2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-Eastern NC 1,851 978 53.6 50.6-56.6 612 30.1 27.5-32.7 261 16.3 14.1-18.7
GENDER
Male 817 434 52.9 48.5-57.2 221 25.1 21.7-28.9 162 22.0 18.5-25.9
Female 1,034 544 54.3 50.2-58.4 391 34.8 31.2-38.6 99 10.9 8.4-13.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,040 574 55.9 52.0-59.8 364 31.4 28.0-34.9 102 12.7 10.1-15.9
Non-Hispanic Black 443 226 51.9 45.7-57.9 158 32.5 27.3-38.3 59 15.6 11.7-20.6
Other 337 166 49.8 42.5-57.1 80 20.1 14.8-26.6 91 30.1 24.0-37.1
AGE
18-34 347 161 51.2 44.4-57.9 75 18.4 14.3-23.4 111 30.4 24.7-36.8
35-44 246 122 54.5 47.2-61.6 76 29.1 23.1-35.9 48 16.4 12.0-22.2
45-54 262 129 48.1 40.9-55.4 87 35.1 28.5-42.3 46 16.8 12.2-22.7
55-64 334 198 60.1 53.3-66.6 105 31.2 25.2-37.8 31 8.7 5.5-13.6
65-74 394 234 60.0 53.9-65.8 150 37.2 31.5-43.2 *** *** ***
75+ 221 118 52.7 43.9-61.3 98 45.6 37.0-54.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 85 49.2 39.6-58.9 45 28.7 20.5-38.5 45 22.1 15.6-30.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 268 54.7 49.1-60.1 144 25.6 21.3-30.4 85 19.7 15.5-24.8
Some Post-H.S. 522 279 54.4 48.7-59.9 178 30.6 26.0-35.5 65 15.1 11.4-19.7
College Graduate 644 344 53.9 49.1-58.7 241 35.9 31.6-40.5 59 10.2 7.2-14.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 302 45.5 40.5-50.6 297 44.3 39.4-49.4 44 10.2 7.0-14.5
No 1,166 651 57.6 53.9-61.2 305 23.1 20.3-26.0 210 19.4 16.5-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 153 48.1 41.5-54.8 117 37.8 31.5-44.6 42 14.0 10.0-19.4
Non-Veteran 1,530 819 54.7 51.3-58.0 493 28.5 25.7-31.3 218 16.9 14.4-19.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 482 53.7 49.5-57.8 243 23.8 20.7-27.2 191 22.5 19.2-26.3
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.2 10.8-28.9
Retired 552 313 55.8 50.3-61.1 223 42.2 36.9-47.7 16 2.0 1.2- 3.5
Unable to Work 155 70 43.9 34.5-53.7 80 52.3 42.6-61.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** 30 21.4 13.9-31.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 98 53.9 43.7-63.9 61 25.4 18.2-34.1 35 20.7 14.2-29.2
$25,000- 34,999 198 108 51.6 42.9-60.3 57 29.2 22.0-37.5 33 19.2 13.1-27.3
$35,000- 49,999 218 117 55.8 47.7-63.6 66 27.6 21.1-35.3 35 16.6 11.6-23.2
$50,000- 74,999 235 128 56.1 46.8-65.1 84 31.1 24.0-39.2 23 12.8 7.1-21.9
$75,000+ 466 265 58.9 53.5-64.2 162 31.6 26.9-36.6 39 9.5 6.5-13.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 206 46.1 40.1-52.3 137 30.6 25.2-36.6 83 23.2 18.0-29.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 50 29.0 21.0-38.7 23 20.0 12.6-30.2
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** 47 28.3 20.0-38.6 25 16.2 10.2-24.7
151% to 200% 181 84 49.2 40.3-58.2 61 26.6 19.7-34.8 36 24.2 17.2-32.8
More than 200% 882 499 58.3 54.1-62.4 301 31.5 27.9-35.4 82 10.2 7.8-13.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 206 46.1 40.1-52.3 137 30.6 25.2-36.6 83 23.2 18.0-29.4
HOUSING
Own 1,237 717 59.4 55.8-62.9 432 31.9 28.7-35.2 88 8.7 6.8-11.2
Rent 452 195 43.0 36.9-49.3 126 25.5 20.9-30.8 131 31.5 26.2-37.2
Other arrangement 140 60 39.8 30.3-50.2 41 23.6 16.4-32.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 80 52.7 43.3-61.9 51 33.1 25.1-42.3 17 14.2 8.5-22.7
Regional City or Suburban County 511 268 55.9 50.6-61.0 167 30.6 26.0-35.5 76 13.6 10.5-17.4
Rural 1,192 630 52.6 48.7-56.5 394 29.5 26.3-32.9 168 17.9 14.9-21.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 940 500 53.8 49.2-58.2 313 30.2 26.4-34.2 127 16.1 12.9-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 385 52.7 48.2-57.1 241 30.1 26.4-34.1 105 17.2 13.9-21.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 93 56.2 47.6-64.5 58 29.5 22.4-37.9 29 14.2 9.5-20.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 200 52.8 46.5-59.0 116 28.3 23.4-33.8 54 18.9 13.9-25.1
2nd Quartile 220 113 54.7 47.0-62.2 70 30.7 24.1-38.2 37 14.6 10.1-20.6
3rd Quartile 605 305 51.7 46.8-56.6 211 31.9 27.7-36.3 89 16.4 13.1-20.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 656 360 55.8 49.9-61.5 215 28.8 24.1-34.0 81 15.4 11.4-20.5

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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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