2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,797 46.5 44.8-48.3 1,156 26.4 24.9-27.9 1,334 27.1 25.6-28.6
-Eastern NC 1,410 553 45.2 42.1-48.4 364 25.7 23.0-28.5 493 29.1 26.5-31.8
GENDER
Male 635 302 53.5 48.9-58.0 149 22.8 19.3-26.8 184 23.7 20.3-27.5
Female 775 251 37.5 33.2-41.9 215 28.4 24.6-32.5 309 34.1 30.3-38.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 840 317 42.0 38.1-45.9 228 27.2 23.8-31.0 295 30.8 27.4-34.4
Non-Hispanic Black 343 126 46.4 39.9-53.0 91 26.1 20.9-32.1 126 27.5 22.7-32.9
Other 227 110 59.4 51.4-67.0 45 16.8 12.1-23.0 72 23.7 18.1-30.5
AGE
18-34 294 199 67.7 61.3-73.5 71 24.3 19.2-30.3 24 8.0 5.1-12.5
35-44 195 108 57.5 49.4-65.2 46 24.1 17.7-32.1 41 18.4 13.2-25.0
45-54 222 90 40.7 33.6-48.3 44 19.8 14.7-26.1 88 39.5 32.4-47.0
55-64 259 71 27.1 21.5-33.6 79 30.5 24.1-37.8 109 42.4 35.5-49.6
65-74 257 56 22.6 17.2-29.2 75 30.4 24.3-37.3 126 47.0 40.2-53.9
75+ 167 19 18.9 10.9-30.8 46 28.2 20.7-37.2 102 52.9 42.9-62.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 53 44.2 34.4-54.5 29 19.0 12.5-27.6 55 36.8 27.8-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 161 47.6 41.8-53.4 100 25.8 21.0-31.3 142 26.6 22.3-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 468 161 41.8 36.6-47.2 126 28.1 23.6-33.0 181 30.1 25.9-34.7
College Graduate 397 176 48.0 42.5-53.5 108 25.8 21.4-30.8 113 26.2 21.6-31.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 77 17.4 13.6-22.0 114 27.2 22.4-32.6 335 55.4 50.0-60.6
No 833 449 60.7 56.9-64.5 240 25.1 22.0-28.5 144 14.1 11.7-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 98 44.0 36.9-51.3 56 22.7 17.2-29.3 101 33.3 27.1-40.1
Non-Veteran 1,145 448 45.3 41.8-48.9 306 26.4 23.5-29.6 391 28.3 25.4-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 379 58.4 54.1-62.6 178 24.2 20.7-28.0 139 17.4 14.5-20.8
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 71 22.7 17.5-29.1 114 29.9 24.8-35.5 196 47.4 41.4-53.4
Unable to Work 167 *** *** *** 28 24.3 16.1-34.9 126 66.7 56.3-75.7
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** 25 26.4 17.4-37.9 16 12.4 7.2-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 40 27.8 20.1-37.0 35 31.7 23.0-42.0 68 40.5 31.5-50.1
$15,000- 24,999 195 65 43.4 34.9-52.4 43 20.5 14.6-27.9 87 36.1 28.7-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** 29 23.7 15.7-34.0 40 26.0 18.4-35.4
$35,000- 49,999 178 67 42.5 34.5-51.0 48 25.9 19.3-33.8 63 31.6 24.5-39.6
$50,000- 74,999 156 69 48.6 39.7-57.6 41 25.1 18.2-33.5 46 26.3 19.3-34.6
$75,000+ 312 145 51.8 45.3-58.3 86 27.4 22.0-33.5 81 20.8 16.3-26.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 45 39.1 29.4-49.7 28 19.9 13.0-29.3 70 41.0 31.7-51.0
101% to 150% 145 57 49.8 40.1-59.5 27 17.0 11.3-24.8 61 33.2 25.3-42.2
151% to 200% 124 40 38.3 28.7-48.8 37 32.4 23.5-42.9 47 29.3 21.4-38.8
More than 200% 612 259 47.7 43.1-52.3 167 26.1 22.3-30.3 186 26.2 22.5-30.2
HOUSING
Own 878 314 41.3 37.4-45.2 240 26.9 23.5-30.5 324 31.9 28.5-35.5
Rent 415 186 50.8 45.1-56.5 97 24.0 19.4-29.3 132 25.1 20.8-29.9
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** 24 24.0 15.4-35.5 34 23.2 14.9-34.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 30 28.8 19.8-39.9 26 18.7 12.1-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 442 191 50.6 44.9-56.2 107 24.8 20.2-30.0 144 24.6 20.6-29.2
Rural 863 313 41.3 37.4-45.4 227 25.8 22.5-29.5 323 32.9 29.3-36.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 787 298 44.8 40.6-49.1 196 24.6 21.1-28.4 293 30.6 27.1-34.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 127 40.2 34.2-46.5 98 30.2 24.8-36.3 112 29.6 24.4-35.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 128 52.2 45.2-59.2 70 22.9 17.7-29.2 88 24.8 19.7-30.7

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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