2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
-Eastern NC 1,823 1,657 89.8 87.8-91.5 166 10.2 8.5-12.2
GENDER
Male 804 711 87.9 84.7-90.5 93 12.1 9.5-15.3
Female 1,019 946 91.6 89.0-93.6 73 8.4 6.4-11.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 978 93.5 91.2-95.2 54 6.5 4.8- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 436 409 92.2 88.3-94.8 27 7.8 5.2-11.7
Other 330 249 71.2 64.2-77.4 81 28.8 22.6-35.8
AGE
18-34 337 281 84.5 79.2-88.6 56 15.5 11.4-20.8
35-44 245 204 85.2 79.4-89.6 41 14.8 10.4-20.6
45-54 262 226 87.2 81.9-91.2 36 12.8 8.8-18.1
55-64 329 301 91.4 87.1-94.4 28 8.6 5.6-12.9
65-74 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 217 217 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 115 69.5 59.9-77.6 56 30.5 22.4-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 489 437 89.9 86.4-92.6 52 10.1 7.4-13.6
Some Post-H.S. 515 478 92.3 89.2-94.6 37 7.7 5.4-10.8
College Graduate 638 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 581 89.0 84.7-92.2 50 11.0 7.8-15.3
No 1,154 1,040 89.9 87.6-91.8 114 10.1 8.2-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,506 1,350 87.9 85.6-90.0 156 12.1 10.0-14.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 801 88.0 85.2-90.4 109 12.0 9.6-14.8
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 100 81 86.6 77.6-92.4 19 13.4 7.6-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 190 165 82.9 74.1-89.2 25 17.1 10.8-25.9
$25,000- 34,999 197 166 83.3 75.6-88.9 31 16.7 11.1-24.4
$35,000- 49,999 217 197 90.4 84.8-94.1 20 9.6 5.9-15.2
$50,000- 74,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 465 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 348 85.0 80.0-88.9 58 15.0 11.1-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 117 84.2 75.5-90.2 20 15.8 9.8-24.5
101% to 150% 159 138 84.3 74.6-90.8 21 15.7 9.2-25.4
151% to 200% 181 153 81.5 73.3-87.6 28 18.5 12.4-26.7
More than 200% 881 852 96.2 93.9-97.6 29 3.8 2.4- 6.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 348 85.0 80.0-88.9 58 15.0 11.1-20.0
HOUSING
Own 1,223 1,173 94.1 91.9-95.7 50 5.9 4.3- 8.1
Rent 447 352 78.5 73.1-83.0 95 21.5 17.0-26.9
Other arrangement 135 115 84.2 75.4-90.2 20 15.8 9.8-24.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 505 469 92.2 89.0-94.6 36 7.8 5.4-11.0
Rural 1,173 1,054 88.5 85.8-90.8 119 11.5 9.2-14.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 923 840 89.7 86.6-92.1 83 10.3 7.9-13.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 661 90.3 87.2-92.8 62 9.7 7.2-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 156 88.4 81.8-92.8 21 11.6 7.2-18.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 366 331 88.3 83.5-91.9 35 11.7 8.1-16.5
2nd Quartile 215 196 93.3 89.2-95.9 19 6.7 4.1-10.8
3rd Quartile 598 551 89.9 86.2-92.6 47 10.1 7.4-13.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 644 579 88.8 84.7-92.0 65 11.2 8.0-15.3

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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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