2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,377 33.0 31.0-35.0 2,573 67.0 65.0-69.0
Eastern NC 1,450 495 29.4 26.4-32.5 955 70.6 67.5-73.6
GENDER
Male 660 196 24.8 20.7-29.3 464 75.2 70.7-79.3
Female 790 299 33.7 29.6-38.1 491 66.3 61.9-70.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 809 328 34.4 30.4-38.6 481 65.6 61.4-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 306 94 24.8 19.2-31.5 212 75.2 68.5-80.8
Other 300 65 16.4 11.4-23.1 235 83.6 76.9-88.6
AGE
18-34 274 38 12.1 8.6-16.9 236 87.9 83.1-91.4
35-44 216 25 8.9 5.6-14.0 191 91.1 86.0-94.4
45-54 211 31 10.4 6.6-15.8 180 89.6 84.2-93.4
55-64 280 93 34.3 26.7-42.8 187 65.7 57.2-73.3
65-74 290 180 63.4 55.4-70.7 110 36.6 29.3-44.6
75+ 158 120 75.1 64.7-83.3 38 24.9 16.7-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 34 20.1 12.5-30.7 115 79.9 69.3-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 123 30.2 24.3-36.8 237 69.8 63.2-75.7
Some Post-H.S. 465 158 29.1 24.3-34.5 307 70.9 65.5-75.7
College Graduate 474 179 33.6 28.6-39.0 295 66.4 61.0-71.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 229 41.2 35.5-47.0 289 58.8 53.0-64.5
No 918 259 21.8 18.7-25.3 659 78.2 74.7-81.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 111 33.1 26.2-40.8 147 66.9 59.2-73.8
Non-Veteran 1,188 383 28.5 25.3-32.0 805 71.5 68.0-74.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 760 125 14.5 11.7-17.8 635 85.5 82.2-88.3
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 282 69.0 62.2-75.0 132 31.0 25.0-37.8
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 170 55 29.6 21.1-39.8 115 70.4 60.2-78.9
$35,000- 49,999 162 65 36.3 27.6-45.9 97 63.7 54.1-72.4
$50,000- 74,999 173 49 24.3 16.7-33.9 124 75.7 66.1-83.3
$75,000+ 397 122 24.9 20.2-30.2 275 75.1 69.8-79.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 119 32.8 26.2-40.1 199 67.2 59.9-73.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 46 20.0 13.4-28.8 107 80.0 71.2-86.6
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 697 231 28.1 24.1-32.4 466 71.9 67.6-75.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 119 32.8 26.2-40.1 199 67.2 59.9-73.8
HOUSING
Own 1,001 369 32.4 28.7-36.4 632 67.6 63.6-71.3
Rent 343 96 22.6 18.0-28.0 247 77.4 72.0-82.0
Other arrangement 94 29 20.7 12.4-32.5 65 79.3 67.5-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 31 18.8 12.2-27.7 72 81.2 72.3-87.8
Regional City or Suburban County 373 124 27.9 22.9-33.5 249 72.1 66.5-77.1
Rural 974 340 31.2 27.3-35.4 634 68.8 64.6-72.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 795 247 27.1 22.9-31.7 548 72.9 68.3-77.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 126 30.9 25.6-36.9 201 69.1 63.1-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 122 32.7 26.8-39.1 206 67.3 60.9-73.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 265 95 28.7 22.9-35.3 170 71.3 64.7-77.1
2nd Quartile 182 61 29.4 22.2-37.7 121 70.6 62.3-77.8
3rd Quartile 414 157 31.1 26.1-36.6 257 68.9 63.4-73.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 589 182 27.8 22.4-33.8 407 72.2 66.2-77.6

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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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