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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
Eastern NC 1,286 62 6.9 5.0- 9.4 49 4.0 2.8- 5.8 239 19.0 16.0-22.4 288 21.5 18.6-24.7 648 48.6 44.8-52.4
GENDER
Male 582 28 7.5 4.6-12.0 *** *** *** 99 18.6 14.1-24.1 126 20.8 16.8-25.6 312 49.8 44.1-55.4
Female 704 34 6.3 4.1- 9.5 32 4.7 3.0- 7.2 140 19.5 15.7-23.8 162 22.1 18.1-26.6 336 47.5 42.4-52.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 31 5.9 3.8- 9.1 18 2.5 1.4- 4.4 128 18.7 15.1-22.9 178 25.3 21.3-29.8 359 47.6 42.8-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 277 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 21.0 14.4-29.5 54 15.2 10.9-20.8 149 50.7 42.6-58.9
Other 265 *** *** *** 19 11.4 6.5-19.2 55 16.8 11.4-24.1 50 17.9 11.7-26.5 124 46.7 37.6-56.0
AGE
18-34 216 *** *** *** 17 7.8 4.4-13.7 54 25.7 18.6-34.4 68 29.2 22.1-37.4 66 30.5 23.2-38.8
35-44 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 25.3 17.9-34.6 44 20.2 13.9-28.3 81 38.9 30.8-47.7
45-54 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 11.2 6.8-17.7 53 23.5 16.8-31.8 99 52.4 42.6-61.9
55-64 258 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 17.7 11.5-26.3 46 16.3 11.5-22.8 143 58.7 49.9-66.9
65-74 255 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 12.3 7.9-18.8 48 16.3 11.4-22.8 155 65.2 57.3-72.4
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.7 7.6-23.4 23 17.8 10.1-29.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 25.6 18.8-33.9 67 22.3 16.7-29.2 158 44.8 37.5-52.3
Some Post-H.S. 425 27 9.4 5.9-14.5 18 6.1 3.4-10.6 75 13.3 9.9-17.7 90 21.8 16.9-27.7 215 49.4 43.1-55.7
College Graduate 410 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 15.5 11.7-20.3 119 28.6 23.5-34.3 210 51.6 45.3-57.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 39 11.9 8.1-17.3 24 4.6 2.7- 7.8 127 24.9 19.9-30.7 91 18.4 14.3-23.4 200 40.1 34.2-46.4
No 791 22 3.5 2.0- 6.1 25 3.6 2.1- 6.2 106 14.9 11.4-19.3 195 23.8 19.9-28.2 443 54.1 49.2-58.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 12.5 8.2-18.6 39 20.9 14.1-29.7 124 56.5 47.5-65.1
Non-Veteran 1,068 51 7.2 5.0-10.2 42 3.9 2.6- 5.8 204 20.4 17.0-24.3 248 21.6 18.5-25.1 523 47.0 42.8-51.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 667 31 6.5 4.2- 9.9 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9 113 17.1 13.4-21.4 180 26.4 22.1-31.1 325 47.3 42.2-52.4
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 13.8 9.6-19.4 59 14.4 10.2-19.9 235 67.0 60.1-73.2
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 24.0 15.5-35.1 24 16.9 9.7-27.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 22.9 14.9-33.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 16.6 10.4-25.5 27 19.2 12.0-29.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 14.9 9.3-22.9 45 25.9 18.2-35.6 84 55.4 45.2-65.1
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 12.9 8.6-18.8 94 22.7 18.0-28.2 203 59.3 52.4-65.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 20.4 14.4-28.2 56 21.9 15.4-30.1 146 48.3 40.0-56.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 15.7 9.6-24.6 23 21.2 13.0-32.5 64 32.4 23.1-43.3
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.3 9.5-26.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 617 20 4.7 2.6- 8.2 *** *** *** 88 13.6 10.4-17.7 162 24.5 20.5-29.1 337 55.8 50.5-60.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 20.4 14.4-28.2 56 21.9 15.4-30.1 146 48.3 40.0-56.6
HOUSING
Own 920 44 6.6 4.5- 9.6 21 2.4 1.4- 4.1 149 15.4 12.4-18.9 207 21.8 18.4-25.6 499 53.9 49.4-58.3
Rent 277 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 26.6 20.1-34.3 59 21.3 15.7-28.2 114 36.6 29.7-44.2
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 26.4 17.5-37.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 17 6.4 3.6-11.3 *** *** *** 64 20.6 15.3-27.0 66 21.0 15.9-27.1 154 46.4 39.6-53.2
Rural 881 38 6.5 4.2-10.0 34 3.4 2.1- 5.3 158 18.2 14.4-22.6 196 21.2 17.6-25.3 455 50.7 45.9-55.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 715 33 7.7 4.8-11.9 31 5.0 3.0- 8.2 141 20.0 15.6-25.3 146 18.6 14.7-23.3 364 48.7 43.1-54.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 20.3 14.5-27.6 65 23.3 17.8-30.0 138 48.0 40.7-55.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 15 7.6 4.3-13.2 *** *** *** 46 15.6 11.3-21.2 77 25.7 20.1-32.1 146 48.9 42.0-55.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 17.2 11.8-24.4 66 26.4 20.3-33.4 113 48.1 40.4-55.8
2nd Quartile 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 19.8 12.5-29.9 30 20.4 13.6-29.6 86 50.7 41.1-60.3
3rd Quartile 350 20 7.3 4.2-12.5 *** *** *** 66 16.5 12.5-21.6 83 24.1 18.7-30.4 168 47.0 40.3-53.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 548 *** *** *** 26 4.7 2.7- 8.0 110 22.1 16.4-29.1 109 16.9 12.7-22.0 281 49.4 42.6-56.3

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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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