2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,467 972 21.7 20.1-23.4 3,495 78.3 76.6-79.9
Eastern NC 1,612 345 22.8 20.1-25.8 1,267 77.2 74.2-79.9
GENDER
Male 743 120 17.4 13.8-21.7 623 82.6 78.3-86.2
Female 869 225 28.0 24.1-32.2 644 72.0 67.8-75.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 895 215 25.8 22.2-29.7 680 74.2 70.3-77.8
Non-Hispanic Black 336 56 16.8 11.9-23.2 280 83.2 76.8-88.1
Other 342 68 23.3 16.8-31.5 274 76.7 68.5-83.2
AGE
18-34 332 71 23.5 18.3-29.6 261 76.5 70.4-81.7
35-44 241 60 30.1 22.5-38.9 181 69.9 61.1-77.5
45-54 234 54 24.3 17.5-32.7 180 75.7 67.3-82.5
55-64 305 72 20.0 14.7-26.5 233 80.0 73.5-85.3
65-74 300 59 20.6 14.9-27.8 241 79.4 72.2-85.1
75+ 175 25 16.8 10.0-26.9 150 83.2 73.1-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 35 18.2 11.3-27.8 133 81.8 72.2-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 71 19.9 15.0-26.0 345 80.1 74.0-85.0
Some Post-H.S. 507 137 28.7 23.8-34.2 370 71.3 65.8-76.2
College Graduate 519 101 20.1 16.1-24.9 418 79.9 75.1-83.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 211 38.3 32.9-44.1 347 61.7 55.9-67.1
No 1,005 128 14.4 11.6-17.7 877 85.6 82.3-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 69 24.9 18.7-32.4 227 75.1 67.6-81.3
Non-Veteran 1,311 276 22.4 19.4-25.7 1,035 77.6 74.3-80.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 848 159 20.9 17.4-24.9 689 79.1 75.1-82.6
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 82 19.7 15.0-25.6 358 80.3 74.4-85.0
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 95 18 18.6 11.0-29.7 77 81.4 70.3-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 35 24.3 16.0-35.3 82 75.7 64.7-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 48 26.8 18.9-36.6 138 73.2 63.4-81.1
$35,000- 49,999 177 43 24.9 17.3-34.3 134 75.1 65.7-82.7
$50,000- 74,999 193 34 19.9 13.2-28.8 159 80.1 71.2-86.8
$75,000+ 433 90 22.7 17.7-28.6 343 77.3 71.4-82.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 353 57 19.4 14.1-26.2 296 80.6 73.8-85.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 51 32.0 22.9-42.7 115 68.0 57.3-77.1
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 35 24.8 16.9-34.9 116 75.2 65.1-83.1
More than 200% 764 157 22.1 18.3-26.4 607 77.9 73.6-81.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 353 57 19.4 14.1-26.2 296 80.6 73.8-85.9
HOUSING
Own 1,090 210 21.1 17.9-24.8 880 78.9 75.2-82.1
Rent 395 102 26.7 21.6-32.6 293 73.3 67.4-78.4
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 32 30.5 21.2-41.7 82 69.5 58.3-78.8
Regional City or Suburban County 426 110 27.1 22.0-32.9 316 72.9 67.1-78.0
Rural 1,072 203 19.6 16.4-23.3 869 80.4 76.7-83.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 876 173 20.6 16.9-24.9 703 79.4 75.1-83.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 87 24.0 18.7-30.1 280 76.0 69.9-81.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 369 85 26.3 21.0-32.3 284 73.7 67.7-79.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 296 69 26.3 20.5-33.2 227 73.7 66.8-79.5
2nd Quartile 210 51 29.9 22.4-38.6 159 70.1 61.4-77.6
3rd Quartile 460 108 19.6 15.6-24.3 352 80.4 75.7-84.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 646 117 20.6 15.9-26.1 529 79.4 73.9-84.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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