2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Eastern NC 1,589 100 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,489 93.9 92.1-95.3
GENDER
Male 731 41 5.5 3.6- 8.3 690 94.5 91.7-96.4
Female 858 59 6.6 4.8- 9.2 799 93.4 90.8-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 887 43 4.2 2.7- 6.3 844 95.8 93.7-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 329 34 10.1 6.6-15.1 295 89.9 84.9-93.4
Other 338 21 7.1 4.1-12.1 317 92.9 87.9-95.9
AGE
18-34 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 301 27 9.0 5.0-15.5 274 91.0 84.5-95.0
65-74 300 23 8.5 5.2-13.5 277 91.5 86.5-94.8
75+ 172 20 14.4 7.8-25.1 152 85.6 74.9-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 21 13.6 7.5-23.5 143 86.4 76.5-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 28 5.3 3.3- 8.3 380 94.7 91.7-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 501 35 5.6 3.7- 8.5 466 94.4 91.5-96.3
College Graduate 514 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 499 96.8 94.3-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 100 16.5 12.8-21.1 458 83.5 78.9-87.2
No 1,010 *** *** *** 1,010 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 17 6.2 3.4-10.9 279 93.8 89.1-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,289 83 6.1 4.5- 8.1 1,206 93.9 91.9-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 843 31 2.9 1.9- 4.3 812 97.1 95.7-98.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 32 8.6 5.7-12.8 404 91.4 87.2-94.3
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 434 16 2.9 1.6- 5.2 418 97.1 94.8-98.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 26 6.0 3.4-10.4 322 94.0 89.6-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 22 14.5 8.6-23.2 141 85.5 76.8-91.4
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 762 27 3.1 2.0- 4.8 735 96.9 95.2-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 26 6.0 3.4-10.4 322 94.0 89.6-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,078 65 6.1 4.4- 8.5 1,013 93.9 91.5-95.6
Rent 392 24 5.8 3.6- 9.1 368 94.2 90.9-96.4
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 418 26 5.9 3.8- 9.0 392 94.1 91.0-96.2
Rural 1,060 69 6.4 4.5- 8.9 991 93.6 91.1-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 57 6.8 4.7- 9.9 808 93.2 90.1-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 29 7.6 5.0-11.4 334 92.4 88.6-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 347 97.3 95.2-98.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 452 32 6.5 4.4- 9.4 420 93.5 90.6-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 640 44 7.8 4.9-12.3 596 92.2 87.7-95.1

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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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