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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
Eastern NC 1,583 271 16.9 14.5-19.7 1,312 83.1 80.3-85.5
GENDER
Male 727 117 16.8 13.1-21.2 610 83.2 78.8-86.9
Female 856 154 17.1 14.0-20.8 702 82.9 79.2-86.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 881 144 16.7 13.7-20.2 737 83.3 79.8-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 331 69 20.8 15.2-27.9 262 79.2 72.1-84.8
Other 336 55 12.2 8.3-17.6 281 87.8 82.4-91.7
AGE
18-34 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 236 23 11.1 6.2-19.2 213 88.9 80.8-93.8
45-54 230 34 18.7 12.0-28.0 196 81.3 72.0-88.0
55-64 299 79 29.4 22.3-37.8 220 70.6 62.2-77.7
65-74 299 69 24.0 18.1-31.1 230 76.0 68.9-81.9
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 76 15.5 11.5-20.5 326 84.5 79.5-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 498 99 17.8 13.9-22.5 399 82.2 77.5-86.1
College Graduate 515 47 8.7 6.1-12.3 468 91.3 87.7-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 271 45.8 40.2-51.5 289 54.2 48.5-59.8
No 1,010 *** *** *** 1,010 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 52 15.9 11.2-22.2 241 84.1 77.8-88.8
Non-Veteran 1,285 217 17.2 14.4-20.3 1,068 82.8 79.7-85.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 841 56 5.5 3.8- 8.0 785 94.5 92.0-96.2
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 432 103 30.9 24.7-37.9 329 69.1 62.1-75.3
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 44 27.1 18.5-38.0 108 72.9 62.0-81.5
$25,000- 34,999 186 27 14.9 9.4-22.8 159 85.1 77.2-90.6
$35,000- 49,999 176 35 20.0 13.1-29.2 141 80.0 70.8-86.9
$50,000- 74,999 191 21 10.0 5.6-17.2 170 90.0 82.8-94.4
$75,000+ 431 37 11.1 7.0-17.1 394 88.9 82.9-93.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 69 17.5 12.6-23.7 277 82.5 76.3-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 48 24.4 16.4-34.7 116 75.6 65.3-83.6
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 27 15.7 9.7-24.3 123 84.3 75.7-90.3
More than 200% 759 85 12.9 9.6-17.0 674 87.1 83.0-90.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 69 17.5 12.6-23.7 277 82.5 76.3-87.4
HOUSING
Own 1,074 179 18.2 15.1-21.8 895 81.8 78.2-84.9
Rent 390 67 12.9 9.7-17.0 323 87.1 83.0-90.3
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 415 64 14.9 11.0-20.0 351 85.1 80.0-89.0
Rural 1,056 195 19.1 15.9-22.9 861 80.9 77.1-84.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 860 172 20.6 16.8-25.0 688 79.4 75.0-83.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 56 14.5 10.4-19.8 307 85.5 80.2-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 43 11.8 8.1-17.0 317 88.2 83.0-91.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 31 8.4 5.5-12.8 259 91.6 87.2-94.5
2nd Quartile 206 27 15.3 9.7-23.4 179 84.7 76.6-90.3
3rd Quartile 450 80 16.6 12.6-21.5 370 83.4 78.5-87.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 133 22.7 17.9-28.3 504 77.3 71.7-82.1

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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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