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 3,772 719 18.4 16.9-20.1 3,053 81.6 79.9-83.1
-Eastern NC 1,391 284 19.0 16.6-21.7 1,107 81.0 78.3-83.4
GENDER
Male 614 131 20.7 17.0-25.0 483 79.3 75.0-83.0
Female 777 153 17.5 14.4-21.1 624 82.5 78.9-85.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 840 188 21.5 18.3-25.1 652 78.5 74.9-81.7
Non-Hispanic Black 348 61 14.0 10.1-19.1 287 86.0 80.9-89.9
Other 203 35 18.7 12.2-27.5 168 81.3 72.5-87.8
AGE
18-34 220 36 15.7 11.1-21.7 184 84.3 78.3-88.9
35-44 185 30 17.1 11.3-24.9 155 82.9 75.1-88.7
45-54 247 44 15.8 10.8-22.5 203 84.2 77.5-89.2
55-64 264 69 26.3 20.0-33.7 195 73.7 66.3-80.0
65-74 282 67 24.8 18.8-31.9 215 75.2 68.1-81.2
75+ 172 36 16.1 10.8-23.2 136 83.9 76.8-89.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 52 27.5 19.9-36.8 126 72.5 63.2-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 83 20.4 15.9-25.8 290 79.6 74.2-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 427 86 17.0 13.3-21.5 341 83.0 78.5-86.7
College Graduate 411 62 14.6 10.7-19.5 349 85.4 80.5-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** 97 67.9 57.0-77.1
$15,000- 24,999 244 60 23.5 17.6-30.7 184 76.5 69.3-82.4
$25,000- 34,999 137 24 18.2 11.2-28.2 113 81.8 71.8-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 168 29 17.2 11.0-25.7 139 82.8 74.3-89.0
$50,000- 74,999 183 28 16.3 10.6-24.1 155 83.7 75.9-89.4
$75,000+ 245 36 13.6 9.1-19.8 209 86.4 80.2-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 162 27.3 22.7-32.5 359 72.7 67.5-77.3
No 868 121 14.4 11.7-17.6 747 85.6 82.4-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 50 16.9 12.2-23.0 194 83.1 77.0-87.8
Non-Veteran 1,146 233 19.4 16.6-22.4 913 80.6 77.6-83.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 14 17.1 9.9-28.0 72 82.9 72.0-90.1
Regional City or Suburban County 275 59 20.9 15.8-27.1 216 79.1 72.9-84.2
Rural 1,030 211 18.5 15.7-21.8 819 81.5 78.2-84.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 649 119 18.6 15.2-22.6 530 81.4 77.4-84.8
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 94 18.9 15.0-23.7 335 81.1 76.3-85.0
Unable to Work 179 53 28.5 20.1-38.6 126 71.5 61.4-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 31 24.8 16.7-35.1 87 75.2 64.9-83.3
101% to 150% 220 60 22.1 16.4-29.1 160 77.9 70.9-83.6
151% to 200% 114 22 18.3 10.8-29.2 92 81.7 70.8-89.2
More than 200% 610 98 16.3 12.9-20.5 512 83.7 79.5-87.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 114 21.4 16.8-26.8 368 78.6 73.2-83.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 648 123 18.3 15.0-22.3 525 81.7 77.7-85.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 47 17.4 12.6-23.6 214 82.6 76.4-87.4

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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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