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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,281 389 7.4 6.6- 8.3 3,892 92.6 91.7-93.4
-Eastern NC 1,408 107 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,301 93.8 92.3-95.0
GENDER
Male 634 47 6.0 4.3- 8.2 587 94.0 91.8-95.7
Female 774 60 6.4 4.8- 8.6 714 93.6 91.4-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 839 99 9.5 7.6-11.8 740 90.5 88.2-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** 294 100 . - .
35-44 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 221 15 6.5 3.8-11.0 206 93.5 89.0-96.2
55-64 259 27 11.2 7.3-16.8 232 88.8 83.2-92.7
65-74 257 35 13.9 9.8-19.4 222 86.1 80.6-90.2
75+ 166 26 13.7 8.9-20.5 140 86.3 79.5-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 19 4.4 2.6- 7.3 384 95.6 92.7-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 467 45 7.3 5.3- 9.9 422 92.7 90.1-94.7
College Graduate 397 37 9.2 6.3-13.4 360 90.8 86.6-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 524 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 473 90.9 87.6-93.4
No 833 55 4.8 3.6- 6.4 778 95.2 93.6-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 24 7.1 4.6-10.8 231 92.9 89.2-95.4
Non-Veteran 1,143 83 6.1 4.7- 7.7 1,060 93.9 92.3-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 695 33 3.8 2.5- 5.6 662 96.2 94.4-97.5
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 380 55 14.2 10.6-18.8 325 85.8 81.2-89.4
Unable to Work 167 13 6.6 3.7-11.5 154 93.4 88.5-96.3
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 19 9.9 5.7-16.6 158 90.1 83.4-94.3
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 26 6.0 4.0- 9.0 286 94.0 91.0-96.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 56 7.4 5.4-10.0 556 92.6 90.0-94.6
HOUSING
Own 877 83 8.2 6.4-10.3 794 91.8 89.7-93.6
Rent 415 19 2.6 1.6- 4.2 396 97.4 95.8-98.4
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 23 4.2 2.7- 6.5 419 95.8 93.5-97.3
Rural 861 76 7.3 5.6- 9.5 785 92.7 90.5-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 786 53 5.4 3.9- 7.3 733 94.6 92.7-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 27 7.6 4.9-11.5 309 92.4 88.5-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 27 6.6 4.3- 9.9 259 93.4 90.1-95.7

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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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