2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,276 169 3.9 3.2- 4.6 4,107 96.1 95.4-96.8
-Eastern NC 1,408 67 4.8 3.7- 6.3 1,341 95.2 93.7-96.3
GENDER
Male 634 35 5.2 3.5- 7.5 599 94.8 92.5-96.5
Female 774 32 4.5 3.0- 6.6 742 95.5 93.4-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 839 34 4.3 3.0- 6.3 805 95.7 93.7-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 342 20 5.3 3.2- 8.6 322 94.7 91.4-96.8
Other 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 258 18 7.9 4.8-12.8 240 92.1 87.2-95.2
65-74 257 18 8.1 4.8-13.4 239 91.9 86.6-95.2
75+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 16 3.4 2.0- 5.8 386 96.6 94.2-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 468 25 5.1 3.3- 7.8 443 94.9 92.2-96.7
College Graduate 396 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 524 46 9.1 6.5-12.5 478 90.9 87.5-93.5
No 833 18 2.3 1.3- 3.8 815 97.7 96.2-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 17 6.3 3.8-10.3 237 93.7 89.7-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,144 49 4.4 3.2- 6.1 1,095 95.6 93.9-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 695 20 2.5 1.6- 4.1 675 97.5 95.9-98.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 19 7.4 4.3-12.2 362 92.6 87.8-95.7
Unable to Work 166 24 15.1 9.8-22.7 142 84.9 77.3-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 21 3.5 2.1- 5.6 591 96.5 94.4-97.9
HOUSING
Own 877 47 5.4 3.9- 7.5 830 94.6 92.5-96.1
Rent 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 20 4.2 2.5- 6.9 422 95.8 93.1-97.5
Rural 861 45 5.7 4.0- 7.9 816 94.3 92.1-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 785 45 6.1 4.4- 8.5 740 93.9 91.5-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 14 4.6 2.6- 8.2 323 95.4 91.8-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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