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 3,616 146 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,470 95.7 94.7-96.5
-Eastern NC 1,337 57 4.8 3.5- 6.5 1,280 95.2 93.5-96.5
GENDER
Male 593 46 8.4 6.0-11.7 547 91.6 88.3-94.0
Female 744 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 809 28 4.0 2.5- 6.2 781 96.0 93.8-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 191 17 12.8 7.4-21.4 174 87.2 78.6-92.6
AGE
18-34 208 16 8.3 4.9-13.7 192 91.7 86.3-95.1
35-44 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 24 6.7 4.2-10.6 330 93.3 89.4-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 413 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 503 23 4.5 2.8- 7.3 480 95.5 92.7-97.2
No 832 34 4.9 3.3- 7.3 798 95.1 92.7-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,096 45 4.8 3.4- 6.8 1,051 95.2 93.2-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 983 38 4.9 3.3- 7.2 945 95.1 92.8-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 624 30 5.1 3.4- 7.7 594 94.9 92.3-96.6
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 413 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 592 17 3.3 1.8- 5.7 575 96.7 94.3-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 20 6.8 3.9-11.6 440 93.2 88.4-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 24 3.3 2.1- 5.2 603 96.7 94.8-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 13 5.5 3.1- 9.7 237 94.5 90.3-96.9

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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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