2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-Eastern NC 1,360 516 42.0 38.4-45.7 145 10.8 8.8-13.2 468 27.9 24.8-31.2 110 8.8 6.7-11.6 108 9.3 7.3-11.6 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 556 226 43.7 38.3-49.2 67 13.4 10.0-17.8 159 25.0 20.8-29.8 26 3.5 2.1- 5.7 74 13.5 10.2-17.7 *** *** ***
Female 804 290 40.5 35.7-45.5 78 8.5 6.5-11.1 309 30.3 26.0-35.0 84 13.3 9.7-18.0 34 5.7 3.7- 8.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 817 323 43.6 39.1-48.1 106 12.8 10.1-16.1 284 28.9 25.1-33.1 37 4.8 3.2- 7.2 60 8.6 6.3-11.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 372 125 35.9 29.0-43.4 27 7.5 4.6-12.1 129 28.8 22.6-35.8 55 15.9 10.3-23.6 33 10.5 6.9-15.7 *** *** ***
Other 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 16.3 10.7-24.2 18 15.9 8.6-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 166 93 53.7 43.8-63.4 20 11.0 6.6-18.0 *** *** *** 26 14.8 8.2-25.4 20 13.1 7.8-21.2 *** *** ***
35-44 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.6 6.5-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 214 126 59.8 51.1-67.9 27 14.5 8.9-22.7 *** *** *** 19 7.5 4.5-12.3 22 11.0 7.0-16.9 *** *** ***
55-64 298 146 49.5 42.3-56.7 46 14.7 10.5-20.1 50 17.4 12.3-24.1 29 8.5 5.2-13.5 26 9.7 6.4-14.3 *** *** ***
65-74 307 38 10.9 7.3-16.1 *** *** *** 229 76.3 69.5-82.1 *** *** *** 16 5.0 2.8- 8.7 *** *** ***
75+ 209 19 10.9 6.4-18.0 17 8.1 4.4-14.2 155 69.5 60.5-77.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 24 20.1 12.6-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 21.1 13.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 95 33.2 26.6-40.4 40 14.1 9.8-19.9 151 30.8 25.2-37.0 39 10.2 7.0-14.5 26 10.5 6.6-16.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 431 182 47.5 41.1-53.9 48 9.8 7.0-13.7 129 22.9 18.3-28.4 *** *** *** 41 11.2 7.8-16.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 425 215 59.0 53.4-64.4 44 10.1 7.1-14.2 107 17.6 14.0-21.8 15 2.5 1.4- 4.4 39 9.9 7.1-13.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 198 47 25.2 17.5-34.8 29 16.6 10.4-25.5 78 32.9 24.1-43.2 34 18.6 12.5-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 *** *** *** 20 9.7 5.7-16.0 49 22.5 15.4-31.5 *** *** *** 18 11.8 6.8-19.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 86 58.6 49.2-67.5 20 10.5 6.3-16.8 47 21.1 14.8-29.2 *** *** *** 15 7.3 4.1-12.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 298 178 65.7 58.9-71.9 25 9.1 5.6-14.5 49 10.1 7.2-14.0 *** *** *** 41 13.5 9.6-18.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 528 99 21.5 17.0-26.8 38 7.2 4.7-11.1 271 45.1 39.2-51.2 69 15.6 10.8-22.0 45 9.3 6.7-12.7 *** *** ***
No 822 413 53.7 49.0-58.3 107 12.9 10.2-16.2 193 17.8 14.5-21.5 40 5.0 3.4- 7.3 62 9.3 6.7-12.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 232 58 25.3 18.9-32.9 *** *** *** 81 31.4 24.6-39.1 *** *** *** 80 38.5 30.7-46.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,128 458 45.3 41.3-49.5 137 12.4 10.0-15.2 387 27.2 23.7-30.9 106 10.4 7.8-13.6 28 3.4 2.1- 5.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** 18 22.1 13.6-33.9 26 20.7 13.4-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 188 81 46.9 38.0-56.0 *** *** *** 51 21.3 15.5-28.5 17 7.3 4.2-12.6 24 14.2 8.4-23.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,080 395 40.3 36.2-44.6 114 10.2 8.1-12.8 391 29.8 26.1-33.8 88 9.5 6.9-12.9 81 9.0 6.9-11.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 626 401 63.1 57.6-68.3 86 13.4 10.3-17.3 51 6.7 4.4- 9.9 *** *** *** 57 10.3 7.5-14.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 469 73 16.4 12.3-21.5 35 7.1 4.7-10.5 313 64.9 59.0-70.4 *** *** *** 32 8.0 5.5-11.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 31.8 23.3-41.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 49 26.0 18.7-35.1 32 16.5 11.0-23.9 94 36.8 28.4-46.1 27 11.3 7.2-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 660 342 57.5 52.3-62.6 68 9.4 7.0-12.5 165 17.7 14.6-21.4 *** *** *** 73 11.6 8.8-15.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 175 38.4 32.4-44.8 57 13.6 9.5-19.2 203 32.2 26.7-38.4 49 12.3 8.5-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 614 236 40.7 35.7-45.9 54 8.5 6.0-11.8 190 27.8 23.3-32.8 48 7.5 5.4-10.4 79 13.7 10.5-17.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 105 48.2 40.1-56.5 34 12.9 8.9-18.4 75 23.7 18.0-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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