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 4,482 402 9.2 8.0-10.5 4,080 90.8 89.5-92.0
Eastern NC 1,618 142 9.1 7.2-11.3 1,476 90.9 88.7-92.8
GENDER
Male 746 43 8.1 5.5-11.9 703 91.9 88.1-94.5
Female 872 99 10.0 7.7-12.8 773 90.0 87.2-92.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 897 71 8.3 6.2-11.0 826 91.7 89.0-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 337 34 11.3 7.2-17.5 303 88.7 82.5-92.8
Other 345 30 6.6 3.9-11.0 315 93.4 89.0-96.1
AGE
18-34 333 23 6.9 4.3-10.8 310 93.1 89.2-95.7
35-44 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 306 39 11.7 7.6-17.7 267 88.3 82.3-92.4
65-74 302 29 10.4 6.6-16.1 273 89.6 83.9-93.4
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 34 8.7 5.6-13.3 383 91.3 86.7-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 506 47 10.1 7.0-14.4 459 89.9 85.6-93.0
College Graduate 523 43 7.5 5.2-10.6 480 92.5 89.4-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 73 13.7 10.0-18.4 488 86.3 81.6-90.0
No 1,009 67 6.5 4.7- 8.8 942 93.5 91.2-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,315 128 9.9 7.8-12.5 1,187 90.1 87.5-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 853 50 6.6 4.5- 9.6 803 93.4 90.4-95.5
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 41 9.9 6.8-14.1 397 90.1 85.9-93.2
Unable to Work 148 33 20.0 12.2-31.0 115 80.0 69.0-87.8
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 23 16.7 9.5-27.8 93 83.3 72.2-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 153 20 14.9 8.3-25.3 133 85.1 74.7-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 186 19 8.2 4.8-13.6 167 91.8 86.4-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 434 32 7.7 4.6-12.6 402 92.3 87.4-95.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 24 8.4 4.9-13.8 334 91.6 86.2-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 31 18.9 11.5-29.4 134 81.1 70.6-88.5
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 766 57 8.0 5.5-11.4 709 92.0 88.6-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 24 8.4 4.9-13.8 334 91.6 86.2-95.1
HOUSING
Own 1,093 83 8.3 6.2-10.9 1,010 91.7 89.1-93.8
Rent 398 42 9.2 6.4-12.9 356 90.8 87.1-93.6
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 429 33 8.4 5.3-13.0 396 91.6 87.0-94.7
Rural 1,075 101 9.6 7.3-12.3 974 90.4 87.7-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 67 8.0 5.6-11.3 813 92.0 88.7-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 41 11.1 7.3-16.3 327 88.9 83.7-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 34 9.1 6.1-13.3 336 90.9 86.7-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 28 10.2 6.6-15.5 269 89.8 84.5-93.4
2nd Quartile 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 461 40 8.2 5.6-11.9 421 91.8 88.1-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 55 9.0 6.0-13.3 594 91.0 86.7-94.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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