2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,168 1,309 31.3 29.5-33.2 2,859 68.7 66.8-70.5
Eastern NC 1,501 503 33.5 30.4-36.8 998 66.5 63.2-69.6
GENDER
Male 690 236 31.4 27.1-36.1 454 68.6 63.9-72.9
Female 811 267 35.5 31.1-40.2 544 64.5 59.8-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 842 283 33.8 29.7-38.1 559 66.2 61.9-70.3
Non-Hispanic Black 309 85 28.8 22.6-35.9 224 71.2 64.1-77.4
Other 316 130 44.6 36.7-52.9 186 55.4 47.1-63.3
AGE
18-34 306 117 39.7 33.0-46.9 189 60.3 53.1-67.0
35-44 216 101 41.2 33.2-49.8 115 58.8 50.2-66.8
45-54 222 84 39.0 30.7-48.0 138 61.0 52.0-69.3
55-64 285 94 26.6 20.5-33.8 191 73.4 66.2-79.5
65-74 288 73 26.4 20.1-33.7 215 73.6 66.3-79.9
75+ 161 29 15.1 9.4-23.2 132 84.9 76.8-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 50 26.7 18.8-36.5 102 73.3 63.5-81.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 113 29.2 23.6-35.6 263 70.8 64.4-76.4
Some Post-H.S. 483 180 39.0 33.4-44.9 303 61.0 55.1-66.6
College Graduate 488 159 34.4 29.1-40.1 329 65.6 59.9-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 192 31.7 26.8-37.1 342 68.3 62.9-73.2
No 951 308 34.9 30.9-39.2 643 65.1 60.8-69.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 278 91 32.5 26.0-39.7 187 67.5 60.3-74.0
Non-Veteran 1,218 410 33.8 30.2-37.5 808 66.2 62.5-69.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 794 328 41.9 37.4-46.5 466 58.1 53.5-62.6
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 416 85 19.1 14.6-24.7 331 80.9 75.3-85.4
Unable to Work 138 41 22.0 14.2-32.6 97 78.0 67.4-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 55 35.5 26.4-45.9 119 64.5 54.1-73.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 61 39.9 30.9-49.7 105 60.1 50.3-69.1
$50,000- 74,999 184 73 40.5 31.7-50.0 111 59.5 50.0-68.3
$75,000+ 412 171 40.4 34.4-46.7 241 59.6 53.3-65.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 325 78 24.7 18.5-32.3 247 75.3 67.7-81.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 53 33.6 24.0-44.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 729 279 37.9 33.4-42.6 450 62.1 57.4-66.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 325 78 24.7 18.5-32.3 247 75.3 67.7-81.5
HOUSING
Own 1,027 351 34.1 30.3-38.1 676 65.9 61.9-69.7
Rent 363 113 31.2 25.5-37.6 250 68.8 62.4-74.5
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 395 143 37.3 31.6-43.2 252 62.7 56.8-68.4
Rural 999 320 30.6 26.6-34.8 679 69.4 65.2-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 815 265 32.3 27.7-37.3 550 67.7 62.7-72.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 342 113 32.2 26.5-38.4 229 67.8 61.6-73.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 344 125 37.7 31.8-44.1 219 62.3 55.9-68.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 276 93 37.0 30.1-44.4 183 63.0 55.6-69.9
2nd Quartile 197 82 38.5 30.9-46.7 115 61.5 53.3-69.1
3rd Quartile 428 127 30.7 25.4-36.7 301 69.3 63.3-74.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 600 201 31.9 26.4-38.0 399 68.1 62.0-73.6

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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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