2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-Eastern NC 1,825 1,259 70.7 67.9-73.3 137 7.6 6.2- 9.2 162 8.2 6.7- 9.9 140 7.3 5.9- 9.0 127 6.3 5.0- 7.8
GENDER
Male 810 582 73.3 69.3-77.0 63 7.9 5.9-10.7 63 7.6 5.6-10.2 50 5.6 3.9- 8.1 52 5.6 4.0- 7.8
Female 1,015 677 68.2 64.3-71.8 74 7.2 5.4- 9.4 99 8.7 6.8-11.2 90 9.0 7.0-11.4 75 7.0 5.2- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,033 715 69.8 66.1-73.2 84 7.7 6.0- 9.8 87 8.1 6.2-10.4 84 8.3 6.4-10.7 63 6.1 4.5- 8.2
Non-Hispanic Black 436 287 69.0 63.3-74.1 33 8.1 5.5-11.8 46 9.7 6.7-13.8 33 6.3 4.0- 9.8 37 6.9 4.7-10.0
Other 326 231 76.8 70.3-82.3 *** *** *** 27 5.7 3.4- 9.6 23 6.1 3.4-10.8 26 6.6 3.7-11.4
AGE
18-34 345 254 74.0 68.0-79.2 38 10.6 7.4-15.1 23 7.2 4.5-11.4 18 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
35-44 247 177 71.4 64.3-77.6 19 7.3 4.5-11.8 22 9.2 5.6-14.6 17 6.6 3.7-11.4 *** *** ***
45-54 259 169 65.9 58.7-72.4 22 6.5 4.0-10.3 23 6.1 3.8- 9.6 24 11.1 7.1-16.9 21 10.5 6.6-16.3
55-64 329 227 71.9 65.6-77.4 22 6.1 3.9- 9.5 31 7.9 5.2-11.7 30 7.8 5.2-11.7 *** *** ***
65-74 388 257 67.7 61.5-73.3 25 6.8 3.8-11.6 41 10.9 7.3-15.9 26 5.6 3.5- 8.7 39 9.1 6.3-12.9
75+ 213 141 67.4 58.6-75.1 *** *** *** 18 7.7 4.5-12.7 24 12.9 7.6-21.1 22 9.0 5.3-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 115 63.1 52.9-72.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.6 7.6-23.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 337 75.1 70.5-79.3 33 5.7 3.8- 8.5 41 7.7 5.4-11.0 36 5.2 3.6- 7.6 41 6.2 4.3- 8.8
Some Post-H.S. 517 348 70.3 65.2-74.9 48 8.7 6.2-12.0 40 7.0 4.7-10.2 33 6.2 4.1- 9.2 48 7.9 5.6-10.9
College Graduate 638 448 68.8 64.0-73.2 51 10.2 7.2-14.4 63 9.6 7.2-12.8 54 8.6 6.3-11.7 22 2.7 1.6- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 299 49.8 44.6-55.0 48 8.1 5.5-11.8 81 11.2 8.4-14.9 91 14.8 11.4-18.9 106 16.0 12.7-20.0
No 1,159 927 80.4 77.5-83.1 88 7.5 5.9- 9.5 78 6.8 5.2- 8.8 47 3.8 2.7- 5.4 19 1.5 0.8- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 208 71.7 65.5-77.1 28 8.3 5.5-12.5 21 6.1 3.6-10.0 34 8.8 5.9-12.9 17 5.1 2.9- 8.9
Non-Veteran 1,508 1,042 70.3 67.2-73.2 109 7.4 5.9- 9.4 141 8.7 7.0-10.7 106 7.0 5.5- 8.9 110 6.6 5.2- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 913 695 77.2 73.7-80.4 75 8.4 6.4-11.0 73 7.3 5.5- 9.5 44 4.2 2.9- 6.0 26 3.0 1.9- 4.6
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 352 65.9 60.5-70.9 32 4.9 3.3- 7.2 63 12.3 9.1-16.5 50 9.3 6.5-13.0 43 7.7 5.0-11.5
Unable to Work 146 51 35.0 26.2-45.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 26.1 18.2-35.9 45 29.7 21.4-39.6
Other not in Labor Force 103 80 77.0 65.6-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.6-22.1
$15,000- 24,999 188 117 63.3 53.1-72.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 9.2 5.5-14.8
$25,000- 34,999 197 123 62.7 53.9-70.7 21 13.7 8.5-21.2 24 10.1 6.4-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 146 66.7 58.5-73.9 *** *** *** 21 11.2 6.7-18.2 19 8.8 5.2-14.7 18 9.0 5.3-15.0
$50,000- 74,999 236 174 76.4 68.0-83.1 21 9.7 5.4-16.7 18 4.7 2.7- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 467 350 78.3 73.7-82.2 40 8.1 5.7-11.4 34 6.1 4.0- 9.2 32 5.6 3.8- 8.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 288 71.0 65.0-76.4 21 5.5 3.3- 9.0 37 9.0 6.0-13.2 28 5.9 3.8- 9.2 35 8.6 5.6-13.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.1 12.2-31.1 21 12.4 7.5-19.9
101% to 150% 158 105 68.0 57.1-77.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 116 66.6 57.8-74.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 11.3 6.8-18.3
More than 200% 882 640 75.4 71.6-78.8 74 8.0 6.0-10.6 77 7.6 5.8-10.0 60 6.1 4.4- 8.5 31 2.8 1.8- 4.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 409 288 71.0 65.0-76.4 21 5.5 3.3- 9.0 37 9.0 6.0-13.2 28 5.9 3.8- 9.2 35 8.6 5.6-13.0
HOUSING
Own 1,221 856 71.2 67.8-74.4 86 7.2 5.6- 9.4 98 7.1 5.5- 9.1 98 8.0 6.2-10.3 83 6.4 4.9- 8.4
Rent 446 295 67.8 62.0-73.2 35 7.2 4.8-10.7 53 12.7 9.0-17.6 29 5.5 3.7- 8.2 34 6.7 4.4-10.1
Other arrangement 138 93 72.6 63.0-80.4 15 11.2 6.5-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 106 73.4 64.4-80.7 *** *** *** 14 9.1 5.1-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 504 344 70.1 65.1-74.6 46 8.7 6.3-12.0 40 7.0 4.7-10.2 44 8.9 6.3-12.5 30 5.2 3.5- 7.8
Rural 1,174 809 70.7 67.1-74.0 77 6.7 5.0- 8.9 108 8.7 6.8-11.0 90 6.8 5.2- 8.9 90 7.1 5.4- 9.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 921 632 72.6 68.6-76.3 61 6.7 4.8- 9.4 82 7.6 5.7-10.1 76 6.9 5.2- 9.2 70 6.1 4.4- 8.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 503 69.5 65.2-73.4 65 8.7 6.6-11.3 65 8.8 6.5-11.9 49 6.7 4.8- 9.2 44 6.3 4.5- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 124 67.2 58.1-75.1 *** *** *** 15 8.2 4.6-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 368 259 70.3 64.2-75.7 32 8.9 6.0-13.0 37 10.2 7.1-14.4 27 8.2 4.9-13.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 218 154 68.9 61.1-75.7 14 7.6 4.3-13.1 20 8.9 5.2-15.0 *** *** *** 16 7.6 4.5-12.4
3rd Quartile 597 405 69.7 65.1-73.9 56 8.8 6.5-11.8 43 6.6 4.5- 9.6 49 7.6 5.5-10.5 44 7.3 5.2-10.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 642 441 73.0 67.8-77.6 35 5.3 3.1- 8.8 62 8.3 5.9-11.6 50 6.5 4.5- 9.4 54 6.8 4.6-10.1

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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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