.3-28.2 556 32.6 29.3-36.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 968 532 56.9 52.7-61.1 263 25.5 22.2-29.1 173 17.6 14.3-21.4
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 111 20.8 16.6-25.6 154 28.6 23.8-34.1 285 50.6 44.9-56.2
Unable to Work 216 15 8.3 4.8-14.0 31 12.1 7.9-18.2 170 79.6 72.3-85.4
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** 23 19.9 12.5-30.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 54 33.3 24.6-43.2 53 24.6 17.6-33.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 330 116 42.0 34.6-49.8 75 21.7 16.6-27.8 139 36.3 29.5-43.7
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** 25 21.9 13.9-32.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 821 361 49.8 45.2-54.4 236 26.8 23.1-30.7 224 23.5 19.7-27.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 664 228 38.7 33.3-44.5 158 22.0 17.9-26.6 278 39.3 33.7-45.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 402 47.1 43.1-51.1 253 25.0 21.8-28.5 285 27.9 24.4-31.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 143 45.7 38.8-52.7 93 26.4 20.9-32.6 111 27.9 22.0-34.7

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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