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 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
Eastern NC 1,618 209 12.8 10.7-15.2 1,409 87.2 84.8-89.3
GENDER
Male 746 76 11.8 8.8-15.7 670 88.2 84.3-91.2
Female 872 133 13.8 11.1-17.0 739 86.2 83.0-88.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 897 109 12.4 9.9-15.5 788 87.6 84.5-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 337 50 14.8 10.2-20.9 287 85.2 79.1-89.8
Other 345 42 9.3 6.0-14.4 303 90.7 85.6-94.0
AGE
18-34 333 46 12.3 8.8-16.9 287 87.7 83.1-91.2
35-44 243 26 15.1 9.1-24.0 217 84.9 76.0-90.9
45-54 235 29 10.6 6.0-17.9 206 89.4 82.1-94.0
55-64 306 50 13.6 9.2-19.7 256 86.4 80.3-90.8
65-74 302 39 13.5 9.3-19.3 263 86.5 80.7-90.7
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 23 13.8 7.7-23.5 147 86.2 76.5-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 56 13.3 9.6-18.2 361 86.7 81.8-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 506 72 14.0 10.4-18.5 434 86.0 81.5-89.6
College Graduate 523 58 9.8 7.2-13.2 465 90.2 86.8-92.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 100 17.6 13.5-22.5 461 82.4 77.5-86.5
No 1,009 105 10.2 8.0-12.9 904 89.8 87.1-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 28 9.3 5.8-14.7 270 90.7 85.3-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,315 180 13.6 11.2-16.4 1,135 86.4 83.6-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 853 85 10.1 7.6-13.3 768 89.9 86.7-92.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 56 12.3 8.9-16.6 382 87.7 83.4-91.1
Unable to Work 148 41 24.8 16.2-36.0 107 75.2 64.0-83.8
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 29 21.9 13.5-33.5 87 78.1 66.5-86.5
$15,000- 24,999 153 26 19.4 11.7-30.5 127 80.6 69.5-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 186 27 11.3 7.1-17.5 159 88.7 82.5-92.9
$35,000- 49,999 178 20 14.4 8.4-23.6 158 85.6 76.4-91.6
$50,000- 74,999 193 21 10.8 6.4-17.8 172 89.2 82.2-93.6
$75,000+ 434 47 10.3 6.8-15.1 387 89.7 84.9-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 39 11.2 7.4-16.7 319 88.8 83.3-92.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 40 25.9 17.3-36.9 125 74.1 63.1-82.7
101% to 150% 112 14 11.1 6.1-19.3 98 88.9 80.7-93.9
151% to 200% 151 18 10.6 6.1-17.8 133 89.4 82.2-93.9
More than 200% 766 87 11.7 8.8-15.4 679 88.3 84.6-91.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 39 11.2 7.4-16.7 319 88.8 83.3-92.6
HOUSING
Own 1,093 120 11.6 9.3-14.5 973 88.4 85.5-90.7
Rent 398 62 13.9 10.4-18.4 336 86.1 81.6-89.6
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 429 54 12.7 9.1-17.6 375 87.3 82.4-90.9
Rural 1,075 144 13.1 10.5-16.1 931 86.9 83.9-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 102 10.8 8.1-14.2 778 89.2 85.8-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 57 15.1 10.9-20.6 311 84.9 79.4-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 50 14.7 10.8-19.7 320 85.3 80.3-89.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 37 13.4 9.3-19.0 260 86.6 81.0-90.7
2nd Quartile 211 33 16.7 11.0-24.7 178 83.3 75.3-89.0
3rd Quartile 461 60 11.9 8.8-15.9 401 88.1 84.1-91.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 79 11.4 8.1-15.8 570 88.6 84.2-91.9

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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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