2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,759 1,039 25.4 23.7-27.2 2,720 74.6 72.8-76.3
-Eastern NC 1,387 399 26.5 23.6-29.5 988 73.5 70.5-76.4
GENDER
Male 615 153 22.7 18.8-27.1 462 77.3 72.9-81.2
Female 772 246 29.8 25.8-34.1 526 70.2 65.9-74.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 241 25.8 22.4-29.6 597 74.2 70.4-77.6
Non-Hispanic Black 349 111 27.3 21.8-33.5 238 72.7 66.5-78.2
Other 200 47 27.8 19.2-38.4 153 72.2 61.6-80.8
AGE
18-34 220 39 19.9 14.3-27.1 181 80.1 72.9-85.7
35-44 183 32 17.1 11.6-24.4 151 82.9 75.6-88.4
45-54 248 66 27.1 20.4-35.0 182 72.9 65.0-79.6
55-64 262 90 31.5 24.9-38.9 172 68.5 61.1-75.1
65-74 280 101 37.2 30.2-44.9 179 62.8 55.1-69.8
75+ 173 67 36.6 27.8-46.5 106 63.4 53.5-72.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 73 39.1 30.5-48.4 103 60.9 51.6-69.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 128 29.0 23.7-35.0 241 71.0 65.0-76.3
Some Post-H.S. 428 123 25.3 20.5-30.7 305 74.7 69.3-79.5
College Graduate 412 75 16.8 12.7-21.9 337 83.2 78.1-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 *** *** *** 70 53.5 43.0-63.7
$15,000- 24,999 240 101 40.4 32.9-48.4 139 59.6 51.6-67.1
$25,000- 34,999 137 41 32.9 23.5-43.8 96 67.1 56.2-76.5
$35,000- 49,999 168 39 23.9 16.5-33.4 129 76.1 66.6-83.5
$50,000- 74,999 182 35 17.5 11.8-25.1 147 82.5 74.9-88.2
$75,000+ 244 36 16.9 11.2-24.7 208 83.1 75.3-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 519 268 49.2 43.4-55.0 251 50.8 45.0-56.6
No 866 131 14.1 11.5-17.1 735 85.9 82.9-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 245 75 26.7 20.1-34.5 170 73.3 65.5-79.9
Non-Veteran 1,141 324 26.4 23.3-29.8 817 73.6 70.2-76.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 276 68 25.2 19.4-32.1 208 74.8 67.9-80.6
Rural 1,025 309 26.8 23.4-30.4 716 73.2 69.6-76.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 647 115 18.5 14.9-22.6 532 81.5 77.4-85.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 148 32.0 26.8-37.6 280 68.0 62.4-73.2
Unable to Work 179 103 60.8 51.2-69.6 76 39.2 30.4-48.8
Other not in Labor Force 71 16 14.3 8.1-24.0 55 85.7 76.0-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 92 38.3 30.8-46.5 127 61.7 53.5-69.2
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 608 122 20.5 16.5-25.1 486 79.5 74.9-83.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 479 168 30.5 25.3-36.3 311 69.5 63.7-74.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 647 162 24.9 20.9-29.4 485 75.1 70.6-79.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 69 24.7 19.0-31.4 192 75.3 68.6-81.0

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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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