BRFSS 2021 - Eastern North Carolina: (Within the past 12 months, when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Worse than other races	The same as other races	Better than other races	Don't know/not sure
North Carolina	3,861	135	3.3	2.7- 4.0	2,486	66.2	64.2-68.0	642	15.0	13.7-16.4	598	15.6	14.1-17.1
-Eastern NC	1,487	58	3.9	2.8- 5.3	989	68.9	65.8-71.8	208	11.8	10.1-13.9	232	15.4	13.1-18.0
GENDER
Male	629	24	4.0	2.4- 6.5	437	70.5	65.7-74.9	79	10.4	7.9-13.4	89	15.1	11.7-19.4
Female	858	34	3.7	2.4- 5.8	552	67.5	63.4-71.3	129	13.2	10.7-16.0	143	15.6	12.7-19.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	831	***	***	***	543	69.0	65.0-72.8	130	12.7	10.4-15.3	143	16.4	13.3-20.1
Non-Hispanic Black	371	32	7.7	4.9-11.9	246	68.4	62.1-74.2	41	9.9	6.8-14.1	52	14.0	9.9-19.3
Other	267	***	***	***	189	72.1	64.2-78.9	34	10.5	6.6-16.1	33	12.8	8.3-19.4
AGE
18-34	228	***	***	***	157	71.1	63.4-77.8	37	11.1	7.6-15.9	27	13.3	8.2-20.8
35-44	197	***	***	***	137	72.1	64.5-78.7	27	11.3	7.3-17.1	21	10.8	6.7-16.9
45-54	227	***	***	***	167	76.7	69.7-82.5	21	7.4	4.4-12.2	30	12.1	7.8-18.1
55-64	285	***	***	***	188	67.9	60.6-74.3	44	13.4	9.3-18.8	42	15.4	10.6-22.0
65-74	335	***	***	***	215	63.4	56.8-69.6	48	14.7	10.6-20.0	58	18.7	13.9-24.6
75+	185	***	***	***	109	60.1	50.4-69.0	29	14.9	9.7-22.2	43	23.3	16.2-32.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	11.6	6.8-19.2	21	18.3	10.8-29.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	393	***	***	***	281	72.6	66.6-78.0	44	9.8	6.8-14.0	54	14.5	10.4-20.0
Some Post-H.S.	418	19	5.0	2.9- 8.4	284	70.3	64.5-75.5	34	6.9	4.7-10.1	81	17.8	13.6-23.0
College Graduate	528	19	3.6	2.0- 6.3	326	63.6	58.6-68.3	109	21.2	17.4-25.7	74	11.6	9.0-14.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	555	42	7.9	5.3-11.6	356	65.5	60.2-70.3	70	10.6	8.0-14.0	87	16.0	12.5-20.2
No	924	16	1.7	1.0- 3.0	631	71.3	67.4-74.9	135	12.3	10.0-14.9	142	14.7	11.8-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	232	***	***	***	168	71.8	64.1-78.5	23	9.7	6.0-15.4	35	15.9	10.8-22.7
Non-Veteran	1,252	52	4.1	2.9- 5.8	819	68.3	64.9-71.6	185	12.3	10.4-14.5	196	15.3	12.7-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	725	21	3.4	2.0- 5.6	503	71.3	67.1-75.2	99	10.6	8.4-13.4	102	14.7	11.6-18.5
Unemployed	73	***	***	***	53	80.2	68.6-88.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	469	***	***	***	297	63.8	58.0-69.2	72	16.0	12.2-20.6	88	18.8	14.6-23.9
Unable to Work	133	***	***	***	82	64.2	53.8-73.4	18	12.5	7.1-21.2	19	12.7	7.5-20.6
Other not in Labor Force	80	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	153	***	***	***	100	73.2	62.9-81.5	21	13.1	7.8-21.2	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	155	***	***	***	110	77.4	68.7-84.2	***	***	***	24	12.9	8.1-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	162	***	***	***	105	65.6	56.2-73.9	23	11.1	6.8-17.6	26	17.0	11.1-25.1
$50,000- 74,999	188	***	***	***	125	70.3	60.9-78.2	25	9.9	6.3-15.3	35	18.8	11.9-28.4
$75,000+	390	***	***	***	271	72.8	67.2-77.8	69	14.0	10.7-18.2	46	12.3	8.6-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	348	***	***	***	213	58.2	51.1-65.0	47	14.2	10.2-19.5	73	22.1	16.6-28.9
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	41	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	114	***	***	***	84	74.7	63.1-83.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	138	***	***	***	91	74.5	64.2-82.6	20	9.5	5.4-16.2	18	11.4	6.4-19.5
151% to 200%	130	***	***	***	88	71.4	60.5-80.3	***	***	***	18	10.4	5.8-17.9
More than 200%	712	***	***	***	482	71.7	67.6-75.4	113	12.5	10.1-15.3	105	14.4	11.4-17.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	348	***	***	***	213	58.2	51.1-65.0	47	14.2	10.2-19.5	73	22.1	16.6-28.9
HOUSING
Own	1,044	33	3.3	2.1- 5.0	703	70.2	66.7-73.5	140	11.4	9.4-13.8	168	15.1	12.6-18.0
Rent	330	17	3.5	2.0- 6.0	214	70.8	64.4-76.5	53	13.1	9.5-17.9	46	12.6	8.7-17.8
Other arrangement	105	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	126	***	***	***	59	50.3	40.2-60.4	34	22.2	15.5-30.9	30	26.0	18.0-36.1
Regional City or Suburban County	390	***	***	***	274	73.5	68.1-78.2	52	11.5	8.4-15.4	51	12.3	9.1-16.4
Rural	971	42	4.6	3.1- 6.8	656	68.9	64.8-72.6	122	10.8	8.7-13.4	151	15.7	12.6-19.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	775	38	5.5	3.6- 8.2	529	69.8	65.1-74.0	95	10.5	8.1-13.5	113	14.2	10.9-18.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	569	17	2.2	1.3- 3.8	359	66.2	61.3-70.8	93	13.3	10.6-16.6	100	18.3	14.5-22.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	143	***	***	***	101	74.4	65.6-81.6	20	12.2	7.4-19.4	19	10.6	6.4-17.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	283	***	***	***	156	56.8	49.5-63.7	66	19.5	14.8-25.2	54	21.2	15.4-28.5
2nd Quartile	172	***	***	***	125	75.2	67.2-81.7	16	8.4	4.9-14.0	27	14.9	9.8-22.1
3rd Quartile	470	18	3.8	2.2- 6.5	314	69.5	64.3-74.2	67	12.6	9.6-16.3	71	14.1	10.8-18.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	562	29	5.7	3.5- 9.3	394	72.5	66.7-77.5	59	8.2	5.8-11.5	80	13.6	9.6-18.8

Total
Respond.^

Worse than other races

The same as other races

Better than other races

Don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,861

135

3.3

2.7- 4.0

2,486

66.2

64.2-68.0

642

15.0

13.7-16.4

598

15.6

14.1-17.1

-Eastern NC

1,487

3.9

2.8- 5.3

989

68.9

65.8-71.8

208

11.8

10.1-13.9

232

15.4

13.1-18.0

GENDER

Male

629

4.0

2.4- 6.5

437

70.5

65.7-74.9

10.4

7.9-13.4

15.1

11.7-19.4

Female

858

3.7

2.4- 5.8

552

67.5

63.4-71.3

129

13.2

10.7-16.0

143

15.6

12.7-19.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

831

***

543

69.0

65.0-72.8

130

12.7

10.4-15.3

143

16.4

13.3-20.1

Non-Hispanic Black

371

7.7

4.9-11.9

246

68.4

62.1-74.2

9.9

6.8-14.1

14.0

9.9-19.3

Other

267

***

189

72.1

64.2-78.9

10.5

6.6-16.1

12.8

8.3-19.4

AGE

18-34

228

***

157

71.1

63.4-77.8

11.1

7.6-15.9

13.3

8.2-20.8

35-44

197

***

137

72.1

64.5-78.7

11.3

7.3-17.1

10.8

6.7-16.9

45-54

227

***

167

76.7

69.7-82.5

7.4

4.4-12.2

12.1

7.8-18.1

55-64

285

***

188

67.9

60.6-74.3

13.4

9.3-18.8

15.4

10.6-22.0

65-74

335

***

215

63.4

56.8-69.6

14.7

10.6-20.0

18.7

13.9-24.6

75+

185

***

109

60.1

50.4-69.0

14.9

9.7-22.2

23.3

16.2-32.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

***

11.6

6.8-19.2

18.3

10.8-29.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

393

***

281

72.6

66.6-78.0

9.8

6.8-14.0

14.5

10.4-20.0

Some Post-H.S.

418

5.0

2.9- 8.4

284

70.3

64.5-75.5

6.9

4.7-10.1

17.8

13.6-23.0

College Graduate

528

3.6

2.0- 6.3

326

63.6

58.6-68.3

109

21.2

17.4-25.7

11.6

9.0-14.9

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

555

7.9

5.3-11.6

356

65.5

60.2-70.3

10.6

8.0-14.0

16.0

12.5-20.2

924

1.7

1.0- 3.0

631

71.3

67.4-74.9

135

12.3

10.0-14.9

142

14.7

11.8-18.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

232

***

168

71.8

64.1-78.5

9.7

6.0-15.4

15.9

10.8-22.7

Non-Veteran

1,252

4.1

2.9- 5.8

819

68.3

64.9-71.6

185

12.3

10.4-14.5

196

15.3

12.7-18.2

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

725

3.4

2.0- 5.6

503

71.3

67.1-75.2

10.6

8.4-13.4

102

14.7

11.6-18.5

Unemployed

***

80.2

68.6-88.2

***

Retired

469

***

297

63.8

58.0-69.2

16.0

12.2-20.6

18.8

14.6-23.9

Unable to Work

133

***

64.2

53.8-73.4

12.5

7.1-21.2

12.7

7.5-20.6

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

153

***

100

73.2

62.9-81.5

13.1

7.8-21.2

***

$25,000- 34,999

155

***

110

77.4

68.7-84.2

***

12.9

8.1-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

162

***

105

65.6

56.2-73.9

11.1

6.8-17.6

17.0

11.1-25.1

$50,000- 74,999

188

***

125

70.3

60.9-78.2

9.9

6.3-15.3

18.8

11.9-28.4

$75,000+

390

***

271

72.8

67.2-77.8

14.0

10.7-18.2

12.3

8.6-17.4

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

348

***

213

58.2

51.1-65.0

14.2

10.2-19.5

22.1

16.6-28.9

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

114

***

74.7

63.1-83.6

***

101% to 150%

138

***

74.5

64.2-82.6

9.5

5.4-16.2

11.4

6.4-19.5

151% to 200%

130

***

71.4

60.5-80.3

***

10.4

5.8-17.9

More than 200%

712

***

482

71.7

67.6-75.4

113

12.5

10.1-15.3

105

14.4

11.4-17.9

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

348

***

213

58.2

51.1-65.0

14.2

10.2-19.5

22.1

16.6-28.9

HOUSING

Own

1,044

3.3

2.1- 5.0

703

70.2

66.7-73.5

140

11.4

9.4-13.8

168

15.1

12.6-18.0

Rent

330

3.5

2.0- 6.0

214

70.8

64.4-76.5

13.1

9.5-17.9

12.6

8.7-17.8

Other arrangement

105

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

126

***

50.3

40.2-60.4

22.2

15.5-30.9

26.0

18.0-36.1

Regional City or Suburban County

390

***

274

73.5

68.1-78.2

11.5

8.4-15.4

12.3

9.1-16.4

Rural

971

4.6

3.1- 6.8

656

68.9

64.8-72.6

122

10.8

8.7-13.4

151

15.7

12.6-19.3

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

775

5.5

3.6- 8.2

529

69.8

65.1-74.0

10.5

8.1-13.5

113

14.2

10.9-18.3

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

569

2.2

1.3- 3.8

359

66.2

61.3-70.8

13.3

10.6-16.6

100

18.3

14.5-22.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

143

***

101

74.4

65.6-81.6

12.2

7.4-19.4

10.6

6.4-17.0

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

283

***

156

56.8

49.5-63.7

19.5

14.8-25.2

21.2

15.4-28.5

2nd Quartile

172

***

125

75.2

67.2-81.7

8.4

4.9-14.0

14.9

9.8-22.1

3rd Quartile

470

3.8

2.2- 6.5

314

69.5

64.3-74.2

12.6

9.6-16.3

14.1

10.8-18.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

562

5.7

3.5- 9.3

394

72.5

66.7-77.5

8.2

5.8-11.5

13.6

9.6-18.8

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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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