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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-Eastern NC 1,851 74 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,777 96.9 95.9-97.7
GENDER
Male 817 23 2.2 1.3- 3.7 794 97.8 96.3-98.7
Female 1,034 51 3.8 2.7- 5.5 983 96.2 94.5-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 31 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,011 97.5 96.2-98.4
Non-Hispanic Black 444 32 5.2 3.4- 7.9 412 94.8 92.1-96.6
Other 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 347 *** *** *** 347 100 -
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 332 19 4.8 2.8- 8.2 313 95.2 91.8-97.2
65-74 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 220 21 9.4 5.5-15.5 199 90.6 84.5-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 24 3.8 2.3- 6.2 474 96.2 93.8-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 522 23 3.0 1.7- 5.1 499 97.0 94.9-98.3
College Graduate 644 19 2.6 1.5- 4.3 625 97.4 95.7-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 53 6.3 4.4- 8.9 589 93.7 91.1-95.6
No 1,168 21 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,147 98.5 97.4-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,530 62 2.9 2.1- 4.0 1,468 97.1 96.0-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 37 6.1 4.0- 9.1 515 93.9 90.9-96.0
Unable to Work 155 18 10.5 6.1-17.6 137 89.5 82.4-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 21 3.6 2.1- 6.1 406 96.4 93.9-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 22 2.0 1.1- 3.3 860 98.0 96.7-98.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 21 3.6 2.1- 6.1 406 96.4 93.9-97.9
HOUSING
Own 1,236 48 3.2 2.2- 4.6 1,188 96.8 95.4-97.8
Rent 454 21 3.1 1.9- 5.0 433 96.9 95.0-98.1
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 512 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,191 59 3.6 2.6- 5.1 1,132 96.4 94.9-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 942 39 3.1 2.0- 4.8 903 96.9 95.2-98.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 28 2.9 1.9- 4.4 701 97.1 95.6-98.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 15 3.1 1.7- 5.5 355 96.9 94.5-98.3
2nd Quartile 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 604 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6 586 97.8 96.4-98.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 657 35 4.4 2.7- 7.0 622 95.6 93.0-97.3

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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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