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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-Eastern NC 1,831 120 5.1 4.1- 6.4 1,711 94.9 93.6-95.9
GENDER
Male 810 60 5.5 4.0- 7.7 750 94.5 92.3-96.0
Female 1,021 60 4.7 3.4- 6.5 961 95.3 93.5-96.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,033 70 5.8 4.4- 7.7 963 94.2 92.3-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 436 34 5.4 3.4- 8.7 402 94.6 91.3-96.6
Other 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 329 21 5.7 3.2-10.0 308 94.3 90.0-96.8
65-74 389 55 13.3 9.8-18.0 334 86.7 82.0-90.2
75+ 213 30 15.7 9.9-24.0 183 84.3 76.0-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 22 11.8 6.8-19.6 151 88.2 80.4-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 33 4.6 3.0- 7.0 464 95.4 93.0-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 511 40 5.2 3.6- 7.4 471 94.8 92.6-96.4
College Graduate 639 24 2.5 1.6- 3.9 615 97.5 96.1-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 82 10.8 8.2-14.0 547 89.2 86.0-91.8
No 1,162 37 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,125 97.5 96.2-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 20 4.7 2.8- 7.6 288 95.3 92.4-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,515 100 5.3 4.1- 6.8 1,415 94.7 93.2-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 914 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 538 72 12.9 9.7-17.0 466 87.1 83.0-90.3
Unable to Work 152 20 11.3 6.6-18.6 132 88.7 81.4-93.4
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 23 10.3 5.7-17.8 169 89.7 82.2-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 464 20 3.3 2.1- 5.3 444 96.7 94.7-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 25 3.6 2.2- 5.8 389 96.4 94.2-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 20 14.9 8.6-24.6 119 85.1 75.4-91.4
101% to 150% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 877 46 4.3 3.0- 6.1 831 95.7 93.9-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 25 3.6 2.2- 5.8 389 96.4 94.2-97.8
HOUSING
Own 1,222 92 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,130 93.9 92.1-95.3
Rent 449 21 3.2 1.9- 5.2 428 96.8 94.8-98.1
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 505 29 5.8 3.7- 8.9 476 94.2 91.1-96.3
Rural 1,180 82 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,098 95.2 93.7-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 930 69 5.2 3.8- 7.1 861 94.8 92.9-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 44 5.1 3.7- 7.0 680 94.9 93.0-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 23 5.0 3.2- 7.8 344 95.0 92.2-96.8
2nd Quartile 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 600 32 4.2 2.9- 6.1 568 95.8 93.9-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 53 5.5 3.7- 8.1 595 94.5 91.9-96.3

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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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