2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,633 433 7.9 7.0- 8.9 4,200 92.1 91.1-93.0
-Eastern NC 1,672 202 11.0 9.2-13.1 1,470 89.0 86.9-90.8
GENDER
Male 770 114 13.0 10.3-16.2 656 87.0 83.8-89.7
Female 902 88 9.2 7.0-12.0 814 90.8 88.0-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,044 138 11.5 9.4-14.0 906 88.5 86.0-90.6
Non-Hispanic Black 398 40 8.5 5.7-12.5 358 91.5 87.5-94.3
Other 232 24 14.0 7.9-23.7 208 86.0 76.3-92.1
AGE
18-34 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 218 14 6.5 3.6-11.3 204 93.5 88.7-96.4
45-54 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 34 10.6 7.1-15.4 269 89.4 84.6-92.9
65-74 317 54 19.9 14.4-26.9 263 80.1 73.1-85.6
75+ 200 64 29.7 22.2-38.4 136 70.3 61.6-77.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 30 13.1 8.2-20.3 159 86.9 79.7-91.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 57 9.9 7.2-13.5 418 90.1 86.5-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 495 80 15.0 11.5-19.5 415 85.0 80.5-88.5
College Graduate 514 35 5.1 3.4- 7.5 479 94.9 92.5-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 26 14.3 8.3-23.5 135 85.7 76.5-91.7
$15,000- 24,999 277 39 10.9 7.4-15.8 238 89.1 84.2-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 172 17 6.6 3.8-11.2 155 93.4 88.8-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 26 11.6 7.3-17.9 199 88.4 82.1-92.7
$75,000+ 311 28 9.9 6.0-15.9 283 90.1 84.1-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 202 33.7 28.8-39.0 385 66.3 61.0-71.2
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 352 71 19.0 14.4-24.8 281 81.0 75.2-85.6
Non-Veteran 1,322 131 8.8 7.0-10.9 1,191 91.2 89.1-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 392 51 11.6 8.4-16.0 341 88.4 84.0-91.6
Rural 1,183 141 11.0 8.8-13.5 1,042 89.0 86.5-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 813 47 5.9 4.1- 8.4 766 94.1 91.6-95.9
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 99 20.7 16.6-25.6 392 79.3 74.4-83.4
Unable to Work 196 38 20.8 13.6-30.4 158 79.2 69.6-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 254 36 11.0 7.4-16.0 218 89.0 84.0-92.6
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 78 10.5 7.8-13.9 682 89.5 86.1-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 68 10.8 7.8-14.8 462 89.2 85.2-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 102 11.4 9.0-14.4 726 88.6 85.6-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 32 10.1 6.7-15.0 284 89.9 85.0-93.3

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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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