2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Perceived Nutrition Environment

To what degree would you agree with the statement, “It is easy to purchase healthy foods
in my neighborhood such as whole grain foods, low fat options, and fruits and vegetables.”

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  Total
Respond.^		 Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,764 1,617 41.2 39.2-43.3 1,645 43.7 41.6-45.8 204 6.2 5.2- 7.4 218 6.8 5.6- 8.1 80 2.1 1.5- 2.9
-Eastern NC 1,569 600 34.9 31.9-38.1 728 47.1 43.7-50.5 96 7.7 5.9-10.0 106 8.3 6.1-11.0 39 2.0 1.3- 3.1
GENDER
Male 670 248 34.2 29.7-38.9 333 48.2 43.2-53.2 38 8.2 5.4-12.4 37 7.1 4.5-11.0 *** *** ***
Female 899 352 35.6 31.5-39.9 395 46.2 41.5-50.9 58 7.3 5.2-10.0 69 9.3 6.3-13.5 25 1.6 1.0- 2.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 882 395 41.0 36.9-45.3 390 46.6 42.3-51.0 46 6.6 4.7- 9.3 38 4.7 3.2- 7.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 446 137 26.7 21.6-32.5 207 45.1 38.6-51.8 33 8.4 4.8-14.2 52 15.9 10.3-23.7 *** *** ***
Other 241 68 24.0 17.5-32.0 131 55.3 46.4-64.0 17 11.9 6.7-20.5 16 6.5 3.6-11.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 227 69 25.0 19.2-31.8 101 45.8 37.8-54.2 25 13.8 8.6-21.5 26 12.8 7.3-21.7 *** *** ***
35-44 190 62 32.1 24.0-41.5 86 45.3 36.0-54.9 16 8.0 4.4-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 264 103 38.0 31.3-45.2 118 47.3 39.7-55.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 347 157 45.2 38.6-52.0 150 44.2 37.6-51.0 *** *** *** 18 4.2 2.4- 7.5 *** *** ***
65-74 315 130 36.9 29.7-44.7 156 53.7 45.7-61.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 211 73 35.9 27.4-45.5 110 48.4 39.5-57.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 45 21.2 14.6-29.6 128 56.7 47.0-65.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 143 31.8 26.4-37.7 210 49.6 43.4-55.8 36 8.0 5.3-11.9 37 9.0 5.9-13.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 474 188 36.4 31.1-42.1 212 44.5 38.7-50.5 29 7.1 4.5-10.8 30 9.4 5.3-16.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 447 223 51.0 45.2-56.8 174 38.3 32.8-44.1 16 3.8 2.1- 6.7 24 5.8 3.6- 9.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 46 27.7 19.5-37.7 85 51.5 41.5-61.4 *** *** *** 22 11.3 6.8-18.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 265 81 31.1 23.7-39.5 138 53.5 45.0-61.8 24 8.6 5.2-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 153 *** *** *** 70 37.8 28.1-48.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 73 36.0 27.3-45.7 85 42.0 32.3-52.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 185 80 39.9 31.4-49.1 74 40.1 31.3-49.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 306 161 46.7 39.7-53.9 117 42.4 35.3-49.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 591 201 32.9 28.0-38.2 284 47.9 42.2-53.6 41 7.2 4.8-10.6 49 10.0 6.1-16.1 *** *** ***
No 967 396 36.2 32.4-40.2 438 46.8 42.5-51.1 53 7.6 5.3-10.9 57 7.4 5.2-10.4 23 2.0 1.1- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 109 41.0 33.8-48.7 114 45.9 38.4-53.6 *** *** *** 17 9.4 5.6-15.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,318 491 34.0 30.6-37.4 612 47.2 43.4-51.0 90 8.6 6.5-11.3 89 8.1 5.8-11.3 36 2.2 1.4- 3.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 225 111 43.7 36.0-51.8 80 37.0 29.4-45.4 16 10.4 6.1-17.1 14 7.4 4.1-12.9 *** *** ***
Rural 1,239 437 31.8 28.4-35.4 604 49.9 45.9-53.9 79 7.6 5.6-10.4 85 8.4 5.9-11.9 34 2.3 1.4- 3.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 750 293 34.5 30.3-39.0 342 46.1 41.3-51.0 51 8.8 6.1-12.5 46 8.6 5.5-13.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 481 191 38.0 32.3-44.1 238 50.2 44.2-56.2 *** *** *** 27 7.2 4.6-11.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 194 71 39.5 30.6-49.1 80 42.1 32.9-51.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 40 25.2 17.3-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 265 83 33.8 26.2-42.3 134 47.2 38.7-55.8 *** *** *** 20 7.8 4.3-13.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 692 312 39.8 35.1-44.7 288 42.6 37.6-47.7 34 6.5 4.4- 9.7 40 8.4 5.0-13.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 174 24.4 20.2-29.1 302 55.0 49.2-60.8 35 7.0 4.4-10.9 50 9.1 6.1-13.3 26 4.5 2.7- 7.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 701 289 36.0 31.7-40.6 319 48.1 43.3-52.9 44 7.1 5.0- 9.9 38 7.2 4.7-11.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 137 43.5 36.1-51.2 107 36.8 29.8-44.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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