2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,272 2,677 60.3 58.5-62.0 740 15.7 14.5-17.0 855 24.0 22.4-25.6
-Eastern NC 1,406 872 59.0 55.9-62.2 261 17.7 15.4-20.2 273 23.3 20.6-26.2
GENDER
Male 631 362 54.1 49.5-58.7 93 13.8 11.0-17.3 176 32.0 27.7-36.7
Female 775 510 63.7 59.3-67.8 168 21.3 18.0-25.1 97 15.1 12.0-18.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 537 61.8 57.8-65.7 159 18.1 15.2-21.3 141 20.1 17.0-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 342 217 58.1 51.5-64.4 68 18.7 14.3-24.0 57 23.2 17.8-29.7
Other 227 118 47.0 38.8-55.3 34 13.6 8.9-20.2 75 39.5 31.2-48.4
AGE
18-34 293 146 49.3 42.7-55.8 25 9.0 5.9-13.5 122 41.7 35.4-48.4
35-44 195 111 53.6 45.5-61.6 26 16.9 11.1-24.8 58 29.5 22.6-37.4
45-54 222 144 63.5 55.9-70.5 41 21.4 15.4-29.0 37 15.0 10.7-20.8
55-64 259 177 66.7 59.3-73.4 44 16.6 12.0-22.5 38 16.7 11.3-24.0
65-74 254 176 68.4 61.5-74.6 68 26.5 20.7-33.2 *** *** ***
75+ 167 106 64.1 54.3-72.9 54 31.5 23.3-41.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 67 48.2 38.2-58.2 18 12.3 7.1-20.3 52 39.6 30.1-49.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 239 55.9 50.0-61.6 74 18.8 14.7-23.7 89 25.3 20.3-31.2
Some Post-H.S. 466 289 61.6 56.3-66.6 99 19.5 15.6-24.1 78 18.9 15.1-23.4
College Graduate 396 274 67.6 62.2-72.5 70 17.0 13.4-21.4 52 15.4 11.8-19.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 524 305 52.1 46.8-57.4 134 25.1 20.8-30.0 85 22.8 18.1-28.2
No 832 530 62.3 58.3-66.2 126 14.3 11.8-17.3 176 23.4 20.0-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 136 48.2 41.1-55.5 57 24.9 18.9-32.2 59 26.8 20.7-34.0
Non-Veteran 1,144 730 61.5 57.9-64.9 204 16.2 13.9-18.9 210 22.3 19.3-25.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 694 432 58.8 54.4-63.1 69 10.8 8.3-14.0 193 30.3 26.4-34.6
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 250 65.6 59.5-71.1 113 29.4 24.2-35.3 16 5.0 2.9- 8.5
Unable to Work 167 87 45.5 36.6-54.7 65 39.5 30.7-49.0 15 15.0 8.2-26.0
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 23.1 14.8-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 83 57.8 48.1-67.0 31 19.1 12.7-27.6 29 23.1 15.8-32.5
$15,000- 24,999 194 119 57.0 48.0-65.4 29 15.2 9.9-22.7 46 27.9 20.3-37.0
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** 19 16.8 10.2-26.5 31 29.7 20.7-40.6
$35,000- 49,999 177 104 56.9 48.4-65.0 29 15.1 10.1-21.8 44 28.1 20.9-36.5
$50,000- 74,999 156 102 62.1 52.8-70.6 35 24.4 17.2-33.4 19 13.6 8.2-21.5
$75,000+ 312 221 67.1 60.2-73.3 45 14.0 10.0-19.4 46 18.9 13.8-25.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 78 51.6 41.5-61.6 27 19.3 12.2-29.0 38 29.1 20.7-39.2
101% to 150% 145 86 52.4 42.6-62.1 22 15.3 9.7-23.3 37 32.3 23.1-43.0
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** 22 17.8 11.0-27.4 27 28.1 19.5-38.6
More than 200% 611 415 65.4 60.7-69.8 106 17.4 14.1-21.3 90 17.2 13.7-21.3
HOUSING
Own 876 588 63.3 59.3-67.2 182 19.7 16.8-23.0 106 17.0 13.8-20.7
Rent 414 222 50.7 45.0-56.4 60 13.4 10.0-17.6 132 35.9 30.5-41.7
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 18 17.0 10.1-27.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 441 249 53.8 48.1-59.4 100 21.1 16.9-26.0 92 25.1 20.3-30.5
Rural 860 559 62.4 58.3-66.3 143 15.8 13.1-18.9 158 21.8 18.5-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 783 485 59.6 55.2-63.7 148 16.8 13.9-20.1 150 23.7 20.0-27.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 201 55.8 49.5-61.9 67 20.6 16.0-26.1 69 23.6 18.6-29.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 186 61.6 54.4-68.4 46 16.4 11.8-22.4 54 21.9 16.4-28.7

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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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