2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
-Eastern NC 1,599 950 65.0 62.1-67.8 649 35.0 32.2-37.9
GENDER
Male 685 407 63.4 58.9-67.7 278 36.6 32.3-41.1
Female 914 543 66.4 62.6-70.1 371 33.6 29.9-37.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 927 538 63.2 59.4-66.9 389 36.8 33.1-40.6
Non-Hispanic Black 387 231 64.4 58.3-70.2 156 35.6 29.8-41.7
Other 266 169 74.3 66.4-80.8 97 25.7 19.2-33.6
AGE
18-34 206 181 88.5 82.3-92.7 25 11.5 7.3-17.7
35-44 209 173 85.1 78.9-89.7 36 14.9 10.3-21.1
45-54 247 161 66.6 59.4-73.1 86 33.4 26.9-40.6
55-64 320 165 50.0 43.3-56.8 155 50.0 43.2-56.7
65-74 376 157 44.0 37.8-50.4 219 56.0 49.6-62.2
75+ 204 94 46.1 37.1-55.3 110 53.9 44.7-62.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 228 62.5 56.6-68.0 184 37.5 32.0-43.4
Some Post-H.S. 450 285 69.8 64.7-74.5 165 30.2 25.5-35.3
College Graduate 589 362 66.9 62.2-71.2 227 33.1 28.8-37.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 265 53.2 47.8-58.5 295 46.8 41.5-52.2
No 1,004 662 70.6 67.1-73.9 342 29.4 26.1-32.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 164 64.5 57.3-71.0 106 35.5 29.0-42.7
Non-Veteran 1,321 781 65.1 61.8-68.2 540 34.9 31.8-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 759 531 73.1 69.0-76.7 228 26.9 23.3-31.0
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 522 233 45.0 39.6-50.5 289 55.0 49.5-60.4
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** 86 51.2 41.0-61.2
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 84 61.3 50.8-70.9 76 38.7 29.1-49.2
$25,000- 34,999 173 106 68.8 60.1-76.4 67 31.2 23.6-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 183 107 61.1 52.3-69.3 76 38.9 30.7-47.7
$50,000- 74,999 214 125 66.3 57.4-74.1 89 33.7 25.9-42.6
$75,000+ 429 290 71.0 65.7-75.8 139 29.0 24.2-34.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 187 58.3 51.6-64.7 155 41.7 35.3-48.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 83 73.1 63.4-81.0 53 26.9 19.0-36.6
151% to 200% 155 92 64.2 54.5-72.8 63 35.8 27.2-45.5
More than 200% 800 500 67.0 62.9-70.9 300 33.0 29.1-37.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 187 58.3 51.6-64.7 155 41.7 35.3-48.4
HOUSING
Own 1,147 645 61.4 57.8-64.9 502 38.6 35.1-42.2
Rent 338 236 77.0 71.7-81.6 102 23.0 18.4-28.3
Other arrangement 96 60 73.4 62.0-82.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 65 56.0 45.8-65.7 60 44.0 34.3-54.2
Regional City or Suburban County 431 278 68.0 62.6-72.9 153 32.0 27.1-37.4
Rural 1,043 607 64.5 60.7-68.2 436 35.5 31.8-39.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 805 460 63.5 58.9-68.0 345 36.5 32.0-41.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 382 65.1 60.7-69.1 252 34.9 30.9-39.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 160 108 70.2 61.4-77.7 52 29.8 22.3-38.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 319 186 62.4 56.0-68.4 133 37.6 31.6-44.0
2nd Quartile 190 127 69.4 61.4-76.4 63 30.6 23.6-38.6
3rd Quartile 519 323 66.4 61.5-71.0 196 33.6 29.0-38.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 571 314 62.8 56.9-68.3 257 37.2 31.7-43.1

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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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