2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,605 1,481 36.6 34.8-38.4 2,124 63.4 61.6-65.2
-Eastern NC 1,182 505 36.2 33.1-39.5 677 63.8 60.5-66.9
GENDER
Male 516 196 31.8 27.4-36.6 320 68.2 63.4-72.6
Female 666 309 40.2 35.8-44.7 357 59.8 55.3-64.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 704 321 38.1 34.2-42.2 383 61.9 57.8-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 293 121 34.7 28.5-41.4 172 65.3 58.6-71.5
Other 185 63 30.1 21.8-39.9 122 69.9 60.1-78.2
AGE
18-34 212 45 20.1 14.6-27.0 167 79.9 73.0-85.4
35-44 148 31 21.0 14.5-29.3 117 79.0 70.7-85.5
45-54 187 58 27.6 20.8-35.8 129 72.4 64.2-79.2
55-64 227 78 35.2 28.0-43.1 149 64.8 56.9-72.0
65-74 239 170 69.6 62.6-75.8 69 30.4 24.2-37.4
75+ 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 42 26.3 18.4-35.9 67 73.7 64.1-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 128 36.3 30.4-42.7 202 63.7 57.3-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 389 175 38.5 33.2-44.1 214 61.5 55.9-66.8
College Graduate 349 158 39.6 34.1-45.4 191 60.4 54.6-65.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 241 46.6 41.0-52.2 219 53.4 47.8-59.0
No 715 259 30.0 26.3-34.0 456 70.0 66.0-73.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 108 48.2 40.1-56.3 96 51.8 43.7-59.9
Non-Veteran 977 396 33.7 30.4-37.3 581 66.3 62.7-69.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 565 140 21.4 17.8-25.5 425 78.6 74.5-82.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 351 244 64.0 57.3-70.1 107 36.0 29.9-42.7
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 70 35.7 27.4-44.9 97 64.3 55.1-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 148 70 43.3 34.7-52.3 78 56.7 47.7-65.3
$50,000- 74,999 139 45 27.7 20.4-36.5 94 72.3 63.5-79.6
$75,000+ 272 105 30.5 24.7-37.0 167 69.5 63.0-75.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 45 27.4 19.4-37.3 74 72.6 62.7-80.6
101% to 150% 127 49 35.2 25.8-45.9 78 64.8 54.1-74.2
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 531 215 34.9 30.4-39.6 316 65.1 60.4-69.6
HOUSING
Own 768 351 39.7 35.7-43.8 417 60.3 56.2-64.3
Rent 327 116 28.3 23.2-33.9 211 71.7 66.1-76.8
Other arrangement 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 363 161 37.8 32.1-43.9 202 62.2 56.1-67.9
Rural 733 307 35.4 31.4-39.5 426 64.6 60.5-68.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 661 279 36.2 32.0-40.6 382 63.8 59.4-68.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 122 36.4 30.3-43.1 164 63.6 56.9-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 104 36.1 29.2-43.7 131 63.9 56.3-70.8

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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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