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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Eastern NC 1,585 149 10.0 8.0-12.5 1,436 90.0 87.5-92.0
GENDER
Male 729 52 9.1 6.2-13.2 677 90.9 86.8-93.8
Female 856 97 10.9 8.4-14.0 759 89.1 86.0-91.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 884 79 10.1 7.5-13.5 805 89.9 86.5-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 329 32 9.1 5.6-14.4 297 90.9 85.6-94.4
Other 337 35 11.8 7.4-18.2 302 88.2 81.8-92.6
AGE
18-34 325 20 6.1 3.7- 9.9 305 93.9 90.1-96.3
35-44 235 18 12.3 6.7-21.4 217 87.7 78.6-93.3
45-54 228 24 13.1 7.7-21.2 204 86.9 78.8-92.3
55-64 301 31 10.9 6.2-18.4 270 89.1 81.6-93.8
65-74 301 27 7.8 4.9-12.0 274 92.2 88.0-95.1
75+ 171 27 15.8 9.5-25.3 144 84.2 74.7-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 30 22.7 14.1-34.4 135 77.3 65.6-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 34 6.9 4.3-10.7 370 93.1 89.3-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 500 55 10.4 7.5-14.4 445 89.6 85.6-92.5
College Graduate 514 30 6.2 3.8-10.0 484 93.8 90.0-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 149 27.3 22.3-32.9 411 72.7 67.1-77.7
No 1,010 *** *** *** 1,010 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 25 8.7 5.3-14.0 268 91.3 86.0-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,287 124 10.4 8.1-13.2 1,163 89.6 86.8-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 841 39 5.5 3.6- 8.3 802 94.5 91.7-96.4
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 46 10.3 6.8-15.2 390 89.7 84.8-93.2
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 28 18.9 11.5-29.7 125 81.1 70.3-88.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 20 16.9 9.7-27.9 165 83.1 72.1-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 175 14 7.0 3.8-12.4 161 93.0 87.6-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 26 6.8 3.9-11.7 406 93.2 88.3-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 37 9.8 6.3-15.0 308 90.2 85.0-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 29 18.2 10.5-29.7 137 81.8 70.3-89.5
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 46 6.0 4.0- 9.0 714 94.0 91.0-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 37 9.8 6.3-15.0 308 90.2 85.0-93.7
HOUSING
Own 1,077 95 10.5 8.0-13.5 982 89.5 86.5-92.0
Rent 390 36 6.7 4.5- 9.9 354 93.3 90.1-95.5
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 417 38 9.9 6.6-14.7 379 90.1 85.3-93.4
Rural 1,056 102 10.2 7.7-13.3 954 89.8 86.7-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 862 91 10.8 7.9-14.5 771 89.2 85.5-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 362 29 9.3 5.8-14.7 333 90.7 85.3-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 29 9.2 5.9-14.0 332 90.8 86.0-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 24 8.6 5.3-13.8 266 91.4 86.2-94.7
2nd Quartile 207 15 10.9 6.0-18.9 192 89.1 81.1-94.0
3rd Quartile 451 45 8.6 5.9-12.3 406 91.4 87.7-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 65 11.9 8.1-17.1 572 88.1 82.9-91.9

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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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