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 4,610 829 14.9 13.7-16.2 3,781 85.1 83.8-86.3
-Eastern NC 1,664 342 18.1 15.9-20.6 1,322 81.9 79.4-84.1
GENDER
Male 768 134 16.5 13.4-20.2 634 83.5 79.8-86.6
Female 896 208 19.6 16.6-23.1 688 80.4 76.9-83.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 191 16.2 13.6-19.1 850 83.8 80.9-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 394 105 23.3 18.2-29.2 289 76.7 70.8-81.8
Other 231 46 16.2 10.8-23.6 185 83.8 76.4-89.2
AGE
18-34 331 13 3.7 2.1- 6.5 318 96.3 93.5-97.9
35-44 218 23 11.1 7.1-17.0 195 88.9 83.0-92.9
45-54 273 62 24.5 18.2-32.2 211 75.5 67.8-81.8
55-64 302 90 30.7 24.0-38.4 212 69.3 61.6-76.0
65-74 317 82 26.6 20.7-33.5 235 73.4 66.5-79.3
75+ 197 67 34.1 25.6-43.7 130 65.9 56.3-74.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 63 30.6 23.0-39.5 126 69.4 60.5-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 115 19.3 15.2-24.3 354 80.7 75.7-84.8
Some Post-H.S. 492 97 16.9 13.3-21.2 395 83.1 78.8-86.7
College Graduate 514 67 11.0 8.1-14.8 447 89.0 85.2-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 76 47.7 37.8-57.7 85 52.3 42.3-62.2
$15,000- 24,999 276 83 26.1 20.4-32.8 193 73.9 67.2-79.6
$25,000- 34,999 170 34 15.2 10.1-22.1 136 84.8 77.9-89.9
$35,000- 49,999 209 28 14.1 8.8-21.7 181 85.9 78.3-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 225 24 9.7 5.9-15.5 201 90.3 84.5-94.1
$75,000+ 309 32 9.0 5.9-13.4 277 91.0 86.6-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 342 55.0 49.6-60.3 246 45.0 39.7-50.4
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 68 17.7 13.6-22.8 281 82.3 77.2-86.4
Non-Veteran 1,316 274 18.2 15.7-21.1 1,042 81.8 78.9-84.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 21 18.2 11.5-27.7 78 81.8 72.3-88.5
Regional City or Suburban County 386 56 13.4 10.0-17.8 330 86.6 82.2-90.0
Rural 1,181 265 20.1 17.2-23.3 916 79.9 76.7-82.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 811 64 8.3 6.0-11.3 747 91.7 88.7-94.0
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 127 26.2 21.5-31.4 361 73.8 68.6-78.5
Unable to Work 194 126 65.1 56.1-73.1 68 34.9 26.9-43.9
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 42 23.1 16.3-31.7 93 76.9 68.3-83.7
101% to 150% 253 85 28.6 22.5-35.7 168 71.4 64.3-77.5
151% to 200% 141 29 19.1 12.4-28.1 112 80.9 71.9-87.6
More than 200% 755 93 11.0 8.5-14.1 662 89.0 85.9-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 133 22.6 17.8-28.2 397 77.4 71.8-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 154 17.3 14.4-20.7 667 82.7 79.3-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 55 14.4 10.5-19.4 260 85.6 80.6-89.5

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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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