2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
Eastern NC 1,298 88 7.6 5.7-10.1 124 10.4 8.1-13.3 111 9.3 7.3-11.8 975 72.7 69.0-76.0
GENDER
Male 588 34 6.5 4.0-10.3 46 9.1 5.7-14.2 45 8.9 6.2-12.6 463 75.5 69.8-80.5
Female 710 54 8.7 6.1-12.2 78 11.7 8.8-15.3 66 9.7 7.0-13.3 512 69.9 65.0-74.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 717 44 7.5 5.2-10.7 40 6.4 4.5- 9.2 46 6.5 4.5- 9.2 587 79.6 75.4-83.3
Non-Hispanic Black 280 *** *** *** 39 15.9 9.8-24.6 32 13.7 8.9-20.5 192 64.1 55.5-71.8
Other 270 *** *** *** 44 19.1 13.2-27.0 29 12.2 7.5-19.3 171 57.3 48.0-66.2
AGE
18-34 220 16 9.6 5.6-16.1 32 15.2 9.5-23.6 33 14.1 9.4-20.8 139 61.0 52.4-69.0
35-44 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 10.4 6.1-17.3 144 72.9 63.3-80.8
45-54 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.1 8.8-24.5 140 66.4 55.9-75.5
55-64 262 19 6.3 3.6-10.8 34 12.3 8.0-18.4 *** *** *** 197 78.1 70.9-83.9
65-74 256 *** *** *** 18 6.1 3.4-10.7 *** *** *** 211 84.3 77.5-89.3
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** 33 21.8 13.3-33.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 319 27 7.6 4.4-12.7 41 13.6 8.6-21.0 34 10.8 7.0-16.3 217 68.0 60.3-74.9
Some Post-H.S. 426 31 8.0 5.0-12.4 41 8.9 6.0-13.0 41 11.0 7.4-16.0 313 72.1 66.0-77.6
College Graduate 415 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 4.5 2.8- 7.2 371 89.4 84.8-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 484 43 8.3 5.4-12.6 70 14.4 10.5-19.6 49 10.3 7.2-14.5 322 67.0 60.9-72.6
No 801 44 7.2 4.9-10.5 53 7.9 5.2-11.6 61 8.7 6.2-12.0 643 76.2 71.5-80.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 186 86.3 79.2-91.3
Non-Veteran 1,078 76 8.3 6.1-11.2 114 11.7 9.0-15.1 102 10.2 7.9-13.0 786 69.9 65.7-73.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 672 37 6.9 4.6-10.5 60 8.9 6.3-12.5 61 10.1 7.4-13.6 514 74.0 69.2-78.4
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 375 *** *** *** 17 5.3 3.0- 9.2 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 321 86.5 81.5-90.3
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** 18 12.4 6.8-21.5 22 19.8 11.7-31.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 141 84.8 75.9-90.7
$75,000+ 353 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 324 90.9 85.3-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 *** *** *** 25 7.7 4.3-13.3 27 10.0 6.2-15.8 222 75.5 67.5-81.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** 38 26.5 17.6-37.9 22 13.4 7.9-21.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 619 21 3.3 1.9- 5.5 24 5.5 3.2- 9.4 33 6.1 3.9- 9.4 541 85.1 80.5-88.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 *** *** *** 25 7.7 4.3-13.3 27 10.0 6.2-15.8 222 75.5 67.5-81.9
HOUSING
Own 927 55 6.6 4.6- 9.4 58 7.1 5.1- 9.8 58 7.1 5.0- 9.9 756 79.2 75.2-82.7
Rent 279 29 12.3 7.5-19.7 52 16.5 11.8-22.6 41 15.9 11.2-22.1 157 55.3 47.5-62.7
Other arrangement 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 79.7 68.7-87.5
Regional City or Suburban County 313 21 8.1 4.8-13.2 22 9.3 5.5-15.4 32 10.3 6.8-15.3 238 72.3 65.2-78.4
Rural 892 63 7.9 5.5-11.2 97 11.7 8.7-15.5 68 8.4 6.0-11.6 664 72.1 67.3-76.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 722 55 7.8 5.1-11.6 85 13.6 9.9-18.5 72 11.3 8.2-15.3 510 67.3 61.7-72.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 16 5.6 3.2- 9.8 24 9.1 5.4-15.1 *** *** *** 227 78.4 71.3-84.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 294 17 9.3 5.4-15.6 15 4.9 2.8- 8.7 24 7.8 4.9-12.0 238 78.0 71.3-83.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 235 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 11.0 6.6-17.8 192 79.6 72.2-85.4
2nd Quartile 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 128 76.9 66.7-84.7
3rd Quartile 353 25 7.4 4.5-11.9 30 9.7 6.4-14.4 34 10.3 6.9-15.2 264 72.7 66.3-78.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 554 42 7.6 4.5-12.5 75 16.4 11.4-22.9 46 9.1 5.9-13.9 391 66.9 59.9-73.2

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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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