2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,183 123 4.4 3.6- 5.4 3,060 95.6 94.6-96.4
-Eastern NC 1,066 46 4.8 3.4- 6.7 1,020 95.2 93.3-96.6
GENDER
Male 456 36 8.3 5.8-11.8 420 91.7 88.2-94.2
Female 610 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 623 22 3.9 2.5- 6.1 601 96.1 93.9-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 177 18 9.5 5.5-15.9 159 90.5 84.1-94.5
35-44 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 139 *** *** *** 139 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 357 16 4.6 2.7- 7.6 341 95.4 92.4-97.3
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 422 26 6.4 4.1-10.1 396 93.6 89.9-95.9
No 635 20 3.8 2.3- 6.3 615 96.2 93.7-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 909 38 4.8 3.3- 6.9 871 95.2 93.1-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 496 32 6.4 4.3- 9.5 464 93.6 90.5-95.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 316 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 462 15 2.8 1.6- 4.8 447 97.2 95.2-98.4
HOUSING
Own 699 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7 685 97.9 96.3-98.8
Rent 283 25 9.7 6.1-15.2 258 90.3 84.8-93.9
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 655 31 5.4 3.6- 8.1 624 94.6 91.9-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 609 26 4.4 2.8- 7.1 583 95.6 92.9-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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