2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,676 3,681 79.4 77.9-80.8 220 5.1 4.3- 6.0 257 5.8 5.0- 6.7 267 5.1 4.4- 5.9 251 4.7 4.0- 5.5
-Eastern NC 1,683 1,319 78.6 76.0-81.0 63 4.1 3.0- 5.5 90 6.0 4.7- 7.7 111 5.7 4.5- 7.1 100 5.6 4.3- 7.3
GENDER
Male 781 627 82.2 78.8-85.2 30 3.8 2.4- 5.8 37 4.7 3.2- 6.8 44 4.7 3.3- 6.8 43 4.6 3.2- 6.6
Female 902 692 75.2 71.3-78.8 33 4.4 2.8- 6.6 53 7.3 5.2-10.1 67 6.6 4.9- 8.6 57 6.6 4.6- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,051 817 77.1 73.7-80.1 46 4.8 3.4- 6.7 60 6.6 4.8- 8.9 66 5.9 4.5- 7.8 62 5.7 4.1- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 399 316 81.5 76.4-85.8 *** *** *** 21 5.5 3.3- 9.2 28 5.6 3.6- 8.7 24 5.2 3.1- 8.7
Other 235 188 80.2 71.6-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 341 275 80.2 74.7-84.7 21 5.7 3.5- 9.3 25 8.3 5.3-12.8 14 4.1 2.3- 7.2 *** *** ***
35-44 223 182 81.7 75.1-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 275 210 74.8 67.1-81.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 7.1 4.7-10.7 *** *** ***
55-64 305 212 71.9 65.1-77.7 *** *** *** 24 6.9 4.3-11.0 32 9.6 6.5-13.9 25 7.9 4.5-13.6
65-74 313 255 81.8 76.0-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.1 2.3- 7.3 24 8.0 4.9-12.7
75+ 199 160 80.8 72.7-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.0 5.1-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 139 73.0 64.0-80.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.5 5.0-14.0 23 13.7 8.2-22.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 377 81.2 76.3-85.3 *** *** *** 26 5.2 3.0- 8.8 29 4.7 3.0- 7.3 32 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 502 380 76.0 71.2-80.2 26 5.0 3.3- 7.7 28 7.0 4.6-10.4 38 6.8 4.7- 9.6 30 5.2 3.3- 8.1
College Graduate 514 423 82.3 77.8-86.1 22 4.7 2.9- 7.4 30 6.4 4.3- 9.5 24 3.8 2.3- 6.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 107 62.0 52.1-71.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 11.4 7.2-17.5 29 21.8 13.9-32.5
$15,000- 24,999 275 202 72.8 65.6-79.1 *** *** *** 19 8.2 4.6-14.3 26 7.4 4.6-11.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 172 135 79.1 70.9-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 168 78.6 71.0-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 197 87.7 81.6-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 258 84.6 79.2-88.7 *** *** *** 19 5.4 3.1- 9.1 16 4.4 2.5- 7.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 331 56.7 51.1-62.0 24 5.0 2.9- 8.6 45 9.3 6.4-13.4 84 12.9 10.1-16.3 89 16.2 12.4-20.8
No 1,071 953 88.5 86.0-90.7 38 3.7 2.6- 5.3 45 4.7 3.3- 6.6 26 2.4 1.5- 4.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 276 80.7 75.5-85.0 18 4.3 2.5- 7.4 18 4.8 2.8- 8.0 19 5.7 3.4- 9.4 20 4.5 2.6- 7.6
Non-Veteran 1,330 1,042 78.1 75.0-80.8 45 4.0 2.8- 5.7 72 6.4 4.8- 8.4 91 5.6 4.4- 7.2 80 5.9 4.4- 7.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 84 82.7 73.6-89.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 395 298 73.9 68.2-78.8 27 5.9 3.8- 9.1 23 8.0 5.0-12.6 23 5.3 3.3- 8.5 24 6.8 4.2-10.8
Rural 1,187 939 80.4 77.3-83.1 34 3.4 2.2- 5.2 62 5.3 3.9- 7.1 83 5.9 4.5- 7.6 69 5.1 3.6- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 829 711 85.1 81.8-87.9 35 4.6 3.1- 6.8 39 4.9 3.4- 7.0 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 395 81.2 76.4-85.2 *** *** *** 19 4.3 2.6- 7.2 27 5.2 3.3- 8.1 30 6.4 3.9-10.1
Unable to Work 188 85 45.2 36.2-54.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 14.2 9.7-20.4 54 33.6 24.7-43.7
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 90 72.0 62.3-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.9 5.9-16.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 254 182 72.1 64.6-78.5 *** *** *** 17 8.8 5.0-15.2 25 7.8 4.8-12.2 23 7.5 4.3-13.0
151% to 200% 139 112 81.2 72.5-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 757 631 83.8 80.3-86.8 28 3.5 2.2- 5.5 40 5.5 3.9- 7.9 35 4.3 2.9- 6.5 23 2.8 1.7- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 532 417 79.4 74.4-83.6 *** *** *** 31 7.6 5.0-11.4 37 5.4 3.6- 8.0 33 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 831 639 76.7 73.0-80.1 41 4.8 3.3- 6.8 45 6.1 4.2- 8.7 58 6.4 4.7- 8.7 48 6.0 4.2- 8.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 322 265 82.4 76.5-87.0 *** *** *** 14 3.9 2.1- 6.9 16 4.1 2.4- 6.9 *** *** ***

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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