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 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Eastern NC 1,587 64 5.2 3.9- 7.0 1,523 94.8 93.0-96.1
GENDER
Male 680 46 7.7 5.4-10.8 634 92.3 89.2-94.6
Female 907 18 2.9 1.7- 5.1 889 97.1 94.9-98.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 875 27 3.7 2.4- 5.8 848 96.3 94.2-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 404 17 6.5 3.7-11.0 387 93.5 89.0-96.3
Other 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 254 22 10.1 6.4-15.6 232 89.9 84.4-93.6
35-44 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 21 6.3 3.8-10.4 406 93.7 89.6-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 445 25 6.5 4.1-10.2 420 93.5 89.8-95.9
College Graduate 553 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 577 26 7.5 4.8-11.6 551 92.5 88.4-95.2
No 998 38 4.1 2.8- 5.9 960 95.9 94.1-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 17 8.0 4.6-13.4 227 92.0 86.6-95.4
Non-Veteran 1,341 47 4.7 3.3- 6.6 1,294 95.3 93.4-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 777 39 5.6 3.8- 8.2 738 94.4 91.8-96.2
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 404 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 381 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 752 23 3.2 2.0- 5.1 729 96.8 94.9-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 381 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,095 34 4.3 2.9- 6.3 1,061 95.7 93.7-97.1
Rent 367 17 6.5 3.6-11.3 350 93.5 88.7-96.4
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 417 19 5.3 3.2- 8.6 398 94.7 91.4-96.8
Rural 1,036 42 5.5 3.8- 8.0 994 94.5 92.0-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 823 34 5.5 3.6- 8.3 789 94.5 91.7-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 613 22 4.4 2.7- 7.1 591 95.6 92.9-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 181 13 9.2 5.2-15.8 168 90.8 84.2-94.8
3rd Quartile 506 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 487 95.9 93.0-97.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 594 24 5.7 3.3- 9.4 570 94.3 90.6-96.7

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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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