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 3,536 903 24.8 23.1-26.6 2,633 75.2 73.4-76.9
-Eastern NC 1,308 333 25.6 22.6-28.8 975 74.4 71.2-77.4
GENDER
Male 580 104 17.5 13.6-22.1 476 82.5 77.9-86.4
Female 728 229 32.6 28.4-37.2 499 67.4 62.8-71.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 792 225 27.8 24.1-31.7 567 72.2 68.3-75.9
Non-Hispanic Black 327 79 24.6 18.6-31.7 248 75.4 68.3-81.4
Other 189 29 17.0 10.0-27.3 160 83.0 72.7-90.0
AGE
18-34 206 50 25.7 18.9-33.9 156 74.3 66.1-81.1
35-44 170 51 29.3 22.0-37.9 119 70.7 62.1-78.0
45-54 241 66 26.6 20.3-34.1 175 73.4 65.9-79.7
55-64 245 70 26.2 20.2-33.3 175 73.8 66.7-79.8
65-74 263 66 23.2 17.7-29.8 197 76.8 70.2-82.3
75+ 165 25 17.6 9.9-29.3 140 82.4 70.7-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 25 15.0 9.3-23.4 146 85.0 76.6-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 69 18.7 14.2-24.2 277 81.3 75.8-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 403 105 28.5 22.9-34.7 298 71.5 65.3-77.1
College Graduate 386 133 36.7 31.0-42.8 253 63.3 57.2-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 32 15.4 10.1-22.7 109 84.6 77.3-89.9
$15,000- 24,999 222 46 20.2 14.6-27.4 176 79.8 72.6-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 126 30 23.3 15.7-33.3 96 76.7 66.7-84.3
$35,000- 49,999 160 53 31.5 23.4-40.8 107 68.5 59.2-76.6
$50,000- 74,999 174 51 35.4 26.2-45.8 123 64.6 54.2-73.8
$75,000+ 233 72 28.6 21.8-36.5 161 71.4 63.5-78.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 491 98 17.8 13.8-22.6 393 82.2 77.4-86.2
No 815 235 30.0 26.1-34.3 580 70.0 65.7-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 43 22.3 14.9-32.0 190 77.7 68.0-85.1
Non-Veteran 1,074 290 26.3 23.1-29.7 784 73.7 70.3-76.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 16 19.1 11.4-30.4 68 80.9 69.6-88.6
Regional City or Suburban County 264 77 29.2 22.5-36.9 187 70.8 63.1-77.5
Rural 960 240 24.8 21.4-28.5 720 75.2 71.5-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 615 186 30.4 25.9-35.4 429 69.6 64.6-74.1
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 401 90 22.5 17.5-28.3 311 77.5 71.7-82.5
Unable to Work 170 33 14.2 9.5-20.7 137 85.8 79.3-90.5
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 23 15.8 9.8-24.5 83 84.2 75.5-90.2
101% to 150% 210 50 23.9 17.7-31.5 160 76.1 68.5-82.3
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 173 29.9 25.2-35.1 405 70.1 64.9-74.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 449 112 22.7 18.0-28.2 337 77.3 71.8-82.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 163 27.8 23.3-32.7 449 72.2 67.3-76.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 58 24.3 18.6-31.1 189 75.7 68.9-81.4

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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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