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 4,481 312 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,169 94.3 93.4-95.1
Eastern NC 1,609 103 5.1 4.0- 6.6 1,506 94.9 93.4-96.0
GENDER
Male 740 43 4.1 2.8- 5.9 697 95.9 94.1-97.2
Female 869 60 6.1 4.4- 8.4 809 93.9 91.6-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 890 92 7.9 6.1-10.2 798 92.1 89.8-93.9
Non-Hispanic Black 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 20 4.4 2.5- 7.6 284 95.6 92.4-97.5
65-74 299 37 14.2 9.7-20.2 262 85.8 79.8-90.3
75+ 173 31 15.8 10.0-24.1 142 84.2 75.9-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 27 6.0 3.7- 9.8 386 94.0 90.2-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 504 27 3.5 2.2- 5.5 477 96.5 94.5-97.8
College Graduate 521 43 8.0 5.5-11.3 478 92.0 88.7-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 557 45 6.3 4.3- 9.3 512 93.7 90.7-95.7
No 1,004 53 4.1 2.9- 5.8 951 95.9 94.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,311 85 5.5 4.2- 7.2 1,226 94.5 92.8-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 849 28 2.5 1.6- 3.8 821 97.5 96.2-98.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** 64 100 -
Retired 436 59 14.6 10.5-20.0 377 85.4 80.0-89.5
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 24 4.6 2.8- 7.3 408 95.4 92.7-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 23 5.4 3.0- 9.4 333 94.6 90.6-97.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 16 10.3 5.7-17.8 135 89.7 82.2-94.3
More than 200% 760 50 5.0 3.6- 7.0 710 95.0 93.0-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 23 5.4 3.0- 9.4 333 94.6 90.6-97.0
HOUSING
Own 1,087 89 6.6 5.1- 8.6 998 93.4 91.4-94.9
Rent 398 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 427 28 5.6 3.7- 8.3 399 94.4 91.7-96.3
Rural 1,071 65 4.9 3.5- 6.9 1,006 95.1 93.1-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 877 43 4.0 2.6- 6.2 834 96.0 93.8-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 365 30 6.1 4.0- 9.2 335 93.9 90.8-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 30 6.4 4.2- 9.6 337 93.6 90.4-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 27 6.3 4.1- 9.8 265 93.7 90.2-95.9
2nd Quartile 212 15 6.5 3.7-10.9 197 93.5 89.1-96.3
3rd Quartile 457 30 5.1 3.3- 7.6 427 94.9 92.4-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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