2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-Eastern NC 1,943 1,471 76.7 74.0-79.3 472 23.3 20.7-26.0
GENDER
Male 854 676 79.6 75.9-82.8 178 20.4 17.2-24.1
Female 1,089 795 74.0 70.0-77.8 294 26.0 22.2-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,124 896 80.0 76.7-83.0 228 20.0 17.0-23.3
Non-Hispanic Black 513 354 68.6 62.3-74.3 159 31.4 25.7-37.7
Other 306 221 78.2 71.7-83.6 85 21.8 16.4-28.3
AGE
18-34 375 331 86.2 80.4-90.5 44 13.8 9.5-19.6
35-44 251 204 78.2 70.0-84.7 47 21.8 15.3-30.0
45-54 314 245 75.1 67.4-81.5 69 24.9 18.5-32.6
55-64 395 259 67.9 61.7-73.6 136 32.1 26.4-38.3
65-74 360 257 69.9 63.0-76.1 103 30.1 23.9-37.0
75+ 233 160 68.6 60.2-75.9 73 31.4 24.1-39.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 126 56.0 47.4-64.4 120 44.0 35.6-52.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 408 79.0 74.6-82.8 148 21.0 17.2-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 571 434 77.8 72.7-82.2 137 22.2 17.8-27.3
College Graduate 564 498 89.8 86.5-92.4 66 10.2 7.6-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 97 48.0 39.2-56.9 123 52.0 43.1-60.8
$15,000- 24,999 327 227 68.3 60.6-75.1 100 31.7 24.9-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 202 157 83.4 75.2-89.2 45 16.6 10.8-24.8
$35,000- 49,999 240 198 80.1 70.1-87.3 42 19.9 12.7-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 231 191 82.4 75.3-87.7 40 17.6 12.3-24.7
$75,000+ 367 342 91.7 86.5-95.0 25 8.3 5.0-13.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 674 340 50.7 45.4-56.0 334 49.3 44.0-54.6
No 1,210 1,083 88.9 86.1-91.2 127 11.1 8.8-13.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 280 77.3 71.4-82.3 79 22.7 17.7-28.6
Non-Veteran 1,582 1,189 76.6 73.4-79.4 393 23.4 20.6-26.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 108 83.1 73.8-89.6 23 16.9 10.4-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 313 260 82.5 76.5-87.2 53 17.5 12.8-23.5
Rural 1,499 1,103 74.8 71.4-77.8 396 25.2 22.2-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 844 85.2 81.4-88.3 123 14.8 11.7-18.6
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 397 73.1 68.0-77.8 147 26.9 22.2-32.0
Unable to Work 216 54 23.9 17.6-31.6 162 76.1 68.4-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 108 90 85.0 74.3-91.8 18 15.0 8.2-25.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 328 223 73.0 66.1-79.0 105 27.0 21.0-33.9
151% to 200% 138 100 77.5 66.0-85.9 38 22.5 14.1-34.0
More than 200% 820 710 85.1 80.8-88.5 110 14.9 11.5-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 660 454 70.3 64.5-75.5 206 29.7 24.5-35.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 937 748 79.3 75.8-82.4 189 20.7 17.6-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 269 76.7 69.7-82.5 77 23.3 17.5-30.3

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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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