2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-Eastern NC 1,375 102 7.7 6.1- 9.6 1,273 92.3 90.4-93.9
GENDER
Male 614 38 6.8 4.7- 9.7 576 93.2 90.3-95.3
Female 761 64 8.6 6.5-11.3 697 91.4 88.7-93.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 818 47 6.5 4.6- 8.9 771 93.5 91.1-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 338 37 10.1 7.0-14.5 301 89.9 85.5-93.0
Other 219 18 8.6 5.0-14.5 201 91.4 85.5-95.0
AGE
18-34 283 13 5.1 2.9- 8.9 270 94.9 91.1-97.1
35-44 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 214 22 11.5 7.3-17.7 192 88.5 82.3-92.7
55-64 255 26 9.6 6.0-15.0 229 90.4 85.0-94.0
65-74 255 15 6.9 4.0-11.7 240 93.1 88.3-96.0
75+ 162 19 13.4 7.5-22.8 143 86.6 77.2-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 22 15.7 9.7-24.4 108 84.3 75.6-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 37 9.0 6.2-13.0 358 91.0 87.0-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 454 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8 424 94.0 91.2-96.0
College Graduate 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 102 21.2 17.2-25.9 423 78.8 74.1-82.8
No 833 *** *** *** 833 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 16 5.1 3.0- 8.7 235 94.9 91.3-97.0
Non-Veteran 1,123 86 8.3 6.5-10.5 1,037 91.7 89.5-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 683 28 4.4 2.8- 6.7 655 95.6 93.3-97.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 25 7.6 4.6-12.1 349 92.4 87.9-95.4
Unable to Work 165 36 22.7 15.8-31.5 129 77.3 68.5-84.2
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 17 18.1 10.6-29.0 102 81.9 71.0-89.4
$15,000- 24,999 194 29 14.3 9.3-21.4 165 85.7 78.6-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 24 18.7 11.9-28.2 118 81.3 71.8-88.1
101% to 150% 144 16 10.2 5.6-17.9 128 89.8 82.1-94.4
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 607 23 3.5 2.2- 5.5 584 96.5 94.5-97.8
HOUSING
Own 862 52 6.8 5.0- 9.2 810 93.2 90.8-95.0
Rent 400 42 10.6 7.5-14.8 358 89.4 85.2-92.5
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 431 24 6.2 3.9- 9.8 407 93.8 90.2-96.1
Rural 841 72 8.8 6.8-11.5 769 91.2 88.5-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 762 67 9.1 6.9-12.0 695 90.9 88.0-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 23 8.3 5.2-12.8 310 91.7 87.2-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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