2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-Eastern NC 1,846 169 8.2 6.9- 9.8 1,677 91.8 90.2-93.1
GENDER
Male 813 44 4.4 3.1- 6.2 769 95.6 93.8-96.9
Female 1,033 125 11.9 9.7-14.6 908 88.1 85.4-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,040 83 7.1 5.6- 8.9 957 92.9 91.1-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 440 49 10.4 7.4-14.4 391 89.6 85.6-92.6
Other 336 35 9.3 5.9-14.4 301 90.7 85.6-94.1
AGE
18-34 343 28 8.2 5.4-12.1 315 91.8 87.9-94.6
35-44 247 26 7.3 4.6-11.4 221 92.7 88.6-95.4
45-54 263 22 9.1 5.9-13.9 241 90.9 86.1-94.1
55-64 333 32 8.2 5.6-12.0 301 91.8 88.0-94.4
65-74 393 42 8.9 6.2-12.7 351 91.1 87.3-93.8
75+ 221 14 7.7 4.3-13.5 207 92.3 86.5-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 46 8.4 5.9-11.8 453 91.6 88.2-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 521 57 9.5 7.0-12.6 464 90.5 87.4-93.0
College Graduate 640 53 8.1 5.9-11.1 587 91.9 88.9-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 99 16.0 12.7-19.9 541 84.0 80.1-87.3
No 1,165 68 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,097 95.5 94.0-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 20 6.7 4.2-10.7 292 93.3 89.3-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,526 149 8.6 7.1-10.4 1,377 91.4 89.6-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 61 5.9 4.3- 7.9 855 94.1 92.1-95.7
Unemployed 99 17 16.7 9.6-27.5 82 83.3 72.5-90.4
Retired 552 48 9.1 6.6-12.5 504 90.9 87.5-93.4
Unable to Work 153 34 18.9 12.7-27.2 119 81.1 72.8-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 24 19.8 11.8-31.3 90 80.2 68.7-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 194 24 12.0 7.3-19.1 170 88.0 80.9-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 216 15 6.1 3.5-10.5 201 93.9 89.5-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 467 37 6.5 4.5- 9.3 430 93.5 90.7-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 43 10.1 7.1-14.1 381 89.9 85.9-92.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 24 14.6 8.8-23.2 116 85.4 76.8-91.2
101% to 150% 159 22 12.9 7.6-21.1 137 87.1 78.9-92.4
151% to 200% 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 880 63 5.8 4.3- 7.6 817 94.2 92.4-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 43 10.1 7.1-14.1 381 89.9 85.9-92.9
HOUSING
Own 1,236 99 6.7 5.3- 8.3 1,137 93.3 91.7-94.7
Rent 450 57 12.8 9.4-17.2 393 87.2 82.8-90.6
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 509 44 7.5 5.4-10.4 465 92.5 89.6-94.6
Rural 1,189 113 8.3 6.6-10.4 1,076 91.7 89.6-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 936 99 9.2 7.2-11.7 837 90.8 88.3-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 59 7.7 5.8-10.2 672 92.3 89.8-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 29 7.9 5.3-11.6 341 92.1 88.4-94.7
2nd Quartile 219 16 7.3 4.1-12.6 203 92.7 87.4-95.9
3rd Quartile 603 61 9.2 7.0-12.1 542 90.8 87.9-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 654 63 7.8 5.5-10.9 591 92.2 89.1-94.5

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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