2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 488 13.1 11.7-14.7 3,065 86.9 85.3-88.3
Eastern NC 1,307 235 16.4 13.9-19.3 1,072 83.6 80.7-86.1
GENDER
Male 593 68 10.8 7.7-14.9 525 89.2 85.1-92.3
Female 714 167 21.8 18.0-26.0 547 78.2 74.0-82.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 79 11.6 8.8-15.2 643 88.4 84.8-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 284 81 23.6 17.8-30.5 203 76.4 69.5-82.2
Other 270 69 23.0 16.3-31.5 201 77.0 68.5-83.7
AGE
18-34 220 53 21.9 16.0-29.2 167 78.1 70.8-84.0
35-44 201 48 21.3 14.8-29.8 153 78.7 70.2-85.2
45-54 197 45 20.3 13.4-29.4 152 79.7 70.6-86.6
55-64 262 39 11.7 7.7-17.3 223 88.3 82.7-92.3
65-74 259 36 10.0 6.1-16.1 223 90.0 83.9-93.9
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 323 68 17.4 12.7-23.5 255 82.6 76.5-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 429 86 16.8 12.8-21.7 343 83.2 78.3-87.2
College Graduate 415 31 6.6 4.0-10.6 384 93.4 89.4-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 137 25.1 20.3-30.6 352 74.9 69.4-79.7
No 804 95 10.7 8.1-14.0 709 89.3 86.0-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 20 7.3 4.1-12.9 199 92.7 87.1-95.9
Non-Veteran 1,084 215 18.3 15.4-21.7 869 81.7 78.3-84.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 674 86 11.7 8.8-15.5 588 88.3 84.5-91.2
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 37 9.4 6.2-14.2 340 90.6 85.8-93.8
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** 104 68.4 57.0-77.9
$35,000- 49,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 57 17.1 12.0-23.6 232 82.9 76.4-88.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 20 17.8 10.2-29.0 98 82.2 71.0-89.8
More than 200% 620 29 3.4 2.1- 5.4 591 96.6 94.6-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 57 17.1 12.0-23.6 232 82.9 76.4-88.0
HOUSING
Own 931 106 10.7 8.2-13.8 825 89.3 86.2-91.8
Rent 281 102 37.6 30.4-45.4 179 62.4 54.6-69.6
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 49 13.8 9.9-18.9 265 86.2 81.1-90.1
Rural 900 176 18.2 14.8-22.1 724 81.8 77.9-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 727 171 21.0 16.9-25.7 556 79.0 74.3-83.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 31 11.3 7.7-16.3 253 88.7 83.7-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 33 11.9 8.2-17.0 263 88.1 83.0-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 237 23 11.0 7.0-16.8 214 89.0 83.2-93.0
2nd Quartile 156 21 13.5 8.4-21.0 135 86.5 79.0-91.6
3rd Quartile 356 55 14.3 10.4-19.3 301 85.7 80.7-89.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 558 136 22.7 17.6-28.8 422 77.3 71.2-82.4

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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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