2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 778 17.3 16.0-18.6 1,473 31.4 29.8-33.1 1,471 32.2 30.6-34.0 685 13.7 12.5-15.0 305 5.4 4.6- 6.2
-Eastern NC 1,698 258 15.7 13.7-18.0 480 28.5 25.8-31.3 536 32.7 29.9-35.7 298 16.2 14.1-18.4 126 6.9 5.4- 8.8
GENDER
Male 787 138 18.6 15.4-22.3 211 27.7 23.9-31.8 241 31.5 27.6-35.8 134 15.0 12.3-18.2 63 7.2 5.0-10.2
Female 911 120 13.0 10.5-16.0 269 29.3 25.6-33.2 295 33.9 29.9-38.1 164 17.2 14.3-20.6 63 6.6 4.7- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 185 17.9 15.2-20.8 346 32.5 29.1-36.2 297 29.5 26.1-33.2 146 13.3 11.0-16.0 81 6.8 5.1- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 407 46 12.8 8.9-18.0 85 22.9 17.9-28.8 150 35.9 30.2-42.2 98 21.3 16.6-26.8 28 7.1 4.0-12.3
Other 238 27 11.0 7.0-16.8 51 21.3 15.5-28.7 89 41.6 33.5-50.3 54 19.0 13.8-25.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 341 77 21.7 17.1-27.1 123 35.0 29.3-41.1 100 32.1 26.3-38.4 36 10.0 7.0-14.0 *** *** ***
35-44 221 41 17.5 12.5-23.9 55 29.4 22.6-37.3 77 32.4 25.8-39.8 37 15.0 10.4-21.1 *** *** ***
45-54 280 40 13.9 9.6-19.8 84 27.6 21.7-34.5 86 34.0 27.1-41.7 48 14.0 10.1-19.1 22 10.4 5.9-17.8
55-64 306 39 12.2 8.3-17.6 70 23.3 18.0-29.5 97 31.3 25.2-38.2 64 19.4 14.5-25.5 36 13.8 8.5-21.7
65-74 320 30 10.0 6.7-14.7 94 26.1 20.8-32.2 102 32.3 26.3-39.0 62 22.0 16.2-29.2 32 9.6 6.4-14.3
75+ 201 25 9.3 5.9-14.4 50 21.4 15.4-29.0 59 32.2 23.6-42.2 47 30.1 21.3-40.6 20 6.9 4.2-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 *** *** *** 20 12.0 7.4-18.9 64 32.0 24.5-40.6 66 35.3 27.2-44.3 34 16.4 10.6-24.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 67 14.2 10.8-18.4 118 29.2 24.2-34.8 158 34.0 28.9-39.6 100 15.3 12.2-19.1 42 7.2 4.4-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 504 75 16.1 12.3-20.7 149 30.2 25.4-35.5 167 33.4 28.3-39.0 80 14.5 11.2-18.5 33 5.8 3.8- 8.8
College Graduate 516 106 23.8 19.5-28.7 195 35.4 30.7-40.5 146 29.9 25.2-35.2 52 8.5 5.9-12.2 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 15 11.9 6.6-20.6 23 13.7 8.7-21.1 47 26.4 19.3-35.0 56 27.8 20.1-37.1 35 20.1 13.0-29.8
$15,000- 24,999 280 28 8.1 5.1-12.8 56 23.3 17.6-30.2 93 35.7 29.0-43.0 71 23.6 18.2-30.2 32 9.2 6.0-14.0
$25,000- 34,999 174 21 13.7 8.4-21.5 43 28.8 21.2-37.8 67 32.5 24.8-41.4 34 19.6 13.2-28.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 209 35 15.3 10.6-21.6 74 36.6 28.9-44.9 64 29.9 22.9-38.0 29 15.2 9.8-23.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 46 19.1 13.7-26.1 86 38.2 30.2-46.8 67 32.8 25.6-41.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 72 23.8 18.6-29.9 123 37.4 31.0-44.3 86 30.3 24.0-37.5 23 6.2 3.9- 9.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 40 7.4 5.0-10.8 79 14.6 11.2-18.9 179 30.8 26.1-36.0 180 28.3 23.8-33.2 109 18.8 14.6-23.8
No 1,072 213 19.7 17.0-22.8 393 35.9 32.3-39.5 338 32.6 29.1-36.2 112 10.6 8.5-13.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 352 81 25.5 20.3-31.6 103 31.2 25.3-37.8 89 25.8 20.4-32.0 53 12.1 8.9-16.3 26 5.3 3.3- 8.3
Non-Veteran 1,344 177 13.1 11.0-15.6 379 28.0 25.1-31.2 444 34.3 31.1-37.7 244 17.2 14.8-19.9 100 7.3 5.5- 9.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 18 16.0 9.8-24.9 29 25.0 17.0-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 396 71 17.7 13.8-22.3 134 34.5 29.0-40.4 107 27.6 22.6-33.2 63 14.3 10.9-18.7 21 5.9 3.5- 9.8
Rural 1,201 169 14.8 12.3-17.7 319 26.4 23.3-29.8 389 33.8 30.3-37.6 224 17.5 14.9-20.4 100 7.5 5.6- 9.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 167 19.7 16.6-23.2 287 34.0 30.1-38.1 267 33.4 29.4-37.7 89 9.5 7.5-12.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 59 11.1 8.3-14.6 129 22.9 18.8-27.5 162 35.9 30.6-41.7 103 21.9 17.2-27.3 40 8.3 5.6-12.1
Unable to Work 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 22.4 16.3-29.9 73 39.4 30.7-48.8 56 29.1 21.1-38.5
Other not in Labor Force 98 11 13.1 7.2-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** 22 20.5 13.0-30.7 46 38.6 29.3-48.8 41 25.0 17.8-34.0 21 11.9 7.2-19.1
101% to 150% 258 28 11.0 7.1-16.6 59 28.2 21.8-35.5 71 27.1 21.1-34.1 66 22.3 16.8-28.9 34 11.5 7.6-17.1
151% to 200% 141 16 13.5 7.5-23.3 40 30.9 22.4-40.9 53 33.5 25.1-43.2 23 17.6 11.1-26.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 758 153 19.7 16.6-23.3 274 35.9 31.6-40.4 233 32.4 28.3-36.9 76 9.5 7.2-12.6 22 2.4 1.5- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 70 13.3 9.9-17.6 121 22.3 17.9-27.5 190 37.9 32.3-43.7 106 16.3 12.7-20.7 56 10.2 6.6-15.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 134 16.7 13.8-20.0 259 30.8 27.0-34.9 244 28.6 24.9-32.5 144 17.6 14.6-21.0 53 6.4 4.6- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 54 16.2 11.9-21.6 102 31.1 25.4-37.5 102 36.3 29.9-43.4 48 12.4 8.8-17.2 17 4.0 2.3- 6.7

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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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