2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Injection Drug Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,561 346 10.5 9.3-12.0 3,215 89.5 88.0-90.7
-Eastern NC 1,312 117 10.9 8.7-13.6 1,195 89.1 86.4-91.3
GENDER
Male 580 59 12.9 9.2-17.6 521 87.1 82.4-90.8
Female 732 58 9.2 6.7-12.5 674 90.8 87.5-93.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 798 83 11.9 9.3-15.0 715 88.1 85.0-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 326 24 10.1 5.8-17.2 302 89.9 82.8-94.2
Other 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 205 31 18.1 12.1-26.3 174 81.9 73.7-87.9
35-44 169 18 10.3 6.0-17.1 151 89.7 82.9-94.0
45-54 239 22 9.0 5.5-14.4 217 91.0 85.6-94.5
55-64 248 24 11.4 6.9-18.3 224 88.6 81.7-93.1
65-74 265 17 6.2 3.5-11.0 248 93.8 89.0-96.5
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 349 29 10.7 7.1-16.0 320 89.3 84.0-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 402 36 11.2 7.2-17.1 366 88.8 82.9-92.8
College Graduate 388 39 13.4 9.3-19.0 349 86.6 81.0-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 18 15.4 8.6-26.0 124 84.6 74.0-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 226 20 9.0 5.1-15.3 206 91.0 84.7-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 232 19 11.3 6.4-19.2 213 88.7 80.8-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 496 54 13.2 9.4-18.1 442 86.8 81.9-90.6
No 814 62 9.5 6.9-12.9 752 90.5 87.1-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 20 15.6 8.7-26.5 213 84.4 73.5-91.3
Non-Veteran 1,078 97 9.9 7.8-12.5 981 90.1 87.5-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 262 24 12.9 7.7-20.9 238 87.1 79.1-92.3
Rural 966 85 10.3 7.9-13.2 881 89.7 86.8-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 608 67 13.9 10.4-18.4 541 86.1 81.6-89.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 410 24 5.4 3.4- 8.6 386 94.6 91.4-96.6
Unable to Work 171 19 12.6 7.0-21.7 152 87.4 78.3-93.0
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 13 14.6 8.0-25.3 95 85.4 74.7-92.0
101% to 150% 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 581 50 12.3 8.6-17.3 531 87.7 82.7-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 44 10.6 7.3-15.2 408 89.4 84.8-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 615 53 11.6 8.2-16.1 562 88.4 83.9-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 245 20 9.7 5.9-15.5 225 90.3 84.5-94.1

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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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