2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,255 1,281 26.6 25.0-28.3 2,974 73.4 71.7-75.0
-Eastern NC 1,604 547 28.1 25.5-30.9 1,057 71.9 69.1-74.5
GENDER
Male 687 240 29.7 25.8-34.1 447 70.3 65.9-74.2
Female 917 307 26.7 23.3-30.3 610 73.3 69.7-76.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 929 326 30.1 26.7-33.8 603 69.9 66.2-73.3
Non-Hispanic Black 387 142 29.8 24.5-35.8 245 70.2 64.2-75.5
Other 268 71 12.9 9.2-17.8 197 87.1 82.2-90.8
AGE
18-34 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 209 16 5.6 3.2- 9.8 193 94.4 90.2-96.8
45-54 250 56 21.2 15.7-27.9 194 78.8 72.1-84.3
55-64 321 127 42.2 35.4-49.2 194 57.8 50.8-64.6
65-74 375 209 54.4 48.0-60.6 166 45.6 39.4-52.0
75+ 204 119 59.6 50.2-68.3 85 40.4 31.7-49.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 156 29.7 24.8-35.1 257 70.3 64.9-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 450 139 23.9 19.7-28.6 311 76.1 71.4-80.3
College Graduate 590 183 25.0 21.2-29.2 407 75.0 70.8-78.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 271 40.9 35.9-46.2 291 59.1 53.8-64.1
No 1,007 266 22.1 19.2-25.4 741 77.9 74.6-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 90 27.9 22.1-34.5 179 72.1 65.5-77.9
Non-Veteran 1,327 454 28.2 25.3-31.3 873 71.8 68.7-74.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 761 144 15.1 12.4-18.4 617 84.9 81.6-87.6
Unemployed 86 20 16.8 10.0-26.9 66 83.2 73.1-90.0
Retired 522 296 57.9 52.3-63.2 226 42.1 36.8-47.7
Unable to Work 145 74 45.7 35.9-55.8 71 54.3 44.2-64.1
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 72 36.4 27.2-46.8 91 63.6 53.2-72.8
$25,000- 34,999 173 53 21.8 15.6-29.6 120 78.2 70.4-84.4
$35,000- 49,999 183 64 27.6 20.9-35.5 119 72.4 64.5-79.1
$50,000- 74,999 216 67 24.4 17.9-32.2 149 75.6 67.8-82.1
$75,000+ 429 114 22.6 18.3-27.6 315 77.4 72.4-81.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 128 33.1 27.1-39.8 214 66.9 60.2-72.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 46 22.6 15.3-32.1 93 77.4 67.9-84.7
151% to 200% 154 48 23.2 16.6-31.6 106 76.8 68.4-83.4
More than 200% 802 251 26.1 22.6-29.9 551 73.9 70.1-77.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 128 33.1 27.1-39.8 214 66.9 60.2-72.9
HOUSING
Own 1,149 425 31.3 28.1-34.8 724 68.7 65.2-71.9
Rent 340 85 18.8 14.7-23.7 255 81.2 76.3-85.3
Other arrangement 96 26 13.4 8.1-21.5 70 86.6 78.5-91.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 124 46 30.1 22.0-39.8 78 69.9 60.2-78.0
Regional City or Suburban County 432 120 24.2 19.9-29.1 312 75.8 70.9-80.1
Rural 1,048 381 29.8 26.4-33.5 667 70.2 66.5-73.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 807 301 30.2 26.2-34.6 506 69.8 65.4-73.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 635 204 26.6 23.0-30.5 431 73.4 69.5-77.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 42 25.5 18.3-34.3 120 74.5 65.7-81.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 321 114 29.8 24.4-35.9 207 70.2 64.1-75.6
2nd Quartile 190 47 25.1 18.5-32.9 143 74.9 67.1-81.5
3rd Quartile 521 154 24.8 20.9-29.2 367 75.2 70.8-79.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 572 232 32.4 27.2-38.1 340 67.6 61.9-72.8

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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