2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
Eastern NC 1,596 1,434 89.3 86.9-91.4 162 10.7 8.6-13.1
GENDER
Male 735 650 87.9 83.7-91.2 85 12.1 8.8-16.3
Female 861 784 90.7 87.6-93.0 77 9.3 7.0-12.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 895 858 94.7 92.5-96.3 37 5.3 3.7- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 338 243 66.4 58.3-73.7 95 33.6 26.3-41.7
AGE
18-34 320 260 81.7 75.2-86.8 60 18.3 13.2-24.8
35-44 242 206 88.7 83.1-92.7 36 11.3 7.3-16.9
45-54 234 193 84.6 76.9-90.1 41 15.4 9.9-23.1
55-64 302 283 93.2 87.9-96.2 19 6.8 3.8-12.1
65-74 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 97 65.3 55.1-74.3 70 34.7 25.7-44.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 367 88.6 82.3-92.8 42 11.4 7.2-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 497 468 94.7 92.0-96.6 29 5.3 3.4- 8.0
College Graduate 520 501 97.3 95.4-98.4 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 498 88.7 84.3-92.0 57 11.3 8.0-15.7
No 994 899 90.5 87.4-93.0 95 9.5 7.0-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,294 1,140 87.3 84.3-89.8 154 12.7 10.2-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 843 750 89.9 86.7-92.3 93 10.1 7.7-13.3
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 124 84.9 77.1-90.4 27 15.1 9.6-22.9
$25,000- 34,999 186 157 83.7 75.7-89.5 29 16.3 10.5-24.3
$35,000- 49,999 175 161 91.6 85.4-95.3 14 8.4 4.7-14.6
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 344 300 87.3 81.0-91.8 44 12.7 8.2-19.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 129 80.0 71.3-86.6 34 20.0 13.4-28.7
101% to 150% 112 96 85.9 76.1-92.1 16 14.1 7.9-23.9
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 762 730 94.8 91.9-96.7 32 5.2 3.3- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 344 300 87.3 81.0-91.8 44 12.7 8.2-19.0
HOUSING
Own 1,085 1,021 92.9 90.4-94.8 64 7.1 5.2- 9.6
Rent 390 310 82.1 76.6-86.5 80 17.9 13.5-23.4
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 421 378 90.0 86.0-93.0 43 10.0 7.0-14.0
Rural 1,066 957 89.1 85.6-91.8 109 10.9 8.2-14.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 867 769 88.5 84.5-91.6 98 11.5 8.4-15.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 334 91.4 86.5-94.6 29 8.6 5.4-13.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 366 331 88.8 84.2-92.2 35 11.2 7.8-15.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 272 90.9 85.6-94.4 20 9.1 5.6-14.4
2nd Quartile 209 187 91.4 86.5-94.6 22 8.6 5.4-13.5
3rd Quartile 455 417 89.1 84.1-92.7 38 10.9 7.3-15.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 640 558 87.6 82.4-91.4 82 12.4 8.6-17.6

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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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