2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,721 660 14.5 13.2-15.9 4,061 85.5 84.1-86.8
-Eastern NC 1,699 227 13.7 11.6-16.1 1,472 86.3 83.9-88.4
GENDER
Male 789 77 9.0 6.9-11.6 712 91.0 88.4-93.1
Female 910 150 18.2 14.8-22.1 760 81.8 77.9-85.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,056 126 12.4 9.9-15.4 930 87.6 84.6-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 406 67 15.0 11.0-20.1 339 85.0 79.9-89.0
Other 239 34 17.0 11.1-25.3 205 83.0 74.7-88.9
AGE
18-34 339 48 15.1 10.8-20.6 291 84.9 79.4-89.2
35-44 223 26 12.3 8.1-18.3 197 87.7 81.7-91.9
45-54 280 35 12.1 7.6-18.7 245 87.9 81.3-92.4
55-64 308 55 16.7 12.1-22.5 253 83.3 77.5-87.9
65-74 320 39 14.1 9.2-21.0 281 85.9 79.0-90.8
75+ 200 22 9.2 5.6-14.7 178 90.8 85.3-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 33 17.9 11.8-26.2 159 82.1 73.8-88.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 78 14.9 11.5-19.0 409 85.1 81.0-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 502 68 13.7 10.0-18.6 434 86.3 81.4-90.0
College Graduate 518 48 9.3 6.3-13.5 470 90.7 86.5-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 47 25.3 17.6-34.9 130 74.7 65.1-82.4
$15,000- 24,999 280 49 20.3 14.8-27.1 231 79.7 72.9-85.2
$25,000- 34,999 174 27 18.6 12.2-27.3 147 81.4 72.7-87.8
$35,000- 49,999 212 22 11.0 6.3-18.3 190 89.0 81.7-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 224 26 12.2 7.7-18.7 198 87.8 81.3-92.3
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 126 21.2 17.1-26.0 462 78.8 74.0-82.9
No 1,072 97 9.6 7.6-12.1 975 90.4 87.9-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 28 6.6 4.3-10.0 325 93.4 90.0-95.7
Non-Veteran 1,344 198 15.6 13.0-18.5 1,146 84.4 81.5-87.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 398 52 12.3 9.2-16.2 346 87.7 83.8-90.8
Rural 1,200 167 14.5 11.8-17.7 1,033 85.5 82.3-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 84 10.8 8.2-14.1 748 89.2 85.9-91.8
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 494 62 12.5 9.4-16.5 432 87.5 83.5-90.6
Unable to Work 197 50 27.8 19.5-37.9 147 72.2 62.1-80.5
Other not in Labor Force 96 15 15.3 8.6-25.9 81 84.7 74.1-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 26 18.6 11.8-28.1 111 81.4 71.9-88.2
101% to 150% 258 43 19.6 14.1-26.6 215 80.4 73.4-85.9
151% to 200% 141 23 15.3 9.3-24.0 118 84.7 76.0-90.7
More than 200% 760 71 9.4 7.0-12.5 689 90.6 87.5-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 80 12.8 9.4-17.3 461 87.2 82.7-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 113 13.8 11.2-16.9 724 86.2 83.1-88.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 34 14.4 9.4-21.4 289 85.6 78.6-90.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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