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 4,605 223 4.4 3.7- 5.3 4,382 95.6 94.7-96.3
-Eastern NC 1,660 96 5.9 4.4- 7.8 1,564 94.1 92.2-95.6
GENDER
Male 764 49 6.6 4.4- 9.9 715 93.4 90.1-95.6
Female 896 47 5.1 3.4- 7.7 849 94.9 92.3-96.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,035 46 4.6 3.2- 6.7 989 95.4 93.3-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 396 31 8.0 4.6-13.6 365 92.0 86.4-95.4
Other 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 316 20 5.6 3.4- 9.0 296 94.4 91.0-96.6
75+ 197 19 13.2 7.5-22.3 178 86.8 77.7-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 30 6.8 3.9-11.6 436 93.2 88.4-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 492 27 3.9 2.5- 6.1 465 96.1 93.9-97.5
College Graduate 512 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 273 19 5.2 2.9- 9.0 254 94.8 91.0-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 96 17.9 13.7-23.1 488 82.1 76.9-86.3
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 25 5.8 3.7- 9.0 323 94.2 91.0-96.3
Non-Veteran 1,313 71 5.9 4.1- 8.2 1,242 94.1 91.8-95.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 386 18 4.4 2.5- 7.7 368 95.6 92.3-97.5
Rural 1,178 73 6.4 4.5- 9.1 1,105 93.6 90.9-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 809 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 31 7.2 4.6-11.2 455 92.8 88.8-95.4
Unable to Work 194 46 25.8 18.0-35.7 148 74.2 64.3-82.0
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 250 23 6.7 4.2-10.4 227 93.3 89.6-95.8
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 755 20 2.9 1.7- 4.8 735 97.1 95.2-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 39 9.7 5.8-15.7 491 90.3 84.3-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 819 40 4.1 2.8- 6.1 779 95.9 93.9-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 17 5.3 2.9- 9.4 296 94.7 90.6-97.1

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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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