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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Eastern NC 1,405 80 5.1 3.9- 6.6 1,325 94.9 93.4-96.1
GENDER
Male 634 30 4.1 2.7- 6.2 604 95.9 93.8-97.3
Female 771 50 6.0 4.3- 8.3 721 94.0 91.7-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 38 4.7 3.2- 6.7 800 95.3 93.3-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 341 30 6.2 4.2- 9.3 311 93.8 90.7-95.8
Other 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 257 21 9.2 5.7-14.4 236 90.8 85.6-94.3
75+ 166 23 13.7 8.2-21.9 143 86.3 78.1-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 24 4.5 2.8- 7.1 378 95.5 92.9-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 466 26 4.4 2.8- 6.7 440 95.6 93.3-97.2
College Graduate 396 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 522 59 10.4 7.6-13.9 463 89.6 86.1-92.4
No 832 20 2.2 1.3- 3.6 812 97.8 96.4-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,140 67 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,073 94.9 93.2-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** 56 100 . - .
Retired 380 39 10.7 7.4-15.2 341 89.3 84.8-92.6
Unable to Work 163 26 12.5 8.0-19.1 137 87.5 80.9-92.0
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 17 11.0 6.3-18.6 124 89.0 81.4-93.7
$15,000- 24,999 194 19 9.5 5.7-15.4 175 90.5 84.6-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 15 11.5 6.3-20.0 127 88.5 80.0-93.7
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 611 14 1.7 1.0- 2.9 597 98.3 97.1-99.0
HOUSING
Own 874 47 5.3 3.8- 7.4 827 94.7 92.6-96.2
Rent 414 26 5.4 3.5- 8.1 388 94.6 91.9-96.5
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 441 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 424 96.8 94.5-98.2
Rural 859 58 6.3 4.6- 8.5 801 93.7 91.5-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 783 50 6.1 4.4- 8.4 733 93.9 91.6-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 320 95.5 92.1-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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