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 4,166 197 4.2 3.5- 4.9 3,969 95.8 95.1-96.5
-Eastern NC 1,371 90 6.1 4.7- 7.8 1,281 93.9 92.2-95.3
GENDER
Male 613 36 4.9 3.4- 7.2 577 95.1 92.8-96.6
Female 758 54 7.2 5.1- 9.9 704 92.8 90.1-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 816 47 6.1 4.4- 8.6 769 93.9 91.4-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 336 29 6.0 4.0- 9.0 307 94.0 91.0-96.0
Other 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 255 27 10.7 7.0-16.0 228 89.3 84.0-93.0
65-74 254 19 8.4 5.1-13.5 235 91.6 86.5-94.9
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 16 11.8 6.7-20.2 114 88.2 79.8-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 25 4.7 3.0- 7.4 370 95.3 92.6-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 450 35 7.0 4.7-10.3 415 93.0 89.7-95.3
College Graduate 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 90 16.7 13.1-21.0 436 83.3 79.0-86.9
No 833 *** *** *** 833 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 20 7.3 4.5-11.6 229 92.7 88.4-95.5
Non-Veteran 1,121 70 5.8 4.4- 7.8 1,051 94.2 92.2-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 681 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 372 32 10.2 6.8-15.1 340 89.8 84.9-93.2
Unable to Work 165 49 29.7 21.7-39.1 116 70.3 60.9-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 22 21.0 13.2-31.7 96 79.0 68.3-86.8
$15,000- 24,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 19 16.6 9.8-26.5 122 83.4 73.5-90.2
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 606 18 2.6 1.6- 4.5 588 97.4 95.5-98.4
HOUSING
Own 859 55 6.2 4.6- 8.5 804 93.8 91.5-95.4
Rent 400 28 6.4 4.1- 9.7 372 93.6 90.3-95.9
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 431 22 4.7 2.7- 7.8 409 95.3 92.2-97.3
Rural 837 62 6.9 5.1- 9.2 775 93.1 90.8-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 760 53 6.0 4.3- 8.3 707 94.0 91.7-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 21 6.6 4.1-10.5 312 93.4 89.5-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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