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 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
Eastern NC 1,613 140 6.9 5.5- 8.7 1,473 93.1 91.3-94.5
GENDER
Male 746 47 4.5 2.9- 6.9 699 95.5 93.1-97.1
Female 867 93 9.2 7.0-12.0 774 90.8 88.0-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 894 94 8.8 6.7-11.3 800 91.2 88.7-93.3
Non-Hispanic Black 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 29 10.0 5.8-16.6 274 90.0 83.4-94.2
65-74 302 49 14.0 10.0-19.3 253 86.0 80.7-90.0
75+ 174 36 18.1 11.7-26.8 138 81.9 73.2-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 36 5.9 3.9- 8.8 379 94.1 91.2-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 506 46 7.6 5.2-11.1 460 92.4 88.9-94.8
College Graduate 521 51 8.8 6.2-12.3 470 91.2 87.7-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 64 9.4 6.6-13.1 497 90.6 86.9-93.4
No 1,004 71 5.5 4.0- 7.5 933 94.5 92.5-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 297 22 4.3 2.6- 7.1 275 95.7 92.9-97.4
Non-Veteran 1,311 118 7.6 5.9- 9.7 1,193 92.4 90.3-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 853 50 4.9 3.4- 7.0 803 95.1 93.0-96.6
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 67 13.1 9.7-17.6 370 86.9 82.4-90.3
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 23 9.6 5.7-15.5 155 90.4 84.5-94.3
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 433 42 8.8 6.1-12.5 391 91.2 87.5-93.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 764 76 8.4 6.3-10.9 688 91.6 89.1-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,092 114 8.4 6.5-10.8 978 91.6 89.2-93.5
Rent 396 20 3.6 2.0- 6.2 376 96.4 93.8-98.0
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 426 38 7.4 5.0-10.9 388 92.6 89.1-95.0
Rural 1,075 94 7.1 5.2- 9.4 981 92.9 90.6-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 67 5.6 3.8- 8.2 813 94.4 91.8-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 35 7.2 4.9-10.4 331 92.8 89.6-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 38 9.4 6.3-13.9 329 90.6 86.1-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 27 6.2 4.1- 9.4 267 93.8 90.6-95.9
2nd Quartile 210 21 9.8 5.9-15.9 189 90.2 84.1-94.1
3rd Quartile 459 41 6.6 4.6- 9.4 418 93.4 90.6-95.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 51 6.1 3.7- 9.9 599 93.9 90.1-96.3

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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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