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 4,158 346 8.0 7.1- 9.1 3,812 92.0 90.9-92.9
-Eastern NC 1,363 152 11.2 9.3-13.5 1,211 88.8 86.5-90.7
GENDER
Male 608 48 7.7 5.6-10.6 560 92.3 89.4-94.4
Female 755 104 14.4 11.4-18.0 651 85.6 82.0-88.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 811 83 11.2 8.7-14.2 728 88.8 85.8-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 333 48 12.6 8.8-17.7 285 87.4 82.3-91.2
Other 219 21 8.1 4.7-13.6 198 91.9 86.4-95.3
AGE
18-34 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 190 20 12.1 7.4-19.3 170 87.9 80.7-92.6
45-54 213 24 13.0 8.3-19.6 189 87.0 80.4-91.7
55-64 253 37 16.5 11.0-23.9 216 83.5 76.1-89.0
65-74 252 27 12.0 8.0-17.5 225 88.0 82.5-92.0
75+ 161 32 19.4 12.8-28.3 129 80.6 71.7-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 22 14.2 8.7-22.4 107 85.8 77.6-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 51 11.7 8.3-16.2 342 88.3 83.8-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 446 61 12.8 9.6-16.8 385 87.2 83.2-90.4
College Graduate 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 152 31.0 26.2-36.3 368 69.0 63.7-73.8
No 833 *** *** *** 833 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 25 9.9 6.5-15.0 223 90.1 85.0-93.5
Non-Veteran 1,114 127 11.5 9.3-14.1 987 88.5 85.9-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 21 3.4 2.1- 5.4 656 96.6 94.6-97.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 41 11.7 8.1-16.6 330 88.3 83.4-91.9
Unable to Work 162 75 48.9 39.5-58.5 87 51.1 41.5-60.5
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 34 17.0 11.5-24.5 159 83.0 75.5-88.5
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 17 9.0 5.2-15.1 160 91.0 84.9-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 27 20.3 13.2-30.0 111 79.7 70.0-86.8
101% to 150% 143 28 16.6 10.9-24.4 115 83.4 75.6-89.1
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 606 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 576 95.0 92.5-96.7
HOUSING
Own 854 91 11.6 9.1-14.7 763 88.4 85.3-90.9
Rent 400 46 10.3 7.5-14.1 354 89.7 85.9-92.5
Other arrangement 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 430 42 9.8 6.8-13.7 388 90.2 86.3-93.2
Rural 831 101 12.2 9.7-15.4 730 87.8 84.6-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 756 92 11.7 9.1-15.0 664 88.3 85.0-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 36 10.8 7.5-15.3 296 89.2 84.7-92.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 24 10.4 6.5-16.1 251 89.6 83.9-93.5

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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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