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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-Eastern NC 1,816 238 14.3 12.3-16.5 1,578 85.7 83.5-87.7
GENDER
Male 796 76 11.0 8.4-14.2 720 89.0 85.8-91.6
Female 1,020 162 17.4 14.5-20.7 858 82.6 79.3-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 122 12.5 10.1-15.3 905 87.5 84.7-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 433 68 16.5 12.3-21.6 365 83.5 78.4-87.7
Other 328 45 17.6 12.2-24.6 283 82.4 75.4-87.8
AGE
18-34 342 42 13.5 9.6-18.5 300 86.5 81.5-90.4
35-44 237 39 17.9 12.8-24.5 198 82.1 75.5-87.2
45-54 257 35 16.4 11.6-22.7 222 83.6 77.3-88.4
55-64 332 42 11.4 7.7-16.4 290 88.6 83.6-92.3
65-74 391 44 12.8 8.8-18.4 347 87.2 81.6-91.2
75+ 215 32 17.0 11.0-25.3 183 83.0 74.7-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 32 22.7 15.1-32.7 137 77.3 67.3-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 80 15.7 12.1-20.1 413 84.3 79.9-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 512 74 14.4 11.1-18.5 438 85.6 81.5-88.9
College Graduate 632 52 8.5 6.2-11.6 580 91.5 88.4-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 238 43.5 38.5-48.7 398 56.5 51.3-61.5
No 1,169 *** *** *** 1,169 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 41 15.5 11.0-21.4 263 84.5 78.6-89.0
Non-Veteran 1,507 197 14.0 11.9-16.6 1,310 86.0 83.4-88.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 904 82 10.9 8.5-13.8 822 89.1 86.2-91.5
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 542 65 14.2 10.4-19.0 477 85.8 81.0-89.6
Unable to Work 153 57 37.9 28.9-47.8 96 62.1 52.2-71.1
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 24 19.2 11.0-31.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 191 37 22.3 14.9-31.9 154 77.7 68.1-85.1
$25,000- 34,999 197 33 21.3 14.6-29.9 164 78.7 70.1-85.4
$35,000- 49,999 216 35 18.5 12.7-26.1 181 81.5 73.9-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 459 28 7.1 4.7-10.5 431 92.9 89.5-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 65 16.1 12.0-21.3 349 83.9 78.7-88.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 33 26.6 17.8-37.8 106 73.4 62.2-82.2
101% to 150% 159 26 18.3 11.5-27.9 133 81.7 72.1-88.5
151% to 200% 181 34 24.5 17.0-34.0 147 75.5 66.0-83.0
More than 200% 870 73 8.7 6.7-11.3 797 91.3 88.7-93.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 65 16.1 12.0-21.3 349 83.9 78.7-88.0
HOUSING
Own 1,217 143 13.3 10.9-16.0 1,074 86.7 84.0-89.1
Rent 443 65 15.6 11.6-20.7 378 84.4 79.3-88.4
Other arrangement 139 27 18.4 11.7-27.8 112 81.6 72.2-88.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 20 12.4 7.7-19.4 126 87.6 80.6-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 500 58 13.8 10.3-18.1 442 86.2 81.9-89.7
Rural 1,170 160 14.7 12.2-17.7 1,010 85.3 82.3-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 923 121 13.9 11.1-17.3 802 86.1 82.7-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 95 15.0 12.0-18.6 620 85.0 81.4-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 22 13.2 8.2-20.7 156 86.8 79.3-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 365 43 10.4 7.4-14.4 322 89.6 85.6-92.6
2nd Quartile 214 26 14.5 9.6-21.3 188 85.5 78.7-90.4
3rd Quartile 595 80 15.9 12.4-20.2 515 84.1 79.8-87.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 642 89 14.6 11.1-19.0 553 85.4 81.0-88.9

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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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