2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
Eastern NC 1,304 197 15.1 12.6-18.1 1,107 84.9 81.9-87.4
GENDER
Male 589 67 12.8 9.2-17.5 522 87.2 82.5-90.8
Female 715 130 17.4 13.9-21.4 585 82.6 78.6-86.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 70 9.4 7.0-12.4 651 90.6 87.6-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 283 60 23.9 17.4-31.8 223 76.1 68.2-82.6
Other 271 62 23.3 16.6-31.8 209 76.7 68.2-83.4
AGE
18-34 219 50 22.0 15.9-29.6 169 78.0 70.4-84.1
35-44 201 49 23.8 16.4-33.3 152 76.2 66.7-83.6
45-54 197 30 16.6 10.1-26.0 167 83.4 74.0-89.9
55-64 262 42 11.8 8.0-17.1 220 88.2 82.9-92.0
65-74 257 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 39 18.7 11.3-29.2 99 81.3 70.8-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 58 16.9 12.1-23.1 263 83.1 76.9-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 430 73 17.9 13.5-23.5 357 82.1 76.5-86.5
College Graduate 413 27 6.2 3.6-10.4 386 93.8 89.6-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 102 18.9 14.5-24.3 387 81.1 75.7-85.5
No 802 94 12.8 9.8-16.5 708 87.2 83.5-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,081 183 16.6 13.7-20.0 898 83.4 80.0-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 674 100 14.9 11.4-19.2 574 85.1 80.8-88.6
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 22 4.9 2.8- 8.5 355 95.1 91.5-97.2
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** 91 78.1 66.0-86.8
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 40 26.5 17.8-37.4 106 73.5 62.6-82.2
$35,000- 49,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 31 10.8 6.7-17.2 258 89.2 82.8-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 619 41 7.8 5.0-11.9 578 92.2 88.1-95.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 31 10.8 6.7-17.2 258 89.2 82.8-93.3
HOUSING
Own 931 87 9.3 7.0-12.2 844 90.7 87.8-93.0
Rent 283 93 35.2 27.9-43.2 190 64.8 56.8-72.1
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 50 18.7 13.4-25.4 263 81.3 74.6-86.6
Rural 898 137 14.0 11.1-17.5 761 86.0 82.5-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 724 129 16.7 13.0-21.1 595 83.3 78.9-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 40 16.4 11.2-23.2 244 83.6 76.8-88.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 28 10.6 6.8-16.0 268 89.4 84.0-93.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 237 24 9.7 6.1-15.1 213 90.3 84.9-93.9
2nd Quartile 156 17 16.0 9.2-26.4 139 84.0 73.6-90.8
3rd Quartile 355 53 15.4 11.2-20.9 302 84.6 79.1-88.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 556 103 17.3 13.0-22.8 453 82.7 77.2-87.0

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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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