2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,712 3,722 80.9 79.4-82.3 990 19.1 17.7-20.6
-Eastern NC 1,698 1,274 77.0 74.3-79.4 424 23.0 20.6-25.7
GENDER
Male 787 590 77.8 73.9-81.2 197 22.2 18.8-26.1
Female 911 684 76.1 72.4-79.6 227 23.9 20.4-27.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 828 79.9 76.8-82.7 227 20.1 17.3-23.2
Non-Hispanic Black 407 281 71.6 65.4-77.1 126 28.4 22.9-34.6
Other 238 167 74.0 66.3-80.5 71 26.0 19.5-33.7
AGE
18-34 341 300 88.7 84.6-91.9 41 11.3 8.1-15.4
35-44 221 173 79.3 72.6-84.7 48 20.7 15.3-27.4
45-54 280 210 75.6 68.3-81.7 70 24.4 18.3-31.7
55-64 306 206 66.8 59.2-73.6 100 33.2 26.4-40.8
65-74 320 226 68.3 61.2-74.8 94 31.7 25.2-38.8
75+ 201 134 62.9 52.8-72.0 67 37.1 28.0-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 93 48.3 39.6-57.1 100 51.7 42.9-60.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 343 77.4 72.6-81.6 142 22.6 18.4-27.4
Some Post-H.S. 504 391 79.7 75.1-83.6 113 20.3 16.4-24.9
College Graduate 516 447 89.1 85.4-92.0 69 10.9 8.0-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 85 52.1 42.5-61.4 91 47.9 38.6-57.5
$15,000- 24,999 280 177 67.1 60.2-73.4 103 32.9 26.6-39.8
$25,000- 34,999 174 131 75.0 66.2-82.2 43 25.0 17.8-33.8
$35,000- 49,999 209 173 81.7 73.8-87.6 36 18.3 12.4-26.2
$50,000- 74,999 225 199 90.1 84.4-93.9 26 9.9 6.1-15.6
$75,000+ 312 281 91.6 87.5-94.4 31 8.4 5.6-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 298 52.9 47.5-58.2 289 47.1 41.8-52.5
No 1,072 944 88.2 85.5-90.4 128 11.8 9.6-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 352 273 82.6 77.8-86.5 79 17.4 13.5-22.2
Non-Veteran 1,344 1,000 75.5 72.3-78.3 344 24.5 21.7-27.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 87 86.1 77.6-91.7 16 13.9 8.3-22.4
Regional City or Suburban County 396 312 79.7 74.7-84.0 84 20.3 16.0-25.3
Rural 1,201 877 75.1 71.7-78.2 324 24.9 21.8-28.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 721 87.1 83.8-89.8 109 12.9 10.2-16.2
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 350 69.9 64.2-75.0 143 30.1 25.0-35.8
Unable to Work 197 68 31.6 24.3-39.9 129 68.4 60.1-75.7
Other not in Labor Force 98 81 86.7 77.8-92.4 17 13.3 7.6-22.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 75 63.1 53.5-71.8 62 36.9 28.2-46.5
101% to 150% 258 158 66.3 59.0-72.8 100 33.7 27.2-41.0
151% to 200% 141 109 77.9 68.6-85.1 32 22.1 14.9-31.4
More than 200% 758 660 88.0 84.8-90.6 98 12.0 9.4-15.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 381 73.5 67.8-78.5 162 26.5 21.5-32.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 637 76.1 72.3-79.5 197 23.9 20.5-27.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 258 83.6 78.5-87.7 65 16.4 12.3-21.5

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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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