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 4,843 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 4,479 92.9 91.9-93.8
-Eastern NC 1,819 175 8.8 7.3-10.7 1,644 91.2 89.3-92.7
GENDER
Male 802 50 6.6 4.6- 9.4 752 93.4 90.6-95.4
Female 1,017 125 11.0 8.8-13.6 892 89.0 86.4-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 86 8.2 6.4-10.5 941 91.8 89.5-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 436 57 11.1 8.0-15.2 379 88.9 84.8-92.0
Other 329 31 6.3 3.5-11.0 298 93.7 89.0-96.5
AGE
18-34 340 18 5.2 2.9- 9.1 322 94.8 90.9-97.1
35-44 241 21 9.7 5.9-15.6 220 90.3 84.4-94.1
45-54 261 24 12.5 8.2-18.7 237 87.5 81.3-91.8
55-64 331 32 8.3 5.5-12.3 299 91.7 87.7-94.5
65-74 390 42 8.8 6.1-12.6 348 91.2 87.4-93.9
75+ 216 38 17.1 10.9-25.8 178 82.9 74.2-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 20 10.9 6.2-18.5 149 89.1 81.5-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 68 10.9 8.2-14.3 427 89.1 85.7-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 514 60 9.3 6.7-12.6 454 90.7 87.4-93.3
College Graduate 632 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 175 26.8 22.5-31.6 463 73.2 68.4-77.5
No 1,169 *** *** *** 1,169 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 305 27 8.6 5.6-13.0 278 91.4 87.0-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,509 148 8.9 7.2-11.0 1,361 91.1 89.0-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 905 23 3.2 1.8- 5.4 882 96.8 94.6-98.2
Unemployed 99 15 16.1 9.2-26.7 84 83.9 73.3-90.8
Retired 544 69 11.7 8.5-15.8 475 88.3 84.2-91.5
Unable to Work 154 59 40.0 30.8-50.0 95 60.0 50.0-69.2
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 38 14.7 9.6-21.9 154 85.3 78.1-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 196 23 11.8 7.2-18.8 173 88.2 81.2-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 459 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 441 96.5 94.0-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 41 9.9 6.7-14.2 375 90.1 85.8-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 40 27.4 19.0-37.8 99 72.6 62.2-81.0
101% to 150% 160 22 10.4 6.0-17.4 138 89.6 82.6-94.0
151% to 200% 180 23 10.1 6.2-16.0 157 89.9 84.0-93.8
More than 200% 870 38 4.6 3.0- 7.2 832 95.4 92.8-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 41 9.9 6.7-14.2 375 90.1 85.8-93.3
HOUSING
Own 1,218 100 8.5 6.6-10.9 1,118 91.5 89.1-93.4
Rent 448 53 8.5 6.1-11.7 395 91.5 88.3-93.9
Other arrangement 136 21 12.7 7.4-20.9 115 87.3 79.1-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 17 10.2 6.1-16.8 131 89.8 83.2-93.9
Regional City or Suburban County 501 44 8.3 5.9-11.6 457 91.7 88.4-94.1
Rural 1,170 114 8.9 6.9-11.4 1,056 91.1 88.6-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 924 98 9.4 7.1-12.3 826 90.6 87.7-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 717 64 8.2 6.2-10.8 653 91.8 89.2-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 366 30 7.1 4.6-10.7 336 92.9 89.3-95.4
2nd Quartile 217 15 7.5 4.2-13.2 202 92.5 86.8-95.8
3rd Quartile 593 61 9.7 7.3-12.8 532 90.3 87.2-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 643 69 9.6 6.7-13.7 574 90.4 86.3-93.3

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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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