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 4,494 205 4.9 3.9- 6.1 4,289 95.1 93.9-96.1
Eastern NC 1,618 86 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,532 95.9 94.6-96.9
GENDER
Male 747 43 4.1 2.7- 6.2 704 95.9 93.8-97.3
Female 871 43 4.0 2.8- 5.9 828 96.0 94.1-97.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 896 48 4.1 2.8- 5.9 848 95.9 94.1-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 337 28 5.5 3.4- 8.8 309 94.5 91.2-96.6
Other 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 306 19 4.7 2.6- 8.1 287 95.3 91.9-97.4
65-74 300 24 9.8 5.9-15.9 276 90.2 84.1-94.1
75+ 175 25 10.4 6.0-17.5 150 89.6 82.5-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 507 32 5.3 3.4- 8.3 475 94.7 91.7-96.6
College Graduate 524 22 3.4 2.0- 5.6 502 96.6 94.4-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 59 8.6 6.2-11.9 502 91.4 88.1-93.8
No 1,009 24 1.5 0.9- 2.5 985 98.5 97.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 20 3.0 1.8- 5.1 278 97.0 94.9-98.2
Non-Veteran 1,315 66 4.3 3.2- 5.9 1,249 95.7 94.1-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 854 21 1.9 1.1- 3.3 833 98.1 96.7-98.9
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** 63 100 -
Retired 438 42 8.8 5.8-13.2 396 91.2 86.8-94.2
Unable to Work 148 23 12.7 7.5-20.7 125 87.3 79.3-92.5
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** 96 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 23 13.5 7.5-23.1 130 86.5 76.9-92.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2 337 96.9 94.8-98.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 17 9.9 5.5-17.2 149 90.1 82.8-94.5
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 767 25 2.3 1.4- 3.7 742 97.7 96.3-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2 337 96.9 94.8-98.2
HOUSING
Own 1,094 55 4.3 3.0- 6.0 1,039 95.7 94.0-97.0
Rent 397 23 3.8 2.3- 6.4 374 96.2 93.6-97.7
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 428 19 3.8 2.2- 6.7 409 96.2 93.3-97.8
Rural 1,076 64 4.5 3.2- 6.2 1,012 95.5 93.8-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 881 49 3.8 2.6- 5.6 832 96.2 94.4-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 347 95.6 92.7-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 460 25 3.5 2.2- 5.5 435 96.5 94.5-97.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 39 4.8 3.1- 7.4 611 95.2 92.6-96.9

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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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