2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
Eastern NC 1,299 670 47.2 43.5-51.0 573 48.0 44.2-51.9 56 4.8 3.4- 6.7
GENDER
Male 589 302 45.9 40.4-51.5 255 48.2 42.6-53.9 32 5.9 3.6- 9.3
Female 710 368 48.4 43.4-53.5 318 47.9 42.8-52.9 24 3.7 2.3- 6.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 720 396 50.7 45.9-55.5 297 44.9 40.1-49.7 27 4.5 2.8- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 282 137 42.1 34.6-50.1 130 52.8 44.7-60.8 *** *** ***
Other 268 124 43.9 35.1-53.1 131 50.4 41.3-59.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 220 92 41.3 33.1-49.9 116 52.0 43.4-60.5 *** *** ***
35-44 198 93 46.9 38.0-56.0 101 50.5 41.4-59.5 *** *** ***
45-54 198 103 46.1 36.9-55.6 84 48.5 38.9-58.2 *** *** ***
55-64 260 141 49.2 40.8-57.7 104 46.9 38.4-55.7 *** *** ***
65-74 258 140 52.4 44.0-60.8 111 44.4 36.2-52.9 *** *** ***
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 158 43.7 36.4-51.3 150 53.0 45.4-60.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 426 207 46.8 40.5-53.2 196 45.9 39.6-52.2 23 7.3 4.4-11.9
College Graduate 415 258 60.0 53.7-65.9 149 38.5 32.7-44.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 174 32.6 27.3-38.4 268 57.9 51.8-63.8 39 9.5 6.4-13.9
No 804 491 56.7 51.8-61.5 296 41.5 36.8-46.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 116 50.6 41.7-59.5 95 44.2 35.6-53.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,078 552 46.4 42.3-50.6 477 48.9 44.7-53.1 49 4.7 3.2- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 671 368 51.9 46.8-57.0 286 45.7 40.6-50.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 213 50.9 43.7-58.1 151 44.7 37.6-52.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 10.7 5.9-18.7
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 45 23.3 15.1-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 160 89 53.8 43.5-63.7 68 43.1 33.4-53.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 239 64.4 57.3-70.9 111 34.1 27.7-41.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 288 140 43.3 35.5-51.6 132 51.1 42.9-59.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 370 57.3 51.9-62.5 234 40.2 35.0-45.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 288 140 43.3 35.5-51.6 132 51.1 42.9-59.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 928 532 52.4 48.0-56.9 369 44.2 39.8-48.7 27 3.4 2.1- 5.5
Rent 280 107 36.7 29.7-44.4 155 59.0 51.3-66.2 18 4.3 2.4- 7.6
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 152 44.4 37.8-51.2 146 49.0 42.2-56.0 *** *** ***
Rural 894 472 48.1 43.3-53.0 385 47.8 42.9-52.7 37 4.1 2.7- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 722 362 45.4 39.9-51.0 331 49.9 44.2-55.5 29 4.8 2.8- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 148 47.6 40.5-54.9 121 48.0 40.7-55.3 16 4.4 2.5- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 160 50.7 43.7-57.7 121 44.2 37.3-51.3 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 133 54.3 46.4-62.0 91 42.1 34.5-50.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 157 80 47.0 37.7-56.6 72 48.2 38.6-57.9 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 356 167 43.2 36.8-49.9 166 50.2 43.6-56.9 23 6.5 3.9-10.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 553 290 47.6 40.9-54.4 244 48.8 42.1-55.6 *** *** ***

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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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