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 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
-Eastern NC 1,941 1,696 84.0 81.5-86.3 245 16.0 13.7-18.5
GENDER
Male 853 719 81.8 77.9-85.1 134 18.2 14.9-22.1
Female 1,088 977 86.1 82.6-89.0 111 13.9 11.0-17.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,123 1,035 88.5 85.4-91.1 88 11.5 8.9-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 513 440 82.0 76.3-86.5 73 18.0 13.5-23.7
Other 305 221 64.9 57.1-72.0 84 35.1 28.0-42.9
AGE
18-34 371 295 78.6 72.8-83.3 76 21.4 16.7-27.2
35-44 250 201 79.6 72.0-85.5 49 20.4 14.5-28.0
45-54 314 254 77.6 70.2-83.7 60 22.4 16.3-29.8
55-64 394 343 84.8 79.4-89.0 51 15.2 11.0-20.6
65-74 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 247 174 64.8 55.8-72.9 73 35.2 27.1-44.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 452 79.4 74.5-83.5 100 20.6 16.5-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 572 526 91.3 87.9-93.8 46 8.7 6.2-12.1
College Graduate 564 540 95.6 93.2-97.2 24 4.4 2.8- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 168 66.6 57.4-74.8 54 33.4 25.2-42.6
$15,000- 24,999 328 245 70.8 63.2-77.5 83 29.2 22.5-36.8
$25,000- 34,999 203 180 84.4 73.8-91.3 23 15.6 8.7-26.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 673 602 85.2 80.8-88.7 71 14.8 11.3-19.2
No 1,208 1,047 83.6 80.3-86.5 161 16.4 13.5-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 340 94.3 90.6-96.5 19 5.7 3.5- 9.4
Non-Veteran 1,580 1,356 81.8 78.8-84.5 224 18.2 15.5-21.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 116 89.2 81.2-94.1 15 10.8 5.9-18.8
Regional City or Suburban County 312 274 82.6 76.2-87.6 38 17.4 12.4-23.8
Rural 1,498 1,306 83.8 80.8-86.5 192 16.2 13.5-19.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 819 83.2 79.5-86.3 147 16.8 13.7-20.5
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 548 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 214 189 83.5 74.7-89.7 25 16.5 10.3-25.3
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 *** *** *** 59 37.6 28.0-48.2
101% to 150% 330 271 76.0 68.0-82.5 59 24.0 17.5-32.0
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 819 785 95.4 93.0-97.0 34 4.6 3.0- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 657 567 80.4 74.5-85.2 90 19.6 14.8-25.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 826 84.8 81.5-87.5 112 15.2 12.5-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 303 85.7 79.3-90.3 43 14.3 9.7-20.7

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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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