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 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-Eastern NC 1,700 254 16.2 14.0-18.7 1,446 83.8 81.3-86.0
GENDER
Male 788 115 16.2 13.0-20.1 673 83.8 79.9-87.0
Female 912 139 16.2 13.3-19.6 773 83.8 80.4-86.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 131 14.3 11.7-17.3 924 85.7 82.7-88.3
Non-Hispanic Black 408 74 19.6 14.7-25.7 334 80.4 74.3-85.3
Other 239 49 17.8 12.8-24.2 190 82.2 75.8-87.2
AGE
18-34 341 55 15.9 11.9-20.9 286 84.1 79.1-88.1
35-44 222 51 21.5 16.0-28.3 171 78.5 71.7-84.0
45-54 279 55 19.3 13.9-26.3 224 80.7 73.7-86.1
55-64 308 58 20.6 14.8-28.1 250 79.4 71.9-85.2
65-74 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 44 21.2 15.0-29.2 149 78.8 70.8-85.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 89 19.0 14.6-24.4 396 81.0 75.6-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 503 69 15.2 11.6-19.6 434 84.8 80.4-88.4
College Graduate 519 51 10.6 7.8-14.2 468 89.4 85.8-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 40 21.4 14.7-30.0 136 78.6 70.0-85.3
$15,000- 24,999 280 72 27.8 21.7-34.8 208 72.2 65.2-78.3
$25,000- 34,999 173 33 21.6 14.6-30.8 140 78.4 69.2-85.4
$35,000- 49,999 212 24 15.4 9.7-23.6 188 84.6 76.4-90.3
$50,000- 74,999 225 18 8.2 4.9-13.6 207 91.8 86.4-95.1
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 128 26.1 21.2-31.7 459 73.9 68.3-78.8
No 1,074 119 11.7 9.5-14.3 955 88.3 85.7-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 35 9.5 6.5-13.7 318 90.5 86.3-93.5
Non-Veteran 1,345 217 17.9 15.2-20.9 1,128 82.1 79.1-84.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 15 14.6 8.7-23.6 88 85.4 76.4-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 399 56 14.7 10.9-19.6 343 85.3 80.4-89.1
Rural 1,200 183 16.9 14.1-20.1 1,017 83.1 79.9-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 831 132 15.7 12.8-19.2 699 84.3 80.8-87.2
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 29 6.7 4.0-10.9 464 93.3 89.1-96.0
Unable to Work 197 45 23.5 16.4-32.5 152 76.5 67.5-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 42 29.4 21.3-39.0 96 70.6 61.0-78.7
101% to 150% 257 54 22.9 17.0-30.0 203 77.1 70.0-83.0
151% to 200% 140 26 17.1 11.1-25.4 114 82.9 74.6-88.9
More than 200% 761 56 9.7 7.1-13.1 705 90.3 86.9-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 97 20.6 15.8-26.4 445 79.4 73.6-84.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 111 14.8 11.9-18.2 726 85.2 81.8-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 46 14.1 10.2-19.1 277 85.9 80.9-89.8

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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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