2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-Eastern NC 1,402 120 7.8 6.4- 9.5 1,282 92.2 90.5-93.6
GENDER
Male 630 28 4.5 3.0- 6.7 602 95.5 93.3-97.0
Female 772 92 10.9 8.7-13.7 680 89.1 86.3-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 834 62 7.7 5.9-10.1 772 92.3 89.9-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 342 42 9.1 6.5-12.6 300 90.9 87.4-93.5
Other 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 290 16 4.3 2.6- 7.2 274 95.7 92.8-97.4
35-44 195 20 7.5 4.6-12.2 175 92.5 87.8-95.4
45-54 221 25 12.7 8.3-18.8 196 87.3 81.2-91.7
55-64 258 25 10.6 6.8-16.1 233 89.4 83.9-93.2
65-74 256 28 10.2 6.6-15.4 228 89.8 84.6-93.4
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 13 9.4 5.2-16.5 123 90.6 83.5-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 35 6.7 4.6- 9.6 366 93.3 90.4-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 465 43 8.5 6.1-11.6 422 91.5 88.4-93.9
College Graduate 396 29 7.7 5.1-11.5 367 92.3 88.5-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 77 14.2 11.0-18.1 443 85.8 81.9-89.0
No 832 38 4.1 2.9- 5.8 794 95.9 94.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,139 109 8.8 7.1-10.9 1,030 91.2 89.1-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 694 48 6.6 4.8- 9.0 646 93.4 91.0-95.2
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8 357 94.5 91.2-96.6
Unable to Work 166 38 20.9 14.7-28.8 128 79.1 71.2-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 24 17.0 11.0-25.3 117 83.0 74.7-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 194 23 9.2 5.8-14.2 171 90.8 85.8-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 14 7.5 4.1-13.2 164 92.5 86.8-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 16 4.5 2.6- 7.7 296 95.5 92.3-97.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 22 14.6 9.0-22.9 119 85.4 77.1-91.0
101% to 150% 144 19 10.4 6.3-16.7 125 89.6 83.3-93.7
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 611 36 5.7 3.9- 8.2 575 94.3 91.8-96.1
HOUSING
Own 874 61 7.1 5.4- 9.4 813 92.9 90.6-94.6
Rent 415 50 10.3 7.6-13.8 365 89.7 86.2-92.4
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 440 41 7.2 5.1-10.1 399 92.8 89.9-94.9
Rural 857 71 8.3 6.3-10.7 786 91.7 89.3-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 780 74 8.9 6.8-11.5 706 91.1 88.5-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 22 6.3 4.0- 9.8 314 93.7 90.2-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 24 7.2 4.6-11.1 262 92.8 88.9-95.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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