2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,780 750 22.6 20.9-24.4 3,030 77.4 75.6-79.1
-Eastern NC 1,396 272 24.1 21.2-27.2 1,124 75.9 72.8-78.8
GENDER
Male 617 138 26.1 21.8-30.8 479 73.9 69.2-78.2
Female 779 134 22.4 18.6-26.7 645 77.6 73.3-81.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 842 190 27.8 24.0-31.9 652 72.2 68.1-76.0
Non-Hispanic Black 351 50 17.3 12.8-23.1 301 82.7 76.9-87.2
Other 203 32 22.0 14.3-32.2 171 78.0 67.8-85.7
AGE
18-34 221 92 43.4 35.8-51.3 129 56.6 48.7-64.2
35-44 186 50 28.2 21.2-36.4 136 71.8 63.6-78.8
45-54 248 56 23.2 17.0-30.7 192 76.8 69.3-83.0
55-64 264 43 17.0 11.9-23.7 221 83.0 76.3-88.1
65-74 282 23 9.2 5.8-14.2 259 90.8 85.8-94.2
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 31 21.8 14.8-30.8 148 78.2 69.2-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 89 27.5 21.9-33.9 284 72.5 66.1-78.1
Some Post-H.S. 429 93 27.4 22.3-33.2 336 72.6 66.8-77.7
College Graduate 413 57 15.1 11.1-20.2 356 84.9 79.8-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 244 53 24.3 18.0-31.9 191 75.7 68.1-82.0
$25,000- 34,999 137 21 16.1 10.0-24.8 116 83.9 75.2-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 169 37 27.2 19.3-36.9 132 72.8 63.1-80.7
$50,000- 74,999 183 32 24.0 16.7-33.2 151 76.0 66.8-83.3
$75,000+ 245 42 23.1 16.5-31.4 203 76.9 68.6-83.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 523 113 27.6 22.5-33.4 410 72.4 66.6-77.5
No 871 157 21.9 18.6-25.7 714 78.1 74.3-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 41 21.1 14.8-29.3 205 78.9 70.7-85.2
Non-Veteran 1,149 230 24.6 21.4-28.1 919 75.4 71.9-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 20 22.3 14.4-33.0 66 77.7 67.0-85.6
Regional City or Suburban County 278 70 31.5 24.8-39.1 208 68.5 60.9-75.2
Rural 1,032 182 21.6 18.4-25.2 850 78.4 74.8-81.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 650 151 26.4 22.3-31.0 499 73.6 69.0-77.7
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 34 9.4 6.5-13.4 397 90.6 86.6-93.5
Unable to Work 180 48 32.7 24.1-42.6 132 67.3 57.4-75.9
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** 89 70.4 59.0-79.7
101% to 150% 221 44 22.3 16.2-29.9 177 77.7 70.1-83.8
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 101 21.7 17.5-26.6 509 78.3 73.4-82.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 82 21.0 16.3-26.6 400 79.0 73.4-83.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 138 26.2 22.0-31.0 515 73.8 69.0-78.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 52 23.2 17.5-30.2 209 76.8 69.8-82.5

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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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