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 4,608 560 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,048 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Eastern NC 1,662 219 12.9 11.0-15.2 1,443 87.1 84.8-89.0
GENDER
Male 765 92 11.6 9.2-14.6 673 88.4 85.4-90.8
Female 897 127 14.2 11.4-17.6 770 85.8 82.4-88.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 134 13.4 10.9-16.3 904 86.6 83.7-89.1
Non-Hispanic Black 395 60 12.5 9.1-17.0 335 87.5 83.0-90.9
Other 231 26 12.2 7.1-20.1 205 87.8 79.9-92.9
AGE
18-34 333 45 14.9 10.9-20.0 288 85.1 80.0-89.1
35-44 218 24 9.8 6.2-15.1 194 90.2 84.9-93.8
45-54 271 37 13.5 8.7-20.4 234 86.5 79.6-91.3
55-64 301 50 14.3 10.0-20.0 251 85.7 80.0-90.0
65-74 316 38 11.1 7.5-16.1 278 88.9 83.9-92.5
75+ 198 25 13.2 8.2-20.7 173 86.8 79.3-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 44 22.4 15.6-31.1 144 77.6 68.9-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 78 15.5 11.8-20.2 390 84.5 79.8-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 493 65 11.8 9.0-15.4 428 88.2 84.6-91.0
College Graduate 513 33 6.0 3.6- 9.6 480 94.0 90.4-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 62 44.5 34.7-54.8 99 55.5 45.2-65.3
$15,000- 24,999 277 53 19.9 14.6-26.6 224 80.1 73.4-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 310 15 5.7 3.2- 9.7 295 94.3 90.3-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 582 220 39.9 34.7-45.4 362 60.1 54.6-65.3
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 47 13.3 9.6-18.1 300 86.7 81.9-90.4
Non-Veteran 1,316 173 12.9 10.7-15.5 1,143 87.1 84.5-89.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 389 49 14.6 10.6-19.8 340 85.4 80.2-89.4
Rural 1,175 161 12.6 10.4-15.2 1,014 87.4 84.8-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 809 47 6.6 4.7- 9.0 762 93.4 91.0-95.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 61 11.6 8.6-15.4 427 88.4 84.6-91.4
Unable to Work 194 83 43.8 35.0-53.1 111 56.2 46.9-65.0
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 39 24.5 17.1-33.8 96 75.5 66.2-82.9
101% to 150% 253 50 19.4 14.1-26.0 203 80.6 74.0-85.9
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 756 46 6.0 4.2- 8.5 710 94.0 91.5-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 528 88 14.4 10.9-18.9 440 85.6 81.1-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 99 13.3 10.5-16.6 722 86.7 83.4-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 33 10.6 7.1-15.5 282 89.4 84.5-92.9

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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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