2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Eastern NC 1,943 1,273 63.6 60.6-66.5 306 13.2 11.4-15.1 364 23.2 20.6-26.1
GENDER
Male 852 505 57.2 52.8-61.5 129 14.0 11.3-17.1 218 28.8 24.8-33.2
Female 1,091 768 69.6 65.7-73.4 177 12.4 10.3-14.8 146 18.0 14.7-21.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,122 759 67.1 63.4-70.6 195 14.7 12.4-17.3 168 18.2 15.2-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 515 344 63.4 57.0-69.3 81 11.5 8.6-15.2 90 25.1 19.6-31.6
Other 306 170 45.7 38.0-53.6 30 9.1 5.6-14.4 106 45.2 37.4-53.3
AGE
18-34 372 188 50.0 43.7-56.2 39 10.5 7.5-14.6 145 39.5 33.6-45.7
35-44 250 157 59.9 51.2-68.0 26 9.7 6.0-15.3 67 30.4 22.8-39.3
45-54 312 224 71.8 64.3-78.2 27 8.7 5.5-13.4 61 19.5 13.9-26.8
55-64 395 279 73.0 67.2-78.2 62 14.0 10.3-18.8 54 13.0 9.4-17.7
65-74 361 250 72.5 66.1-78.2 87 21.1 16.2-27.0 24 6.4 3.8-10.4
75+ 236 162 71.8 64.3-78.3 63 23.6 17.8-30.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 246 146 58.4 49.5-66.9 27 7.5 4.6-12.1 73 34.0 25.9-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 338 59.3 53.9-64.4 90 13.5 10.5-17.1 126 27.3 22.6-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 572 380 65.5 60.1-70.4 105 15.8 12.5-19.7 87 18.8 14.6-23.8
College Graduate 565 405 71.7 67.0-76.0 84 12.7 9.9-16.3 76 15.5 12.2-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 121 50.7 41.8-59.6 41 15.0 9.8-22.4 58 34.3 26.0-43.7
$15,000- 24,999 326 185 53.7 46.1-61.2 46 10.9 7.6-15.4 95 35.4 28.2-43.2
$25,000- 34,999 202 136 67.1 57.3-75.6 28 11.6 7.3-17.9 38 21.3 13.9-31.3
$35,000- 49,999 240 158 65.4 56.5-73.3 43 15.3 10.6-21.7 39 19.3 12.7-28.2
$50,000- 74,999 231 161 72.0 64.4-78.5 44 16.1 11.3-22.6 26 11.8 7.6-18.0
$75,000+ 367 277 73.9 67.6-79.3 46 11.9 8.5-16.5 44 14.2 9.9-19.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 674 431 62.7 57.6-67.6 159 21.1 17.4-25.3 84 16.2 12.6-20.7
No 1,209 805 64.0 60.2-67.7 139 9.6 7.8-11.8 265 26.3 22.9-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 200 53.3 46.9-59.6 85 23.7 18.8-29.5 73 23.0 17.9-29.0
Non-Veteran 1,583 1,072 66.0 62.6-69.3 221 10.7 9.0-12.7 290 23.2 20.3-26.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 82 63.8 54.0-72.6 21 13.6 8.5-21.1 28 22.5 15.3-32.0
Regional City or Suburban County 312 186 55.4 48.4-62.1 48 14.8 10.5-20.5 78 29.8 23.6-36.9
Rural 1,500 1,005 65.5 62.0-68.9 237 12.7 10.8-14.9 258 21.8 18.7-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 632 62.6 58.3-66.7 101 9.9 7.9-12.5 233 27.5 23.6-31.7
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 393 75.7 71.1-79.7 128 19.4 15.8-23.7 28 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Unable to Work 213 133 57.4 48.2-66.2 53 25.0 17.9-33.6 27 17.6 11.3-26.5
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** 14 13.7 7.7-23.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 *** *** *** 25 9.7 6.0-15.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 327 205 58.2 50.3-65.6 48 12.5 8.5-18.1 74 29.3 22.4-37.3
151% to 200% 138 81 61.7 51.0-71.4 30 20.2 13.2-29.6 27 18.1 11.6-27.2
More than 200% 821 595 73.0 68.8-76.9 127 13.1 10.6-16.1 99 13.9 10.7-17.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 664 450 64.6 58.7-70.1 107 12.5 9.7-16.0 107 22.9 17.9-28.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 934 589 61.0 57.0-65.0 144 14.1 11.6-17.0 201 24.9 21.4-28.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 234 69.0 62.2-75.1 55 11.5 8.5-15.4 56 19.4 14.1-26.2

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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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