2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,511 503 14.6 13.1-16.1 3,008 85.4 83.9-86.9
Eastern NC 1,298 176 15.2 12.6-18.2 1,122 84.8 81.8-87.4
GENDER
Male 588 100 19.8 15.7-24.8 488 80.2 75.2-84.3
Female 710 76 10.8 8.1-14.4 634 89.2 85.6-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 716 111 17.3 13.8-21.4 605 82.7 78.6-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 283 43 15.8 10.8-22.5 240 84.2 77.5-89.2
Other 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 221 27 13.7 8.7-20.7 194 86.3 79.3-91.3
35-44 199 35 24.7 17.3-34.1 164 75.3 65.9-82.7
45-54 197 21 10.2 6.1-16.5 176 89.8 83.5-93.9
55-64 259 36 12.6 8.2-18.8 223 87.4 81.2-91.8
65-74 254 34 16.7 10.7-25.3 220 83.3 74.7-89.3
75+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 43 17.6 12.3-24.5 278 82.4 75.5-87.7
Some Post-H.S. 427 52 13.4 9.4-18.6 375 86.6 81.4-90.6
College Graduate 412 63 17.6 13.2-23.0 349 82.4 77.0-86.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 67 14.5 10.6-19.5 419 85.5 80.5-89.4
No 798 108 15.9 12.6-19.9 690 84.1 80.1-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 38 21.1 14.1-30.4 181 78.9 69.6-85.9
Non-Veteran 1,075 138 14.1 11.4-17.2 937 85.9 82.8-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 671 91 15.9 12.4-20.1 580 84.1 79.9-87.6
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 50 15.3 10.6-21.7 324 84.7 78.3-89.4
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 20 14.8 8.4-24.7 117 85.2 75.3-91.6
$50,000- 74,999 160 20 17.7 10.4-28.6 140 82.3 71.4-89.6
$75,000+ 352 62 19.5 14.6-25.4 290 80.5 74.6-85.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 287 31 8.6 5.2-14.1 256 91.4 85.9-94.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 20 18.2 10.3-30.2 124 81.8 69.8-89.7
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 17 17.9 10.3-29.3 101 82.1 70.7-89.7
More than 200% 616 90 17.2 13.4-21.8 526 82.8 78.2-86.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 287 31 8.6 5.2-14.1 256 91.4 85.9-94.8
HOUSING
Own 921 126 15.6 12.5-19.2 795 84.4 80.8-87.5
Rent 283 39 13.8 9.3-20.0 244 86.2 80.0-90.7
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 47 15.4 10.7-21.5 266 84.6 78.5-89.3
Rural 893 118 15.1 12.0-18.8 775 84.9 81.2-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 721 98 14.3 10.9-18.5 623 85.7 81.5-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 39 16.4 11.4-23.2 243 83.6 76.8-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 295 39 16.0 11.1-22.6 256 84.0 77.4-88.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 236 35 18.4 12.5-26.2 201 81.6 73.8-87.5
2nd Quartile 155 20 16.8 10.3-26.4 135 83.2 73.6-89.7
3rd Quartile 355 50 12.6 8.9-17.5 305 87.4 82.5-91.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 552 71 15.4 11.2-20.9 481 84.6 79.1-88.8

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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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