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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-Eastern NC 1,830 189 9.3 7.7-11.2 1,641 90.7 88.8-92.3
GENDER
Male 805 105 12.4 9.7-15.7 700 87.6 84.3-90.3
Female 1,025 84 6.4 4.9- 8.3 941 93.6 91.7-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 112 9.4 7.4-11.8 922 90.6 88.2-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 437 43 9.3 6.3-13.5 394 90.7 86.5-93.7
Other 330 30 9.3 5.7-14.9 300 90.7 85.1-94.3
AGE
18-34 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 240 18 8.5 4.9-14.1 222 91.5 85.9-95.1
45-54 263 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 248 95.8 92.7-97.6
55-64 333 27 9.1 5.7-14.1 306 90.9 85.9-94.3
65-74 390 49 12.7 9.1-17.5 341 87.3 82.5-90.9
75+ 218 63 32.3 24.1-41.8 155 67.7 58.2-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 29 17.8 10.9-27.6 142 82.2 72.4-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 49 8.4 6.1-11.6 449 91.6 88.4-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 516 58 9.4 6.8-12.8 458 90.6 87.2-93.2
College Graduate 634 51 6.4 4.5- 9.2 583 93.6 90.8-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 641 189 28.4 24.1-33.3 452 71.6 66.7-75.9
No 1,169 *** *** *** 1,169 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 54 18.4 13.5-24.6 254 81.6 75.4-86.5
Non-Veteran 1,517 135 7.4 5.9- 9.2 1,382 92.6 90.8-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 909 50 4.9 3.4- 6.9 859 95.1 93.1-96.6
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 546 99 19.2 15.0-24.1 447 80.8 75.9-85.0
Unable to Work 156 25 18.9 12.1-28.2 131 81.1 71.8-87.9
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 28 13.0 8.0-20.5 165 87.0 79.5-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 198 21 10.3 5.9-17.2 177 89.7 82.8-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 215 18 6.1 3.6-10.0 197 93.9 90.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 232 19 10.2 5.6-17.9 213 89.8 82.1-94.4
$75,000+ 463 37 7.2 4.8-10.7 426 92.8 89.3-95.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 420 54 10.9 7.7-15.3 366 89.1 84.7-92.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 19 12.8 7.2-21.8 121 87.2 78.2-92.8
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 16 8.5 4.7-15.0 165 91.5 85.0-95.3
More than 200% 874 80 8.7 6.5-11.6 794 91.3 88.4-93.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 420 54 10.9 7.7-15.3 366 89.1 84.7-92.3
HOUSING
Own 1,224 138 10.4 8.4-12.9 1,086 89.6 87.1-91.6
Rent 449 39 6.9 4.7-10.0 410 93.1 90.0-95.3
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 17 12.9 7.7-20.9 130 87.1 79.1-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 506 50 8.7 6.3-12.0 456 91.3 88.0-93.7
Rural 1,177 122 9.2 7.2-11.7 1,055 90.8 88.3-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 933 93 8.0 6.0-10.6 840 92.0 89.4-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 718 76 10.1 7.8-13.0 642 89.9 87.0-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 20 11.9 6.7-20.3 159 88.1 79.7-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 366 41 11.3 7.6-16.4 325 88.7 83.6-92.4
2nd Quartile 217 27 12.4 8.1-18.5 190 87.6 81.5-91.9
3rd Quartile 596 53 8.1 5.9-11.1 543 91.9 88.9-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 651 68 8.0 5.5-11.4 583 92.0 88.6-94.5

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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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