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 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-Eastern NC 1,945 313 18.3 15.9-21.1 1,632 81.7 78.9-84.1
GENDER
Male 855 128 15.0 12.2-18.3 727 85.0 81.7-87.8
Female 1,090 185 21.5 17.7-25.9 905 78.5 74.1-82.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,123 141 15.7 12.7-19.2 982 84.3 80.8-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 516 99 20.1 15.2-26.1 417 79.9 73.9-84.8
Other 306 73 27.9 21.3-35.5 233 72.1 64.5-78.7
AGE
18-34 372 74 20.3 15.4-26.2 298 79.7 73.8-84.6
35-44 251 56 26.0 19.0-34.6 195 74.0 65.4-81.0
45-54 314 69 25.7 19.3-33.4 245 74.3 66.6-80.7
55-64 394 69 14.6 11.0-19.2 325 85.4 80.8-89.0
65-74 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 248 77 31.5 23.9-40.3 171 68.5 59.7-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 106 20.8 16.6-25.8 448 79.2 74.2-83.4
Some Post-H.S. 572 83 15.2 11.2-20.3 489 84.8 79.7-88.8
College Graduate 564 45 8.0 5.7-11.0 519 92.0 89.0-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 70 35.4 27.2-44.6 151 64.6 55.4-72.8
$15,000- 24,999 327 94 33.2 26.2-41.1 233 66.8 58.9-73.8
$25,000- 34,999 203 32 13.1 8.7-19.3 171 86.9 80.7-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 21 12.9 7.4-21.5 210 87.1 78.5-92.6
$75,000+ 366 21 8.2 4.8-13.8 345 91.8 86.2-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 675 149 24.6 19.9-30.0 526 75.4 70.0-80.1
No 1,210 156 15.7 12.9-19.0 1,054 84.3 81.0-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 20 6.0 3.7- 9.7 338 94.0 90.3-96.3
Non-Veteran 1,585 292 21.1 18.2-24.3 1,293 78.9 75.7-81.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 130 23 19.0 11.9-29.0 107 81.0 71.0-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 314 46 14.4 10.4-19.7 268 85.6 80.3-89.6
Rural 1,501 244 19.2 16.2-22.5 1,257 80.8 77.5-83.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 162 19.5 16.0-23.6 804 80.5 76.4-84.0
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 36 5.1 3.4- 7.4 513 94.9 92.6-96.6
Unable to Work 215 63 30.4 22.8-39.2 152 69.6 60.8-77.2
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 329 74 21.3 16.2-27.6 255 78.7 72.4-83.8
151% to 200% 138 22 12.8 7.7-20.4 116 87.2 79.6-92.3
More than 200% 821 63 10.8 7.4-15.3 758 89.2 84.7-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 663 123 25.6 20.2-31.8 540 74.4 68.2-79.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 140 15.4 12.6-18.6 798 84.6 81.4-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 344 50 18.4 12.7-26.0 294 81.6 74.0-87.3

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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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