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 have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,274 362 7.8 6.9- 8.7 3,912 92.2 91.3-93.1
-Eastern NC 1,406 142 8.6 7.0-10.4 1,264 91.4 89.6-93.0
GENDER
Male 633 57 7.4 5.5-10.0 576 92.6 90.0-94.5
Female 773 85 9.6 7.5-12.3 688 90.4 87.7-92.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 839 81 9.2 7.2-11.8 758 90.8 88.2-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 341 35 7.6 5.3-10.9 306 92.4 89.1-94.7
Other 226 26 7.1 4.5-11.0 200 92.9 89.0-95.5
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 222 25 12.2 8.0-18.3 197 87.8 81.7-92.0
55-64 257 34 12.1 8.2-17.6 223 87.9 82.4-91.8
65-74 257 41 17.6 12.7-24.0 216 82.4 76.0-87.3
75+ 166 27 12.4 7.8-19.1 139 87.6 80.9-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 18 10.9 6.0-19.1 118 89.1 80.9-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 50 9.1 6.7-12.4 353 90.9 87.6-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 465 48 8.7 6.4-11.9 417 91.3 88.1-93.6
College Graduate 397 26 5.9 3.8- 9.1 371 94.1 90.9-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 524 103 16.6 13.3-20.6 421 83.4 79.4-86.7
No 832 29 3.3 2.1- 5.2 803 96.7 94.8-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 27 7.2 4.7-10.9 227 92.8 89.1-95.3
Non-Veteran 1,143 114 8.8 7.1-10.9 1,029 91.2 89.1-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 29 3.8 2.4- 5.9 667 96.2 94.1-97.6
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 56 13.9 10.4-18.5 325 86.1 81.5-89.6
Unable to Work 166 49 27.1 19.8-35.9 117 72.9 64.1-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 32 20.2 13.4-29.2 110 79.8 70.8-86.6
$15,000- 24,999 195 25 11.7 7.6-17.7 170 88.3 82.3-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 17 7.3 4.1-12.6 160 92.7 87.4-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 156 12 7.0 3.9-12.3 144 93.0 87.7-96.1
$75,000+ 312 16 3.3 1.9- 5.9 296 96.7 94.1-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 29 18.2 11.9-26.9 114 81.8 73.1-88.1
101% to 150% 145 16 8.7 5.1-14.6 129 91.3 85.4-94.9
151% to 200% 124 16 11.9 6.7-20.4 108 88.1 79.6-93.3
More than 200% 611 42 5.3 3.7- 7.5 569 94.7 92.5-96.3
HOUSING
Own 876 88 8.5 6.7-10.7 788 91.5 89.3-93.3
Rent 413 40 7.6 5.3-10.6 373 92.4 89.4-94.7
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 442 46 8.3 6.0-11.5 396 91.7 88.5-94.0
Rural 859 90 9.4 7.3-11.9 769 90.6 88.1-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 783 79 8.2 6.3-10.6 704 91.8 89.4-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 38 10.7 7.3-15.5 299 89.3 84.5-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 25 6.9 4.5-10.5 261 93.1 89.5-95.5

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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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