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 4,178 413 9.1 8.1-10.1 3,765 90.9 89.9-91.9
-Eastern NC 1,370 141 9.6 8.0-11.6 1,229 90.4 88.4-92.0
GENDER
Male 612 88 13.0 10.3-16.4 524 87.0 83.6-89.7
Female 758 53 6.4 4.6- 8.8 705 93.6 91.2-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 814 96 11.4 9.1-14.2 718 88.6 85.8-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 337 25 5.3 3.4- 8.1 312 94.7 91.9-96.6
Other 219 20 10.3 6.3-16.4 199 89.7 83.6-93.7
AGE
18-34 284 14 5.4 3.1- 9.4 270 94.6 90.6-96.9
35-44 190 17 8.7 5.0-14.7 173 91.3 85.3-95.0
45-54 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 255 30 13.4 9.0-19.5 225 86.6 80.5-91.0
65-74 250 31 13.6 9.4-19.2 219 86.4 80.8-90.6
75+ 161 36 20.8 14.2-29.4 125 79.2 70.6-85.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 17 13.9 8.3-22.4 112 86.1 77.6-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 43 10.3 7.3-14.2 353 89.7 85.8-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 452 49 9.0 6.5-12.3 403 91.0 87.7-93.5
College Graduate 388 32 7.0 4.7-10.1 356 93.0 89.9-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 523 141 26.5 22.2-31.3 382 73.5 68.7-77.8
No 833 *** *** *** 833 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 47 17.6 12.7-23.8 201 82.4 76.2-87.3
Non-Veteran 1,121 94 7.9 6.3- 9.9 1,027 92.1 90.1-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 682 43 6.2 4.4- 8.7 639 93.8 91.3-95.6
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 370 57 15.2 11.3-20.2 313 84.8 79.8-88.7
Unable to Work 165 30 19.7 13.4-28.1 135 80.3 71.9-86.6
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 14 15.5 8.8-26.0 103 84.5 74.0-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 194 21 8.5 5.2-13.4 173 91.5 86.6-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 119 14 14.7 8.2-25.0 105 85.3 75.0-91.8
$35,000- 49,999 177 27 16.0 10.5-23.6 150 84.0 76.4-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 156 18 9.2 5.5-15.2 138 90.8 84.8-94.5
$75,000+ 307 26 6.0 3.9- 9.1 281 94.0 90.9-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 16 11.2 6.3-19.1 125 88.8 80.9-93.7
101% to 150% 144 19 13.2 8.0-21.0 125 86.8 79.0-92.0
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 606 66 9.4 7.1-12.3 540 90.6 87.7-92.9
HOUSING
Own 856 91 9.7 7.6-12.2 765 90.3 87.8-92.4
Rent 402 37 9.3 6.5-13.1 365 90.7 86.9-93.5
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 431 43 7.9 5.5-11.0 388 92.1 89.0-94.5
Rural 836 89 11.0 8.7-13.8 747 89.0 86.2-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 72 9.4 7.1-12.3 689 90.6 87.7-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 46 13.3 9.7-18.0 286 86.7 82.0-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 23 5.7 3.6- 9.0 254 94.3 91.0-96.4

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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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