2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
-Eastern NC 1,849 158 7.7 6.4- 9.3 1,691 92.3 90.7-93.6
GENDER
Male 814 52 5.5 4.0- 7.7 762 94.5 92.3-96.0
Female 1,035 106 9.8 7.8-12.3 929 90.2 87.7-92.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 89 7.8 6.1- 9.9 952 92.2 90.1-93.9
Non-Hispanic Black 443 47 9.3 6.4-13.2 396 90.7 86.8-93.6
Other 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 263 18 10.1 6.2-16.1 245 89.9 83.9-93.8
55-64 333 29 9.4 6.1-14.0 304 90.6 86.0-93.9
65-74 395 63 14.1 10.5-18.6 332 85.9 81.4-89.5
75+ 219 28 13.2 8.5-19.7 191 86.8 80.3-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 16 9.7 5.5-16.6 158 90.3 83.4-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 52 8.0 5.7-11.0 445 92.0 89.0-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 522 63 9.8 7.2-13.1 459 90.2 86.9-92.8
College Graduate 644 27 3.6 2.2- 5.8 617 96.4 94.2-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 106 15.2 12.0-19.0 534 84.8 81.0-88.0
No 1,168 52 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,116 95.7 94.1-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 27 9.2 5.9-14.1 284 90.8 85.9-94.1
Non-Veteran 1,530 131 7.5 6.0- 9.2 1,399 92.5 90.8-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 28 3.6 2.4- 5.5 888 96.4 94.5-97.6
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 79 13.6 10.5-17.6 471 86.4 82.4-89.5
Unable to Work 155 38 28.5 20.2-38.6 117 71.5 61.4-79.8
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 25 18.4 11.2-28.7 89 81.6 71.3-88.8
$15,000- 24,999 194 31 14.1 8.9-21.4 163 85.9 78.6-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 197 18 8.0 4.6-13.6 179 92.0 86.4-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 218 19 7.0 4.1-11.7 199 93.0 88.3-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 466 16 3.2 1.8- 5.5 450 96.8 94.5-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 39 9.9 6.8-14.2 385 90.1 85.8-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 27 16.5 10.5-25.1 113 83.5 74.9-89.5
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 181 21 9.2 5.6-14.8 160 90.8 85.2-94.4
More than 200% 882 50 4.9 3.5- 6.8 832 95.1 93.2-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 424 39 9.9 6.8-14.2 385 90.1 85.8-93.2
HOUSING
Own 1,234 108 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,126 91.9 89.9-93.5
Rent 454 41 8.2 5.5-12.1 413 91.8 87.9-94.5
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 509 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 476 94.3 91.4-96.2
Rural 1,192 116 8.8 7.0-11.0 1,076 91.2 89.0-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 941 91 7.6 5.8- 9.9 850 92.4 90.1-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 46 6.5 4.7- 8.9 682 93.5 91.1-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 21 12.4 7.7-19.4 159 87.6 80.6-92.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 34 9.8 6.7-14.0 336 90.2 86.0-93.3
2nd Quartile 218 17 8.2 4.8-13.7 201 91.8 86.3-95.2
3rd Quartile 605 38 5.5 3.8- 8.0 567 94.5 92.0-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 656 69 8.8 6.4-12.1 587 91.2 87.9-93.6

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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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