2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,590 1,461 28.8 27.2-30.5 3,129 71.2 69.5-72.8
-Eastern NC 1,662 588 32.9 30.1-35.9 1,074 67.1 64.1-69.9
GENDER
Male 765 260 31.9 27.8-36.2 505 68.1 63.8-72.2
Female 897 328 33.9 30.0-38.1 569 66.1 61.9-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 357 32.8 29.4-36.5 681 67.2 63.5-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 395 158 33.4 27.6-39.6 237 66.6 60.4-72.4
Other 231 74 32.8 24.6-42.2 157 67.2 57.8-75.4
AGE
18-34 330 69 23.4 18.3-29.5 261 76.6 70.5-81.7
35-44 218 44 18.6 13.5-25.1 174 81.4 74.9-86.5
45-54 272 93 34.7 27.6-42.5 179 65.3 57.5-72.4
55-64 302 131 42.8 35.6-50.3 171 57.2 49.7-64.4
65-74 317 134 43.6 36.7-50.7 183 56.4 49.3-63.3
75+ 198 111 55.2 45.4-64.6 87 44.8 35.4-54.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 100 47.5 38.7-56.4 90 52.5 43.6-61.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 192 36.6 31.1-42.4 275 63.4 57.6-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 492 190 34.3 29.4-39.6 302 65.7 60.4-70.6
College Graduate 514 107 17.6 14.0-21.9 407 82.4 78.1-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 114 72.7 63.5-80.3 48 27.3 19.7-36.5
$15,000- 24,999 276 126 40.7 33.8-47.9 150 59.3 52.1-66.2
$25,000- 34,999 170 58 29.6 21.9-38.7 112 70.4 61.3-78.1
$35,000- 49,999 209 55 24.7 18.0-32.8 154 75.3 67.2-82.0
$50,000- 74,999 225 49 19.3 14.0-26.1 176 80.7 73.9-86.0
$75,000+ 309 67 22.9 17.3-29.7 242 77.1 70.3-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 589 589 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,075 *** *** *** 1,075 100 . - .
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 33 29.1 20.4-39.6 64 70.9 60.4-79.6
Regional City or Suburban County 386 126 33.3 27.8-39.3 260 66.7 60.7-72.2
Rural 1,181 430 33.1 29.7-36.8 751 66.9 63.2-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 810 149 19.6 16.2-23.5 661 80.4 76.5-83.8
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 221 46.1 40.5-51.7 267 53.9 48.3-59.5
Unable to Work 194 158 80.3 72.1-86.6 36 19.7 13.4-27.9
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 63 40.4 31.2-50.4 72 59.6 49.6-68.8
101% to 150% 253 127 45.0 37.7-52.5 126 55.0 47.5-62.3
151% to 200% 141 47 33.1 24.2-43.4 94 66.9 56.6-75.8
More than 200% 755 188 23.1 19.5-27.2 567 76.9 72.8-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 210 35.3 29.9-41.3 320 64.7 58.7-70.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 282 33.5 29.6-37.6 539 66.5 62.4-70.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 97 28.7 23.1-35.1 216 71.3 64.9-76.9

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the 2018 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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