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 4,279 3,725 85.1 83.7-86.4 554 14.9 13.6-16.3
-Eastern NC 1,407 1,215 83.9 81.3-86.3 192 16.1 13.7-18.7
GENDER
Male 633 518 79.8 75.7-83.3 115 20.2 16.7-24.3
Female 774 697 87.8 84.4-90.6 77 12.2 9.4-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 770 90.4 87.6-92.6 67 9.6 7.4-12.4
Non-Hispanic Black 343 297 81.9 76.0-86.7 46 18.1 13.3-24.0
Other 227 148 55.6 47.0-63.9 79 44.4 36.1-53.0
AGE
18-34 294 220 73.9 67.6-79.3 74 26.1 20.7-32.4
35-44 195 144 74.4 66.8-80.8 51 25.6 19.2-33.2
45-54 222 191 87.2 81.6-91.3 31 12.8 8.7-18.4
55-64 259 229 87.4 80.5-92.1 30 12.6 7.9-19.5
65-74 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 87 69.1 59.4-77.3 50 30.9 22.7-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 326 79.2 73.6-83.8 76 20.8 16.2-26.4
Some Post-H.S. 468 414 86.9 82.9-90.1 54 13.1 9.9-17.1
College Graduate 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 457 82.2 77.1-86.3 69 17.8 13.7-22.9
No 832 722 85.7 82.6-88.4 110 14.3 11.6-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,144 968 81.5 78.4-84.3 176 18.5 15.7-21.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 579 82.7 79.1-85.7 117 17.3 14.3-20.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 167 152 85.1 74.2-91.8 15 14.9 8.2-25.8
Other not in Labor Force 89 69 79.6 68.5-87.5 20 20.4 12.5-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 107 73.8 64.6-81.3 35 26.2 18.7-35.4
$15,000- 24,999 195 146 71.2 62.3-78.7 49 28.8 21.3-37.7
$25,000- 34,999 119 99 83.0 73.8-89.5 20 17.0 10.5-26.2
$35,000- 49,999 178 158 87.9 80.9-92.6 20 12.1 7.4-19.1
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 294 92.0 86.8-95.3 18 8.0 4.7-13.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 95 66.2 56.2-74.9 48 33.8 25.1-43.8
101% to 150% 145 118 77.6 67.1-85.5 27 22.4 14.5-32.9
151% to 200% 124 112 88.9 80.8-93.9 12 11.1 6.1-19.2
More than 200% 612 577 93.0 89.8-95.2 35 7.0 4.8-10.2
HOUSING
Own 875 806 88.2 84.8-90.9 69 11.8 9.1-15.2
Rent 415 317 73.6 68.1-78.4 98 26.4 21.6-31.9
Other arrangement 102 80 82.5 73.0-89.1 22 17.5 10.9-27.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 89 80.1 68.6-88.1 16 19.9 11.9-31.4
Regional City or Suburban County 442 397 88.6 84.3-91.9 45 11.4 8.1-15.7
Rural 860 729 81.7 78.1-84.8 131 18.3 15.2-21.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 785 671 82.8 79.0-86.0 114 17.2 14.0-21.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 302 87.9 83.0-91.5 35 12.1 8.5-17.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 285 242 81.9 75.4-87.0 43 18.1 13.0-24.6

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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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