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 4,714 445 7.3 6.5- 8.2 4,269 92.7 91.8-93.5
-Eastern NC 1,700 155 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,545 93.1 91.6-94.4
GENDER
Male 789 71 5.8 4.3- 7.8 718 94.2 92.2-95.7
Female 911 84 7.9 6.0-10.2 827 92.1 89.8-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 145 10.6 8.6-12.9 910 89.4 87.1-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 307 25 8.2 5.0-13.3 282 91.8 86.7-95.0
65-74 320 45 12.5 9.0-17.1 275 87.5 82.9-91.0
75+ 201 55 22.7 16.3-30.7 146 77.3 69.3-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 31 4.9 3.1- 7.7 455 95.1 92.3-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 504 54 8.6 6.2-11.8 450 91.4 88.2-93.8
College Graduate 518 62 9.3 7.0-12.2 456 90.7 87.8-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 23 9.6 5.9-15.3 151 90.4 84.7-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 28 10.0 6.6-14.8 197 90.0 85.2-93.4
$75,000+ 312 35 8.2 5.3-12.7 277 91.8 87.3-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 70 10.2 7.5-13.7 518 89.8 86.3-92.5
No 1,073 84 5.5 4.2- 7.1 989 94.5 92.9-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 37 7.3 4.9-10.8 317 92.7 89.2-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,344 118 6.8 5.4- 8.5 1,226 93.2 91.5-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 16 12.3 7.3-20.0 87 87.7 80.0-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 398 31 5.4 3.5- 8.4 367 94.6 91.6-96.5
Rural 1,201 108 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,093 93.0 91.1-94.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 45 4.4 3.0- 6.3 785 95.6 93.7-97.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 494 94 16.6 12.9-21.0 400 83.4 79.0-87.1
Unable to Work 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 258 17 6.1 3.4-10.6 241 93.9 89.4-96.6
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 90 8.5 6.6-10.9 670 91.5 89.1-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 40 4.7 3.1- 7.0 503 95.3 93.0-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 836 69 6.1 4.5- 8.2 767 93.9 91.8-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 46 11.5 8.1-15.9 277 88.5 84.1-91.9

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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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