2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 3,387 80.6 79.1-81.9 885 19.4 18.1-20.9
-Eastern NC 1,402 1,047 75.9 73.1-78.5 355 24.1 21.5-26.9
GENDER
Male 632 494 77.6 73.5-81.3 138 22.4 18.7-26.5
Female 770 553 74.3 70.3-77.8 217 25.7 22.2-29.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 838 650 77.8 74.2-80.9 188 22.2 19.1-25.8
Non-Hispanic Black 340 234 70.5 64.2-76.1 106 29.5 23.9-35.8
Other 224 163 78.4 71.9-83.8 61 21.6 16.2-28.1
AGE
18-34 294 262 89.0 84.1-92.5 32 11.0 7.5-15.9
35-44 194 154 77.5 69.6-83.8 40 22.5 16.2-30.4
45-54 218 149 68.4 60.9-75.0 69 31.6 25.0-39.1
55-64 256 172 64.8 57.3-71.7 84 35.2 28.3-42.7
65-74 257 187 73.5 67.0-79.2 70 26.5 20.8-33.0
75+ 167 112 64.2 53.6-73.5 55 35.8 26.5-46.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 74 58.3 48.1-67.8 62 41.7 32.2-51.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 284 73.3 67.8-78.1 114 26.7 21.9-32.2
Some Post-H.S. 467 348 79.6 75.3-83.2 119 20.4 16.8-24.7
College Graduate 396 337 86.4 82.3-89.7 59 13.6 10.3-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 523 269 52.2 47.0-57.4 254 47.8 42.6-53.0
No 828 739 89.5 86.7-91.8 89 10.5 8.2-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 192 79.5 73.5-84.4 60 20.5 15.6-26.5
Non-Veteran 1,140 846 75.0 71.8-77.9 294 25.0 22.1-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 691 598 86.9 83.6-89.5 93 13.1 10.5-16.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 271 68.8 62.5-74.4 110 31.2 25.6-37.5
Unable to Work 164 51 30.7 23.0-39.6 113 69.3 60.4-77.0
Other not in Labor Force 89 70 86.5 78.3-91.9 19 13.5 8.1-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 77 59.0 49.2-68.2 64 41.0 31.8-50.8
$15,000- 24,999 193 125 66.8 58.2-74.4 68 33.2 25.6-41.8
$25,000- 34,999 118 96 81.5 71.7-88.4 22 18.5 11.6-28.3
$35,000- 49,999 178 138 77.8 69.7-84.2 40 22.2 15.8-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 156 128 81.3 73.1-87.4 28 18.7 12.6-26.9
$75,000+ 311 272 88.7 83.9-92.2 39 11.3 7.8-16.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 78 61.8 51.4-71.1 62 38.2 28.9-48.6
101% to 150% 144 108 77.3 68.4-84.3 36 22.7 15.7-31.6
151% to 200% 123 91 73.6 63.4-81.7 32 26.4 18.3-36.6
More than 200% 611 509 83.9 80.1-87.0 102 16.1 13.0-19.9
HOUSING
Own 874 663 75.2 71.5-78.6 211 24.8 21.4-28.5
Rent 412 305 77.5 72.6-81.7 107 22.5 18.3-27.4
Other arrangement 101 66 72.9 61.7-81.8 35 27.1 18.2-38.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 86 85.8 77.0-91.6 19 14.2 8.4-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 439 345 81.1 76.5-85.0 94 18.9 15.0-23.5
Rural 858 616 71.7 67.8-75.3 242 28.3 24.7-32.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 780 551 71.0 66.9-74.8 229 29.0 25.2-33.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 265 80.5 75.3-84.8 71 19.5 15.2-24.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 231 81.9 76.0-86.6 55 18.1 13.4-24.0

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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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