2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-Eastern NC 1,852 1,512 83.5 81.3-85.5 340 16.5 14.5-18.7
GENDER
Male 818 688 85.7 82.3-88.4 130 14.3 11.6-17.7
Female 1,034 824 81.5 78.3-84.2 210 18.5 15.8-21.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 897 85.4 82.5-87.9 145 14.6 12.1-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 444 326 78.3 73.3-82.5 118 21.7 17.5-26.7
Other 335 260 83.5 77.5-88.2 75 16.5 11.8-22.5
AGE
18-34 347 318 91.5 87.0-94.6 29 8.5 5.4-13.0
35-44 247 215 88.4 82.8-92.4 32 11.6 7.6-17.2
45-54 263 211 79.4 72.8-84.7 52 20.6 15.3-27.2
55-64 333 261 79.0 73.2-83.9 72 21.0 16.1-26.8
65-74 394 306 78.4 72.9-83.1 88 21.6 16.9-27.1
75+ 221 162 71.7 63.1-79.0 59 28.3 21.0-36.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 107 63.7 53.9-72.4 67 36.3 27.6-46.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 376 81.9 77.8-85.3 124 18.1 14.7-22.2
Some Post-H.S. 522 431 85.3 81.5-88.5 91 14.7 11.5-18.5
College Graduate 643 587 92.6 89.8-94.7 56 7.4 5.3-10.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 397 63.9 59.0-68.6 245 36.1 31.4-41.0
No 1,168 1,075 92.8 90.8-94.4 93 7.2 5.6- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 263 83.4 77.9-87.8 51 16.6 12.2-22.1
Non-Veteran 1,529 1,240 83.4 80.9-85.6 289 16.6 14.4-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 915 833 92.1 89.7-93.9 82 7.9 6.1-10.3
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 428 77.2 72.4-81.4 124 22.8 18.6-27.6
Unable to Work 156 63 37.3 28.6-46.9 93 62.7 53.1-71.4
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 132 72.8 63.6-80.4 61 27.2 19.6-36.4
$25,000- 34,999 197 152 79.9 72.4-85.7 45 20.1 14.3-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 218 183 85.6 79.2-90.2 35 14.4 9.8-20.8
$50,000- 74,999 235 209 87.9 80.2-92.9 26 12.1 7.1-19.8
$75,000+ 467 436 93.4 90.3-95.5 31 6.6 4.5- 9.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 336 80.7 75.7-84.8 92 19.3 15.2-24.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 85 64.2 53.7-73.5 54 35.8 26.5-46.3
101% to 150% 160 117 77.4 67.6-85.0 43 22.6 15.0-32.4
151% to 200% 182 141 81.3 74.0-86.9 41 18.7 13.1-26.0
More than 200% 882 794 90.3 87.4-92.5 88 9.7 7.5-12.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 336 80.7 75.7-84.8 92 19.3 15.2-24.3
HOUSING
Own 1,237 1,028 83.7 80.9-86.1 209 16.3 13.9-19.1
Rent 454 363 83.5 79.0-87.2 91 16.5 12.8-21.0
Other arrangement 139 104 82.4 73.9-88.5 35 17.6 11.5-26.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 130 88.6 81.3-93.2 18 11.4 6.8-18.7
Regional City or Suburban County 512 425 83.7 79.7-87.1 87 16.3 12.9-20.3
Rural 1,192 957 82.9 79.9-85.4 235 17.1 14.6-20.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 943 738 82.6 79.4-85.4 205 17.4 14.6-20.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 623 85.3 82.0-88.1 106 14.7 11.9-18.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 151 81.1 72.2-87.6 29 18.9 12.4-27.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 369 316 84.6 79.1-88.9 53 15.4 11.1-20.9
2nd Quartile 220 190 85.5 78.9-90.2 30 14.5 9.8-21.1
3rd Quartile 605 504 84.1 80.4-87.1 101 15.9 12.9-19.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 658 502 81.2 76.9-84.8 156 18.8 15.2-23.1

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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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