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 4,359 1,775 45.0 43.1-47.0 2,584 55.0 53.0-56.9
-Eastern NC 1,744 723 46.6 43.4-49.7 1,021 53.4 50.3-56.6
GENDER
Male 762 347 49.9 45.3-54.5 415 50.1 45.5-54.7
Female 982 376 43.4 39.0-47.9 606 56.6 52.1-61.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,011 354 40.2 36.3-44.3 657 59.8 55.7-63.7
Non-Hispanic Black 464 249 58.7 52.2-64.9 215 41.3 35.1-47.8
Other 269 120 52.4 44.2-60.5 149 47.6 39.5-55.8
AGE
18-34 338 204 59.1 52.5-65.4 134 40.9 34.6-47.5
35-44 222 137 65.2 56.7-72.8 85 34.8 27.2-43.3
45-54 280 154 55.4 47.8-62.7 126 44.6 37.3-52.2
55-64 358 127 35.7 29.7-42.3 231 64.3 57.7-70.3
65-74 323 75 21.1 16.0-27.3 248 78.9 72.7-84.0
75+ 208 20 10.3 5.7-17.9 188 89.7 82.1-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 78 43.9 34.7-53.5 141 56.1 46.5-65.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 190 44.8 39.2-50.6 294 55.2 49.4-60.8
Some Post-H.S. 528 236 48.7 43.1-54.3 292 51.3 45.7-56.9
College Graduate 507 217 47.9 42.7-53.2 290 52.1 46.8-57.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 79 44.7 35.0-54.9 98 55.3 45.1-65.0
$15,000- 24,999 296 124 48.1 40.3-56.1 172 51.9 43.9-59.7
$25,000- 34,999 190 82 52.6 42.8-62.1 108 47.4 37.9-57.2
$35,000- 49,999 221 108 53.3 44.0-62.5 113 46.7 37.5-56.0
$50,000- 74,999 207 79 42.8 34.4-51.7 128 57.2 48.3-65.6
$75,000+ 338 153 49.4 42.6-56.1 185 50.6 43.9-57.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 257 46.5 41.0-52.0 361 53.5 48.0-59.0
No 1,113 459 46.5 42.6-50.5 654 53.5 49.5-57.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 207 67.8 61.5-73.6 118 32.2 26.4-38.5
Non-Veteran 1,417 515 41.5 38.0-45.2 902 58.5 54.8-62.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 279 148 52.2 45.0-59.4 131 47.8 40.6-55.0
Rural 1,344 520 45.1 41.4-48.9 824 54.9 51.1-58.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 872 437 53.3 48.9-57.7 435 46.7 42.3-51.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 100 22.4 17.8-27.9 389 77.6 72.1-82.2
Unable to Work 195 92 48.7 39.5-58.1 103 51.3 41.9-60.5
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 84 58.4 48.0-68.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 290 120 43.4 35.5-51.6 170 56.6 48.4-64.5
151% to 200% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 757 318 46.9 42.1-51.7 439 53.1 48.3-57.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 205 41.7 35.6-48.0 380 58.3 52.0-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 393 50.0 45.7-54.2 452 50.0 45.8-54.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 125 42.8 35.7-50.2 189 57.2 49.8-64.3

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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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