2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 729 17.8 16.5-19.3 1,287 29.9 28.3-31.5 1,371 32.9 31.2-34.6 643 14.0 12.8-15.2 242 5.4 4.7- 6.3
-Eastern NC 1,402 193 14.8 12.6-17.3 377 27.7 25.0-30.6 477 33.4 30.5-36.4 254 17.4 15.1-19.9 101 6.7 5.3- 8.6
GENDER
Male 632 102 17.8 14.4-21.8 183 28.9 24.9-33.2 209 31.0 27.0-35.3 99 16.8 13.5-20.7 39 5.6 3.8- 8.0
Female 770 91 11.9 9.3-15.1 194 26.6 22.9-30.7 268 35.7 31.7-40.0 155 17.9 15.0-21.2 62 7.9 5.6-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 129 15.7 13.0-18.8 264 31.1 27.7-34.8 257 31.0 27.4-34.8 131 15.0 12.4-18.0 57 7.2 5.3- 9.8
Non-Hispanic Black 340 34 11.9 8.2-17.1 74 24.4 19.0-30.8 126 34.1 28.5-40.3 84 24.1 19.0-30.0 *** *** ***
Other 224 30 16.5 10.1-25.7 39 17.5 12.2-24.5 94 44.4 36.2-53.0 39 14.4 10.0-20.2 22 7.2 4.5-11.4
AGE
18-34 294 67 22.8 17.6-29.0 96 32.1 26.2-38.5 99 34.0 28.1-40.5 31 10.8 7.4-15.7 *** *** ***
35-44 194 30 13.2 9.0-19.1 62 33.2 26.0-41.3 62 31.0 24.2-38.9 29 14.9 10.1-21.6 *** *** ***
45-54 218 30 14.9 10.2-21.3 58 27.1 20.7-34.4 61 26.4 20.5-33.3 52 26.1 19.8-33.6 17 5.5 3.2- 9.3
55-64 256 26 8.6 5.8-12.7 60 22.3 17.2-28.3 86 33.9 27.5-40.9 54 20.9 15.7-27.3 30 14.2 9.0-21.7
65-74 257 25 9.3 6.1-13.9 67 26.3 20.7-32.9 95 37.9 31.3-45.0 49 17.2 12.7-23.0 21 9.3 5.9-14.3
75+ 167 *** *** *** 32 18.4 12.3-26.5 68 39.3 30.5-48.8 36 24.1 15.9-34.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 39.5 30.2-49.7 46 31.7 23.2-41.7 16 10.0 5.5-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 38 13.1 9.2-18.2 90 25.4 20.6-30.9 156 34.8 29.7-40.3 77 18.2 14.2-23.0 37 8.5 5.6-12.8
Some Post-H.S. 467 58 13.3 10.1-17.3 126 30.6 25.8-35.9 164 35.6 30.8-40.8 80 13.9 10.9-17.5 39 6.6 4.4- 9.6
College Graduate 396 87 23.0 18.7-27.9 151 39.7 34.4-45.2 99 23.7 19.3-28.9 50 11.6 8.6-15.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 523 27 6.9 4.4-10.7 63 12.8 9.7-16.6 179 32.6 28.0-37.5 165 30.6 26.0-35.6 89 17.2 13.3-21.8
No 828 158 19.1 16.0-22.6 307 37.2 33.3-41.2 274 33.3 29.6-37.2 80 9.6 7.4-12.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 43 20.4 14.9-27.5 66 25.8 19.9-32.8 83 33.2 26.7-40.4 48 17.2 12.6-23.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,140 148 13.5 11.2-16.2 310 28.3 25.2-31.5 388 33.3 30.1-36.6 206 17.5 15.0-20.4 88 7.5 5.7- 9.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 691 136 20.5 17.1-24.4 235 33.8 29.8-38.0 227 32.6 28.6-36.8 85 12.1 9.5-15.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 39 9.0 6.4-12.6 93 23.4 18.9-28.7 139 36.3 30.7-42.3 82 23.3 18.2-29.2 28 8.0 4.9-12.6
Unable to Work 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 23.4 17.0-31.2 54 33.5 25.3-42.9 59 35.7 26.9-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.2 7.1-20.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 *** *** *** 18 14.5 8.4-23.8 48 36.3 27.5-46.2 32 20.0 13.5-28.6 32 21.0 14.1-30.1
$15,000- 24,999 193 20 14.0 8.3-22.8 30 15.7 10.5-22.8 75 37.1 29.4-45.5 49 24.5 18.0-32.6 19 8.7 4.8-15.1
$25,000- 34,999 118 15 13.2 7.3-22.7 33 29.5 20.5-40.4 48 38.8 29.1-49.5 18 16.1 9.6-25.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 26 14.7 9.7-21.5 47 27.4 20.6-35.4 65 35.7 28.2-44.0 33 18.1 12.3-25.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 26 13.0 8.5-19.2 57 39.6 31.0-48.8 45 28.7 21.3-37.6 24 16.9 11.0-25.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 63 22.5 17.3-28.6 124 39.5 33.3-46.0 85 26.8 21.4-33.0 35 10.3 6.9-15.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 29 22.9 15.1-33.1 43 35.2 26.0-45.6 37 22.3 15.2-31.6 25 15.9 9.6-25.3
101% to 150% 144 20 20.0 12.2-31.1 22 14.5 9.3-22.0 66 42.7 33.6-52.3 24 16.0 10.1-24.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 21 17.7 10.9-27.4 32 26.0 18.1-35.9 38 29.8 21.5-39.8 25 21.9 14.3-32.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 611 104 17.2 14.0-21.0 219 36.9 32.6-41.5 186 29.7 25.7-34.1 87 14.0 11.0-17.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 874 121 14.3 11.7-17.4 256 28.8 25.4-32.4 286 32.1 28.6-35.9 152 17.9 15.0-21.2 59 6.9 5.0- 9.4
Rent 412 60 16.7 12.6-21.7 97 25.1 20.3-30.6 148 35.7 30.5-41.3 78 16.7 13.1-21.1 29 5.8 3.8- 8.9
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.7 10.7-27.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 24 22.6 14.5-33.5 *** *** *** 24 25.7 17.0-36.8 16 12.1 6.7-20.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 439 64 15.8 11.8-20.7 136 32.3 27.1-37.9 145 33.1 28.1-38.5 68 13.3 10.1-17.2 26 5.6 3.5- 8.9
Rural 858 105 13.2 10.7-16.3 203 23.9 20.8-27.4 308 34.5 30.8-38.4 170 20.3 17.2-23.9 72 8.0 5.9-10.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 780 88 11.6 9.1-14.5 171 23.1 19.7-26.8 292 36.4 32.4-40.6 162 21.0 17.7-24.8 67 7.9 5.8-10.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 54 16.9 12.6-22.2 106 30.3 25.0-36.2 105 33.4 27.6-39.6 53 14.8 11.0-19.6 18 4.6 2.7- 7.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 51 19.8 14.3-26.7 100 35.6 29.1-42.6 80 26.5 21.0-32.8 39 11.6 8.2-16.3 *** *** ***

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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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