2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-Eastern NC 1,826 123 6.1 4.9- 7.6 1,703 93.9 92.4-95.1
GENDER
Male 803 47 4.8 3.4- 6.8 756 95.2 93.2-96.6
Female 1,023 76 7.4 5.5- 9.7 947 92.6 90.3-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 52 4.7 3.4- 6.4 980 95.3 93.6-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 437 46 9.6 6.6-13.9 391 90.4 86.1-93.4
Other 329 23 5.4 3.1- 9.3 306 94.6 90.7-96.9
AGE
18-34 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 262 16 8.7 5.0-14.7 246 91.3 85.3-95.0
55-64 331 34 9.0 5.9-13.3 297 91.0 86.7-94.1
65-74 392 34 7.1 4.7-10.7 358 92.9 89.3-95.3
75+ 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 18 9.4 5.6-15.5 153 90.6 84.5-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 35 5.6 3.7- 8.4 461 94.4 91.6-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 513 39 7.2 4.9-10.6 474 92.8 89.4-95.1
College Graduate 635 31 3.7 2.4- 5.8 604 96.3 94.2-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 123 18.8 15.3-23.0 514 81.2 77.0-84.7
No 1,169 *** *** *** 1,169 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 306 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5 289 95.0 91.5-97.1
Non-Veteran 1,515 106 6.4 5.0- 8.1 1,409 93.6 91.9-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 908 33 3.6 2.4- 5.4 875 96.4 94.6-97.6
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 545 39 6.2 4.1- 9.5 506 93.8 90.5-95.9
Unable to Work 154 33 20.4 13.8-29.1 121 79.6 70.9-86.2
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 23 9.7 5.6-16.2 170 90.3 83.8-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 463 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 37 8.9 6.1-13.0 379 91.1 87.0-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 22 14.9 8.8-23.9 118 85.1 76.1-91.2
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 876 23 1.9 1.2- 3.2 853 98.1 96.8-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 37 8.9 6.1-13.0 379 91.1 87.0-93.9
HOUSING
Own 1,221 68 5.4 4.0- 7.2 1,153 94.6 92.8-96.0
Rent 448 37 8.2 5.4-12.3 411 91.8 87.7-94.6
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 504 28 5.2 3.3- 8.1 476 94.8 91.9-96.7
Rural 1,176 83 6.5 4.9- 8.5 1,093 93.5 91.5-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 931 64 5.9 4.2- 8.1 867 94.1 91.9-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 718 52 7.0 5.1- 9.5 666 93.0 90.5-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 23 6.2 3.8- 9.9 340 93.8 90.1-96.2
2nd Quartile 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 597 37 5.5 3.7- 7.9 560 94.5 92.1-96.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 51 7.0 4.7-10.2 599 93.0 89.8-95.3

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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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