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 4,708 427 8.1 7.2- 9.1 4,281 91.9 90.9-92.8
-Eastern NC 1,694 171 9.0 7.5-10.8 1,523 91.0 89.2-92.5
GENDER
Male 785 65 7.7 5.8-10.2 720 92.3 89.8-94.2
Female 909 106 10.2 8.0-13.0 803 89.8 87.0-92.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,052 117 9.5 7.6-11.8 935 90.5 88.2-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 406 36 7.8 5.2-11.7 370 92.2 88.3-94.8
Other 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 280 26 9.7 5.8-15.6 254 90.3 84.4-94.2
55-64 307 43 13.9 9.5-19.9 264 86.1 80.1-90.5
65-74 318 36 14.2 9.7-20.4 282 85.8 79.6-90.3
75+ 197 37 15.6 10.5-22.5 160 84.4 77.5-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 34 18.1 12.0-26.3 157 81.9 73.7-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 62 10.0 7.4-13.3 422 90.0 86.7-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 502 44 7.0 4.9-10.0 458 93.0 90.0-95.1
College Graduate 517 31 5.3 3.2- 8.8 486 94.7 91.2-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 44 25.1 17.5-34.7 131 74.9 65.3-82.5
$15,000- 24,999 280 40 13.5 9.2-19.3 240 86.5 80.7-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 173 21 12.4 7.3-20.3 152 87.6 79.7-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 582 118 19.9 16.0-24.5 464 80.1 75.5-84.0
No 1,073 50 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,023 96.2 94.6-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 36 7.6 5.2-10.9 314 92.4 89.1-94.8
Non-Veteran 1,342 134 9.3 7.5-11.5 1,208 90.7 88.5-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 398 37 8.3 5.8-11.9 361 91.7 88.1-94.2
Rural 1,196 124 9.2 7.3-11.6 1,072 90.8 88.4-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 831 38 4.4 3.0- 6.4 793 95.6 93.6-97.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 69 14.4 10.9-18.8 419 85.6 81.2-89.1
Unable to Work 196 54 30.4 22.1-40.1 142 69.6 59.9-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 28 21.9 14.5-31.7 109 78.1 68.3-85.5
101% to 150% 256 34 11.2 7.5-16.4 222 88.8 83.6-92.5
151% to 200% 141 18 10.5 5.9-18.0 123 89.5 82.0-94.1
More than 200% 758 43 4.5 3.1- 6.6 715 95.5 93.4-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 61 9.9 6.9-14.1 479 90.1 85.9-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 77 8.4 6.5-10.9 757 91.6 89.1-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 322 33 9.2 6.1-13.7 289 90.8 86.3-93.9

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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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