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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Eastern NC 1,822 101 4.5 3.6- 5.7 1,721 95.5 94.3-96.4
GENDER
Male 801 35 3.8 2.5- 5.6 766 96.2 94.4-97.5
Female 1,021 66 5.3 3.9- 7.0 955 94.7 93.0-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,029 46 4.3 3.1- 6.0 983 95.7 94.0-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 436 37 5.5 3.7- 8.1 399 94.5 91.9-96.3
Other 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 262 17 6.5 3.9-10.6 245 93.5 89.4-96.1
55-64 330 23 6.7 4.2-10.6 307 93.3 89.4-95.8
65-74 390 29 6.1 3.9- 9.3 361 93.9 90.7-96.1
75+ 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 38 5.4 3.8- 7.6 456 94.6 92.4-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 514 35 5.1 3.3- 7.8 479 94.9 92.2-96.7
College Graduate 635 17 2.7 1.5- 4.6 618 97.3 95.4-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 101 13.8 10.9-17.3 537 86.2 82.7-89.1
No 1,169 *** *** *** 1,169 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 21 7.8 4.9-12.2 287 92.2 87.8-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,509 80 3.8 2.9- 5.0 1,429 96.2 95.0-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 906 17 1.5 0.9- 2.5 889 98.5 97.5-99.1
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 29 5.2 3.3- 8.3 515 94.8 91.7-96.7
Unable to Work 155 44 28.1 20.2-37.6 111 71.9 62.4-79.8
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 191 23 8.6 5.3-13.7 168 91.4 86.3-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 460 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 27 5.3 3.4- 8.2 391 94.7 91.8-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 17 8.7 5.0-14.7 122 91.3 85.3-95.0
101% to 150% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 180 18 6.7 3.9-11.4 162 93.3 88.6-96.1
More than 200% 871 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 849 97.1 95.2-98.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 418 27 5.3 3.4- 8.2 391 94.7 91.8-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,220 54 4.3 3.1- 5.8 1,166 95.7 94.2-96.9
Rent 448 33 5.2 3.5- 7.6 415 94.8 92.4-96.5
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 503 29 4.7 3.1- 6.9 474 95.3 93.1-96.9
Rural 1,171 66 4.7 3.4- 6.3 1,105 95.3 93.7-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 924 56 4.6 3.3- 6.4 868 95.4 93.6-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 719 39 4.9 3.4- 7.1 680 95.1 92.9-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 595 39 5.8 4.0- 8.4 556 94.2 91.6-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 643 38 4.0 2.7- 6.0 605 96.0 94.0-97.3

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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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