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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
-Eastern NC 1,849 140 5.7 4.6- 7.0 1,709 94.3 93.0-95.4
GENDER
Male 815 52 4.1 3.0- 5.7 763 95.9 94.3-97.0
Female 1,034 88 7.2 5.5- 9.4 946 92.8 90.6-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,039 125 9.1 7.3-11.3 914 90.9 88.7-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 444 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 334 28 8.6 5.3-13.6 306 91.4 86.4-94.7
65-74 395 48 10.1 7.3-13.8 347 89.9 86.2-92.7
75+ 219 44 19.8 13.9-27.5 175 80.2 72.5-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 21 2.8 1.7- 4.7 477 97.2 95.3-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 521 45 6.3 4.4- 9.0 476 93.7 91.0-95.6
College Graduate 644 61 7.8 5.9-10.3 583 92.2 89.7-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 66 8.9 6.4-12.1 574 91.1 87.9-93.6
No 1,168 73 4.3 3.3- 5.7 1,095 95.7 94.3-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 25 5.4 3.4- 8.6 286 94.6 91.4-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,530 114 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,416 94.3 92.8-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 37 2.6 1.8- 3.7 879 97.4 96.3-98.2
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 83 14.9 11.3-19.5 468 85.1 80.5-88.7
Unable to Work 154 15 9.8 5.4-17.2 139 90.2 82.8-94.6
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 235 24 6.4 3.9-10.3 211 93.6 89.7-96.1
$75,000+ 467 37 5.5 3.9- 7.8 430 94.5 92.2-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 30 6.1 3.6-10.0 395 93.9 90.0-96.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 79 6.5 5.0- 8.5 803 93.5 91.5-95.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 30 6.1 3.6-10.0 395 93.9 90.0-96.4
HOUSING
Own 1,235 122 7.6 6.0- 9.5 1,113 92.4 90.5-94.0
Rent 453 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 511 29 4.1 2.7- 6.1 482 95.9 93.9-97.3
Rural 1,190 98 6.4 4.9- 8.3 1,092 93.6 91.7-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 940 57 4.4 3.0- 6.5 883 95.6 93.5-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 730 66 7.2 5.4- 9.4 664 92.8 90.6-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 17 5.8 3.4- 9.8 162 94.2 90.2-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 369 44 9.5 6.7-13.2 325 90.5 86.8-93.3
2nd Quartile 220 14 4.8 2.7- 8.3 206 95.2 91.7-97.3
3rd Quartile 604 39 5.0 3.4- 7.1 565 95.0 92.9-96.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 656 43 4.7 2.9- 7.5 613 95.3 92.5-97.1

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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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