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 4,382 182 4.2 3.4- 5.1 4,200 95.8 94.9-96.6
Eastern NC 1,588 86 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,502 95.1 93.4-96.4
GENDER
Male 730 31 3.9 2.4- 6.4 699 96.1 93.6-97.6
Female 858 55 5.7 3.8- 8.5 803 94.3 91.5-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 884 34 3.4 2.2- 5.4 850 96.6 94.6-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 331 25 7.7 4.5-13.1 306 92.3 86.9-95.5
Other 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 300 20 5.1 2.9- 8.8 280 94.9 91.2-97.1
75+ 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 20 3.1 1.7- 5.5 387 96.9 94.5-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 501 29 5.6 3.3- 9.3 472 94.4 90.7-96.7
College Graduate 513 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 86 13.2 9.7-17.6 474 86.8 82.4-90.3
No 1,010 *** *** *** 1,010 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,289 69 4.6 3.2- 6.6 1,220 95.4 93.4-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 843 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 25 5.0 2.9- 8.3 409 95.0 91.7-97.1
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,077 57 5.7 3.9- 8.1 1,020 94.3 91.9-96.1
Rent 391 20 2.8 1.7- 4.7 371 97.2 95.3-98.3
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 419 21 4.5 2.6- 7.7 398 95.5 92.3-97.4
Rural 1,057 62 5.4 3.6- 7.9 995 94.6 92.1-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 60 5.8 3.8- 8.7 805 94.2 91.3-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 16 5.3 3.0- 9.3 347 94.7 90.7-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 451 28 5.7 3.5- 9.1 423 94.3 90.9-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 640 43 5.8 3.3- 9.9 597 94.2 90.1-96.7

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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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