2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Eastern NC 1,943 301 17.0 14.9-19.3 518 26.3 23.8-28.9 652 33.5 30.6-36.4 318 16.9 14.6-19.4 154 6.4 5.2- 7.8
GENDER
Male 854 141 19.1 15.9-22.8 240 26.6 23.1-30.4 295 33.9 29.8-38.2 124 15.5 12.5-18.9 54 4.9 3.6- 6.8
Female 1,089 160 15.0 12.4-17.9 278 26.0 22.6-29.7 357 33.1 29.3-37.2 194 18.2 14.8-22.1 100 7.8 5.9-10.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,124 213 19.6 16.8-22.7 344 29.6 26.3-33.1 339 30.8 27.4-34.5 143 13.2 10.7-16.2 85 6.8 5.2- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 513 57 13.8 10.3-18.4 104 19.4 15.4-24.1 193 35.4 29.5-41.7 122 25.8 20.4-32.1 37 5.6 3.7- 8.5
Other 306 31 10.7 6.8-16.3 70 24.5 18.3-32.0 120 43.0 35.3-51.1 53 15.7 11.1-21.8 32 6.1 3.6-10.0
AGE
18-34 375 93 24.1 19.4-29.5 126 30.3 25.2-35.8 112 31.9 26.2-38.1 37 11.9 7.8-17.7 *** *** ***
35-44 251 52 18.4 13.2-25.1 72 23.0 17.4-29.7 80 36.8 28.8-45.6 37 18.9 12.8-27.0 *** *** ***
45-54 314 42 15.0 10.6-20.8 84 26.1 20.4-32.7 119 34.1 27.9-40.9 47 18.6 12.8-26.2 22 6.3 3.5-11.1
55-64 395 46 11.9 8.4-16.7 93 26.8 21.4-32.9 120 29.2 23.9-35.2 95 22.4 17.6-28.2 41 9.6 6.5-14.1
65-74 360 46 12.9 9.0-18.1 86 24.5 18.1-32.3 125 32.5 26.0-39.6 64 18.8 13.9-24.9 39 11.3 7.5-16.6
75+ 233 19 8.1 4.9-13.2 54 19.7 14.3-26.5 87 40.8 32.3-49.8 38 15.3 10.4-21.9 35 16.1 10.7-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 16 7.7 4.3-13.6 34 16.6 10.8-24.6 76 31.7 24.1-40.6 79 30.5 23.1-39.1 41 13.4 9.0-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 75 18.4 14.4-23.2 115 22.5 18.5-27.2 218 38.1 33.0-43.5 102 14.5 11.3-18.4 46 6.5 4.5- 9.4
Some Post-H.S. 571 79 15.7 12.3-19.8 168 28.1 23.8-32.9 187 34.0 29.1-39.4 97 17.7 13.6-22.8 40 4.5 3.0- 6.6
College Graduate 564 131 26.2 21.9-31.0 200 37.8 33.0-42.9 167 25.8 21.8-30.2 40 6.8 4.7- 9.8 26 3.4 2.1- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 *** *** *** 29 16.4 10.6-24.6 54 25.9 19.0-34.3 73 34.8 26.6-43.9 50 17.2 11.9-24.3
$15,000- 24,999 327 35 13.5 9.0-19.6 54 15.5 11.2-21.1 138 39.3 32.2-46.9 75 24.1 17.9-31.7 25 7.5 4.5-12.3
$25,000- 34,999 202 29 21.1 14.1-30.3 54 23.2 16.7-31.3 74 39.0 29.9-48.9 30 11.5 6.6-19.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 240 36 17.2 11.8-24.3 67 25.9 19.5-33.5 95 37.0 28.9-45.9 31 16.5 9.7-26.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 47 20.7 15.1-27.8 82 33.6 26.5-41.5 62 28.0 20.9-36.4 28 12.3 7.9-18.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 90 24.4 19.4-30.3 147 39.6 33.4-46.0 105 27.7 22.3-33.9 18 6.7 3.7-11.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 674 21 3.6 2.2- 5.8 91 13.4 10.3-17.2 228 33.8 29.0-38.9 201 32.5 27.5-38.0 133 16.8 13.5-20.6
No 1,210 272 23.5 20.5-26.7 407 31.9 28.6-35.4 404 33.5 30.0-37.3 110 9.6 7.4-12.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 67 19.9 15.3-25.4 107 28.8 23.4-34.9 106 28.6 23.3-34.6 59 18.0 13.5-23.7 20 4.7 2.7- 7.8
Non-Veteran 1,582 234 16.4 14.1-19.0 410 25.6 22.9-28.6 545 34.6 31.3-37.9 259 16.6 14.1-19.6 134 6.8 5.4- 8.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 29 22.5 15.3-31.7 40 30.1 22.1-39.7 39 30.5 22.1-40.5 16 11.8 6.6-20.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 60 19.9 15.0-25.9 89 25.6 20.3-31.8 111 36.9 30.6-43.8 40 14.1 9.8-19.8 *** *** ***
Rural 1,499 212 15.8 13.4-18.4 389 26.0 23.2-29.2 502 32.9 29.6-36.4 262 18.0 15.3-21.2 134 7.2 5.8- 9.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 199 21.4 18.3-24.8 314 29.7 26.3-33.5 331 34.0 30.1-38.2 111 13.5 10.5-17.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 26 25.3 16.5-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 71 12.3 9.3-16.0 130 24.2 19.6-29.4 196 36.7 31.3-42.4 96 17.2 13.5-21.7 51 9.7 6.8-13.5
Unable to Work 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 17.7 12.4-24.7 82 41.7 33.0-50.9 80 34.4 26.5-43.3
Other not in Labor Force 108 19 20.5 12.6-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 17 11.8 6.6-20.2 17 9.8 5.6-16.6 61 34.6 25.4-45.1 56 33.8 24.4-44.7 23 10.0 5.9-16.5
101% to 150% 328 31 12.4 8.1-18.6 64 18.3 13.7-24.2 128 42.3 34.9-50.1 69 19.0 13.9-25.4 36 8.0 4.9-12.6
151% to 200% 138 19 15.7 9.5-25.0 *** *** *** 45 32.8 23.7-43.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 167 22.5 19.0-26.5 288 33.0 29.0-37.3 255 29.5 25.5-33.9 78 11.6 8.4-15.8 32 3.3 2.1- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 660 68 13.9 10.3-18.4 140 17.8 14.4-21.9 246 38.6 33.0-44.5 137 22.5 17.6-28.2 69 7.3 5.2-10.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 937 163 18.0 15.1-21.3 272 28.2 24.8-31.9 313 33.1 29.4-37.1 127 14.0 11.4-17.2 62 6.6 4.9- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 70 17.7 13.5-22.9 106 29.8 24.1-36.2 93 29.2 23.0-36.2 54 18.4 12.9-25.4 23 4.9 3.0- 8.1

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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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