2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,626 288 5.4 4.7- 6.3 4,338 94.6 93.7-95.3
-Eastern NC 1,669 123 6.6 5.2- 8.3 1,546 93.4 91.7-94.8
GENDER
Male 768 50 5.3 3.8- 7.3 718 94.7 92.7-96.2
Female 901 73 7.8 5.7-10.7 828 92.2 89.3-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 70 6.4 4.8- 8.6 971 93.6 91.4-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 398 35 6.6 4.2-10.2 363 93.4 89.8-95.8
Other 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 333 16 5.4 3.0- 9.3 317 94.6 90.7-97.0
35-44 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 275 22 5.4 3.3- 8.6 253 94.6 91.4-96.7
55-64 302 33 9.2 5.9-14.0 269 90.8 86.0-94.1
65-74 316 24 8.8 4.9-15.1 292 91.2 84.9-95.1
75+ 199 21 12.6 7.4-20.6 178 87.4 79.4-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 23 9.1 5.6-14.5 167 90.9 85.5-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 47 8.8 6.0-12.8 425 91.2 87.2-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 494 37 6.2 4.1- 9.5 457 93.8 90.5-95.9
College Graduate 514 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 32 17.8 11.8-25.8 130 82.2 74.2-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 277 31 9.0 5.9-13.5 246 91.0 86.5-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 123 20.2 16.2-24.8 464 79.8 75.2-83.8
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 26 6.5 4.2- 9.9 324 93.5 90.1-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,321 97 6.6 5.1- 8.7 1,224 93.4 91.3-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 389 22 5.4 3.3- 8.7 367 94.6 91.3-96.7
Rural 1,183 96 7.4 5.6- 9.6 1,087 92.6 90.4-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 813 30 3.7 2.3- 5.9 783 96.3 94.1-97.7
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 37 8.9 5.9-13.2 454 91.1 86.8-94.1
Unable to Work 194 45 21.2 14.6-29.6 149 78.8 70.4-85.4
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 18 12.5 7.2-20.9 117 87.5 79.1-92.8
101% to 150% 255 27 9.5 6.1-14.4 228 90.5 85.6-93.9
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 757 35 4.6 2.9- 7.1 722 95.4 92.9-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 49 6.7 4.6- 9.6 481 93.3 90.4-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 825 56 7.1 5.2- 9.8 769 92.9 90.2-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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