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 4,402 425 10.2 8.9-11.6 3,977 89.8 88.4-91.1
Eastern NC 1,591 163 11.5 9.4-14.1 1,428 88.5 85.9-90.6
GENDER
Male 733 106 16.3 12.6-20.7 627 83.7 79.3-87.4
Female 858 57 7.0 5.0- 9.7 801 93.0 90.3-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 887 111 13.8 10.9-17.3 776 86.2 82.7-89.1
Non-Hispanic Black 331 23 8.5 4.8-14.5 308 91.5 85.5-95.2
Other 337 24 6.7 3.8-11.7 313 93.3 88.3-96.2
AGE
18-34 327 15 5.4 3.1- 9.2 312 94.6 90.8-96.9
35-44 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 301 51 20.3 14.5-27.6 250 79.7 72.4-85.5
75+ 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 26 23.9 15.0-35.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 36 7.9 5.0-12.1 371 92.1 87.9-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 503 62 12.4 9.2-16.7 441 87.6 83.3-90.8
College Graduate 515 39 7.8 5.4-11.3 476 92.2 88.7-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 163 31.5 26.3-37.3 395 68.5 62.7-73.7
No 1,010 *** *** *** 1,010 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 53 15.5 11.0-21.4 243 84.5 78.6-89.0
Non-Veteran 1,290 110 10.6 8.3-13.5 1,180 89.4 86.5-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 844 60 9.5 6.9-13.0 784 90.5 87.0-93.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 74 19.6 14.7-25.7 361 80.4 74.3-85.3
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 192 21 13.8 7.7-23.3 171 86.2 76.7-92.3
$75,000+ 434 38 10.8 7.1-16.1 396 89.2 83.9-92.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 33 9.9 6.4-14.8 315 90.1 85.2-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 765 78 11.8 8.8-15.8 687 88.2 84.2-91.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 33 9.9 6.4-14.8 315 90.1 85.2-93.6
HOUSING
Own 1,081 126 13.1 10.4-16.3 955 86.9 83.7-89.6
Rent 389 24 6.3 4.1- 9.8 365 93.7 90.2-95.9
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 420 39 10.0 6.7-14.7 381 90.0 85.3-93.3
Rural 1,060 113 12.8 10.0-16.2 947 87.2 83.8-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 868 87 10.7 7.9-14.3 781 89.3 85.7-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 41 14.1 9.7-20.0 322 85.9 80.0-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 35 10.6 7.0-15.8 325 89.4 84.2-93.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 288 31 12.5 8.1-18.9 257 87.5 81.1-91.9
2nd Quartile 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 453 52 12.2 8.8-16.6 401 87.8 83.4-91.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 642 64 11.2 7.7-16.1 578 88.8 83.9-92.3

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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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