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 4,106 2,761 67.6 65.7-69.4 1,345 32.4 30.6-34.3
-Eastern NC 1,579 900 58.0 54.8-61.1 679 42.0 38.9-45.2
GENDER
Male 679 394 57.6 52.8-62.3 285 42.4 37.7-47.2
Female 900 506 58.3 54.1-62.4 394 41.7 37.6-45.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 870 534 61.5 57.5-65.4 336 38.5 34.6-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 401 201 49.2 42.8-55.7 200 50.8 44.3-57.2
Other 286 152 61.4 53.4-68.8 134 38.6 31.2-46.6
AGE
18-34 253 157 63.2 55.8-70.0 96 36.8 30.0-44.2
35-44 210 135 64.9 57.0-72.0 75 35.1 28.0-43.0
45-54 237 146 58.6 50.8-66.0 91 41.4 34.0-49.2
55-64 302 161 53.9 46.7-61.0 141 46.1 39.0-53.3
65-74 351 187 51.1 44.6-57.5 164 48.9 42.5-55.4
75+ 195 98 50.4 41.0-59.8 97 49.6 40.2-59.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 62 34.5 25.6-44.7 92 65.5 55.3-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 423 205 53.8 47.7-59.7 218 46.2 40.3-52.3
Some Post-H.S. 445 258 63.0 57.4-68.2 187 37.0 31.8-42.6
College Graduate 549 370 67.6 62.6-72.3 179 32.4 27.7-37.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 293 52.0 46.7-57.4 280 48.0 42.6-53.3
No 994 600 61.0 57.1-64.8 394 39.0 35.2-42.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 151 65.7 58.3-72.4 92 34.3 27.6-41.7
Non-Veteran 1,333 747 56.5 53.0-59.9 586 43.5 40.1-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 773 462 59.5 55.1-63.7 311 40.5 36.3-44.9
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 264 54.2 48.5-59.8 229 45.8 40.2-51.5
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 169 93 57.8 48.2-66.8 76 42.2 33.2-51.8
$35,000- 49,999 175 93 52.1 43.0-61.1 82 47.9 38.9-57.0
$50,000- 74,999 200 109 54.7 45.8-63.3 91 45.3 36.7-54.2
$75,000+ 403 282 68.5 62.6-73.8 121 31.5 26.2-37.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 376 201 53.8 47.1-60.3 175 46.2 39.7-52.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 751 471 62.4 58.0-66.6 280 37.6 33.4-42.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 376 201 53.8 47.1-60.3 175 46.2 39.7-52.9
HOUSING
Own 1,093 595 55.9 52.1-59.6 498 44.1 40.4-47.9
Rent 362 239 65.2 58.4-71.4 123 34.8 28.6-41.6
Other arrangement 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 133 102 74.9 65.3-82.6 31 25.1 17.4-34.7
Regional City or Suburban County 413 264 62.6 56.6-68.1 149 37.4 31.9-43.4
Rural 1,033 534 53.9 49.9-57.9 499 46.1 42.1-50.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 818 401 51.2 46.5-55.9 417 48.8 44.1-53.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 407 65.2 60.5-69.7 205 34.8 30.3-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 92 60.3 50.5-69.2 57 39.7 30.8-49.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 303 226 72.9 66.5-78.5 77 27.1 21.5-33.5
2nd Quartile 180 108 58.1 49.4-66.3 72 41.9 33.7-50.6
3rd Quartile 503 296 59.3 53.9-64.5 207 40.7 35.5-46.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 593 270 47.7 41.9-53.6 323 52.3 46.4-58.1

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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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