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 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-Eastern NC 1,406 218 15.8 13.7-18.2 1,188 84.2 81.8-86.3
GENDER
Male 634 85 12.9 10.2-16.1 549 87.1 83.9-89.8
Female 772 133 18.6 15.4-22.2 639 81.4 77.8-84.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 103 12.8 10.4-15.6 735 87.2 84.4-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 341 64 20.3 15.7-26.0 277 79.7 74.0-84.3
Other 227 51 21.2 15.2-28.7 176 78.8 71.3-84.8
AGE
18-34 294 47 16.2 12.0-21.5 247 83.8 78.5-88.0
35-44 195 36 18.5 13.0-25.7 159 81.5 74.3-87.0
45-54 221 47 22.4 16.8-29.3 174 77.6 70.7-83.2
55-64 258 51 19.0 14.1-25.2 207 81.0 74.8-85.9
65-74 256 19 7.0 4.2-11.5 237 93.0 88.5-95.8
75+ 166 15 6.6 3.8-11.3 151 93.4 88.7-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 33 21.7 14.7-30.6 104 78.3 69.4-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 78 18.3 14.3-23.0 325 81.7 77.0-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 465 73 14.9 11.6-19.0 392 85.1 81.0-88.4
College Graduate 396 34 9.7 6.8-13.6 362 90.3 86.4-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 122 24.4 20.3-29.1 403 75.6 70.9-79.7
No 831 88 10.7 8.5-13.6 743 89.3 86.4-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 23 9.0 5.8-13.9 232 91.0 86.1-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,142 195 17.4 15.0-20.2 947 82.6 79.8-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 695 109 14.8 12.0-18.1 586 85.2 81.9-88.0
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 32 8.1 5.5-11.9 346 91.9 88.1-94.5
Unable to Work 167 41 24.5 17.8-32.8 126 75.5 67.2-82.2
Other not in Labor Force 89 16 18.7 11.1-29.9 73 81.3 70.1-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 36 26.2 18.6-35.5 106 73.8 64.5-81.4
$15,000- 24,999 195 63 31.2 23.9-39.6 132 68.8 60.4-76.1
$25,000- 34,999 119 18 17.1 10.3-27.2 101 82.9 72.8-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 178 24 13.4 8.6-20.3 154 86.6 79.7-91.4
$50,000- 74,999 156 18 10.7 6.6-17.0 138 89.3 83.0-93.4
$75,000+ 311 17 5.3 3.1- 8.8 294 94.7 91.2-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 49 35.6 26.5-45.8 94 64.4 54.2-73.5
101% to 150% 145 35 21.3 14.5-30.2 110 78.7 69.8-85.5
151% to 200% 124 23 20.6 13.4-30.2 101 79.4 69.8-86.6
More than 200% 611 51 7.6 5.7-10.2 560 92.4 89.8-94.3
HOUSING
Own 876 109 14.3 11.7-17.3 767 85.7 82.7-88.3
Rent 414 86 18.9 14.9-23.6 328 81.1 76.4-85.1
Other arrangement 102 21 19.8 12.4-30.2 81 80.2 69.8-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 14 15.9 8.9-26.9 91 84.1 73.1-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 440 56 12.4 9.3-16.5 384 87.6 83.5-90.7
Rural 861 148 17.8 14.9-21.0 713 82.2 79.0-85.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 784 137 17.8 14.8-21.3 647 82.2 78.7-85.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 46 14.7 10.8-19.7 290 85.3 80.3-89.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 35 12.4 8.6-17.5 251 87.6 82.5-91.4

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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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