2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,704 1,207 31.0 29.1-32.9 2,497 69.0 67.1-70.9
-Eastern NC 1,368 447 31.2 28.1-34.4 921 68.8 65.6-71.9
GENDER
Male 606 211 31.7 27.3-36.4 395 68.3 63.6-72.7
Female 762 236 30.7 26.6-35.2 526 69.3 64.8-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 821 278 32.2 28.4-36.3 543 67.8 63.7-71.6
Non-Hispanic Black 348 122 32.0 26.0-38.7 226 68.0 61.3-74.0
Other 199 47 24.0 16.5-33.4 152 76.0 66.6-83.5
AGE
18-34 217 39 17.3 12.3-23.8 178 82.7 76.2-87.7
35-44 183 40 22.1 16.0-29.7 143 77.9 70.3-84.0
45-54 247 67 29.6 22.5-37.7 180 70.4 62.3-77.5
55-64 259 106 40.8 33.3-48.8 153 59.2 51.2-66.7
65-74 275 117 46.2 38.7-53.9 158 53.8 46.1-61.3
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 61 36.9 28.2-46.7 115 63.1 53.3-71.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 122 28.3 23.1-34.2 248 71.7 65.8-76.9
Some Post-H.S. 416 147 34.3 28.9-40.1 269 65.7 59.9-71.1
College Graduate 404 117 25.8 20.9-31.4 287 74.2 68.6-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 239 86 36.0 28.7-43.9 153 64.0 56.1-71.3
$25,000- 34,999 137 42 31.8 22.7-42.5 95 68.2 57.5-77.3
$35,000- 49,999 165 53 35.4 26.7-45.3 112 64.6 54.7-73.3
$50,000- 74,999 176 58 32.9 24.8-42.2 118 67.1 57.8-75.2
$75,000+ 242 62 20.8 15.6-27.3 180 79.2 72.7-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 255 50.2 44.4-56.1 254 49.8 43.9-55.6
No 857 192 20.9 17.7-24.4 665 79.1 75.6-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 97 35.9 28.8-43.7 145 64.1 56.3-71.2
Non-Veteran 1,125 350 30.2 26.9-33.8 775 69.8 66.2-73.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 269 82 27.4 21.7-33.9 187 72.6 66.1-78.3
Rural 1,013 338 32.6 28.9-36.5 675 67.4 63.5-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 641 139 21.7 18.0-25.8 502 78.3 74.2-82.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 415 186 48.5 42.3-54.7 229 51.5 45.3-57.7
Unable to Work 178 89 54.6 44.8-64.0 89 45.4 36.0-55.2
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 85 33.8 26.7-41.7 132 66.2 58.3-73.3
151% to 200% 112 33 28.0 19.1-39.1 79 72.0 60.9-80.9
More than 200% 597 188 31.1 26.6-36.0 409 68.9 64.0-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 475 155 31.4 25.9-37.5 320 68.6 62.5-74.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 206 31.7 27.3-36.4 426 68.3 63.6-72.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 86 29.6 23.5-36.5 175 70.4 63.5-76.5

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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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