2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,713 3,071 64.1 62.4-65.9 718 13.9 12.7-15.1 924 22.0 20.5-23.5
-Eastern NC 1,697 1,080 62.5 59.5-65.4 287 14.6 12.7-16.7 330 23.0 20.4-25.7
GENDER
Male 788 462 56.6 52.1-60.9 122 14.0 11.4-17.0 204 29.5 25.4-33.9
Female 909 618 68.1 64.1-71.8 165 15.2 12.5-18.2 126 16.8 13.8-20.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 699 65.4 61.8-68.8 178 14.6 12.3-17.3 178 20.0 17.1-23.3
Non-Hispanic Black 406 260 62.3 55.8-68.3 80 16.3 12.6-20.8 66 21.4 16.2-27.8
Other 238 122 47.4 39.2-55.7 29 10.5 6.1-17.5 87 42.2 34.1-50.7
AGE
18-34 340 167 48.9 42.6-55.2 37 10.6 7.5-14.8 136 40.5 34.6-46.8
35-44 223 138 63.1 55.5-70.2 25 9.6 6.1-14.8 60 27.2 20.9-34.6
45-54 277 180 69.7 62.7-75.9 42 13.9 9.7-19.6 55 16.4 11.9-22.3
55-64 307 208 69.1 61.5-75.7 53 15.0 10.8-20.5 46 15.9 10.5-23.4
65-74 320 228 70.3 63.8-76.1 72 22.1 17.1-27.9 20 7.7 4.6-12.5
75+ 201 142 72.9 63.7-80.5 51 25.1 17.6-34.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 109 59.5 50.7-67.7 24 9.8 5.7-16.3 60 30.7 23.4-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 301 59.9 54.1-65.3 68 12.5 9.3-16.5 116 27.7 22.7-33.2
Some Post-H.S. 502 305 60.1 54.6-65.4 97 16.6 13.2-20.7 100 23.3 18.8-28.4
College Graduate 517 365 71.5 66.5-76.0 98 17.3 13.8-21.4 54 11.2 8.1-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 99 55.9 46.3-65.0 39 19.3 13.1-27.5 39 24.8 17.5-34.0
$15,000- 24,999 279 162 55.7 48.5-62.7 43 13.6 9.5-19.0 74 30.7 24.5-37.8
$25,000- 34,999 173 110 60.0 50.9-68.6 22 13.5 8.5-20.8 41 26.5 19.2-35.3
$35,000- 49,999 212 136 59.3 50.9-67.3 38 16.7 11.5-23.7 38 23.9 17.2-32.2
$50,000- 74,999 225 152 66.8 58.7-74.1 38 14.5 10.1-20.6 35 18.6 12.8-26.3
$75,000+ 311 229 74.8 68.1-80.6 50 12.3 8.9-16.8 32 12.9 8.3-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 365 60.6 55.1-65.9 141 22.8 18.7-27.4 80 16.6 12.5-21.7
No 1,072 692 63.4 59.8-66.9 139 10.6 8.7-12.8 241 26.0 22.8-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 217 59.8 53.3-66.0 71 19.9 15.5-25.2 65 20.3 15.4-26.3
Non-Veteran 1,342 862 63.1 59.7-66.4 216 13.2 11.2-15.5 264 23.7 20.8-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 102 *** *** *** 17 13.8 8.3-22.2 25 24.6 16.6-34.7
Regional City or Suburban County 398 224 55.1 49.2-60.8 73 16.2 12.6-20.6 101 28.7 23.7-34.4
Rural 1,199 797 65.7 62.0-69.2 197 13.9 11.7-16.5 205 20.4 17.4-23.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 828 501 60.1 55.8-64.3 101 10.6 8.4-13.3 226 29.3 25.4-33.5
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 349 69.9 64.4-74.9 120 25.6 20.9-31.0 24 4.5 2.8- 7.2
Unable to Work 197 125 67.7 59.4-75.0 52 22.4 16.5-29.7 20 9.9 5.9-16.3
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 75 52.2 42.3-61.9 16 9.1 5.2-15.2 47 38.8 29.5-48.8
101% to 150% 256 155 57.0 49.5-64.2 48 18.1 13.1-24.4 53 24.9 18.9-32.1
151% to 200% 140 83 55.3 45.2-65.0 26 19.4 12.6-28.7 31 25.3 17.5-35.1
More than 200% 760 531 69.5 65.2-73.6 126 13.7 11.1-16.6 103 16.8 13.4-20.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 366 65.4 59.4-71.0 92 13.5 10.4-17.5 82 21.0 16.0-27.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 503 59.0 54.8-63.0 138 14.7 12.2-17.6 196 26.3 22.7-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 322 212 67.2 60.7-73.1 57 15.5 11.3-21.0 53 17.3 13.0-22.7

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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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