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 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
Eastern NC 1,305 142 13.2 10.6-16.4 1,163 86.8 83.6-89.4
GENDER
Male 591 67 13.4 9.4-18.6 524 86.6 81.4-90.6
Female 714 75 13.1 9.9-17.0 639 86.9 83.0-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 719 52 8.7 6.3-11.8 667 91.3 88.2-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 283 38 19.1 12.5-28.0 245 80.9 72.0-87.5
Other 272 50 22.6 16.1-30.9 222 77.4 69.1-83.9
AGE
18-34 221 50 25.4 18.2-34.2 171 74.6 65.8-81.8
35-44 201 36 16.8 11.4-24.2 165 83.2 75.8-88.6
45-54 196 23 10.0 5.9-16.4 173 90.0 83.6-94.1
55-64 260 23 12.0 6.7-20.7 237 88.0 79.3-93.3
65-74 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 27 18.7 11.0-29.8 111 81.3 70.2-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 38 14.8 9.3-22.7 283 85.2 77.3-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 428 50 14.2 10.3-19.4 378 85.8 80.6-89.7
College Graduate 416 26 6.1 3.9- 9.6 390 93.9 90.4-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 56 11.7 8.4-16.2 433 88.3 83.8-91.6
No 803 84 14.1 10.5-18.6 719 85.9 81.4-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,082 127 14.8 11.8-18.5 955 85.2 81.5-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 674 96 14.9 11.6-18.9 578 85.1 81.1-88.4
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 25 23.0 14.4-34.7 107 77.0 65.3-85.6
$25,000- 34,999 146 22 20.0 12.1-31.3 124 80.0 68.7-87.9
$35,000- 49,999 135 17 19.3 11.2-31.0 118 80.7 69.0-88.8
$50,000- 74,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 31 11.4 7.0-18.1 259 88.6 81.9-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 28 24.2 15.8-35.1 118 75.8 64.9-84.2
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 18 16.5 9.3-27.4 99 83.5 72.6-90.7
More than 200% 618 35 6.5 4.1-10.1 583 93.5 89.9-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 31 11.4 7.0-18.1 259 88.6 81.9-93.0
HOUSING
Own 929 67 8.4 6.1-11.4 862 91.6 88.6-93.9
Rent 283 60 26.1 19.4-34.2 223 73.9 65.8-80.6
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 12 14.9 8.1-25.9 81 85.1 74.1-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 316 34 11.7 7.9-17.1 282 88.3 82.9-92.1
Rural 896 96 13.8 10.3-18.2 800 86.2 81.8-89.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 725 86 14.6 10.6-19.7 639 85.4 80.3-89.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 31 13.9 9.2-20.4 253 86.1 79.6-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 25 9.6 6.3-14.5 271 90.4 85.5-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 237 24 13.5 8.6-20.7 213 86.5 79.3-91.4
2nd Quartile 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 355 47 16.4 11.5-22.7 308 83.6 77.3-88.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 556 60 12.8 8.4-19.1 496 87.2 80.9-91.6

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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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