2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,447 3,529 77.5 75.8-79.2 387 9.2 8.1-10.4 271 7.0 6.0- 8.2 220 5.4 4.6- 6.4 40 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Eastern NC 1,602 1,297 78.5 75.6-81.2 128 8.4 6.7-10.4 84 6.3 4.8- 8.2 77 5.8 4.3- 7.8 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 737 569 74.1 69.4-78.3 62 8.6 6.3-11.7 45 7.2 4.9-10.5 50 8.4 5.9-11.9 *** *** ***
Female 865 728 82.7 79.0-85.9 66 8.2 6.0-11.0 39 5.5 3.8- 7.9 27 3.3 1.9- 5.8 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 884 724 78.8 75.0-82.1 63 7.1 5.2- 9.5 49 6.7 4.8- 9.2 44 6.9 4.8- 9.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 336 297 85.1 78.7-89.8 22 7.8 4.8-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 343 247 65.5 57.1-73.0 40 15.3 9.8-22.9 21 6.6 3.9-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 327 213 65.4 58.9-71.4 50 14.6 10.7-19.6 32 10.1 6.8-14.8 22 7.3 4.3-12.3 *** *** ***
35-44 240 167 69.4 61.3-76.4 23 8.7 5.4-13.8 22 9.6 5.7-15.9 26 12.1 7.4-19.1 *** *** ***
45-54 235 190 79.3 69.5-86.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 268 89.5 83.6-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 300 279 90.7 84.6-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 108 65.8 55.3-75.0 23 14.5 8.8-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 332 79.7 73.7-84.6 32 7.2 4.5-11.3 *** *** *** 21 6.2 3.5-11.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 502 417 79.9 74.8-84.2 29 6.5 4.2-10.1 29 8.1 5.4-12.1 27 5.5 3.4- 8.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 521 439 83.2 78.8-86.8 44 9.2 6.5-13.0 26 5.1 3.3- 7.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 553 455 79.4 74.0-83.9 35 6.5 4.2-10.0 31 6.5 4.0-10.2 30 7.2 4.4-11.6 *** *** ***
No 999 806 77.9 74.2-81.2 87 9.4 7.2-12.2 49 6.3 4.5- 8.8 44 5.0 3.4- 7.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 250 82.6 75.6-87.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,307 1,044 77.7 74.4-80.7 111 8.8 7.0-11.1 71 6.4 4.8- 8.6 69 6.1 4.5- 8.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 844 640 73.2 69.0-77.1 79 10.0 7.6-13.1 60 8.1 5.9-10.9 53 7.2 5.1-10.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 405 93.0 88.5-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 95 *** *** *** 13 14.2 8.0-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 119 77.0 65.9-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 138 71.6 62.2-79.4 20 11.1 6.5-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 141 79.4 71.0-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 159 76.9 67.3-84.3 15 10.2 5.6-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 367 83.8 79.1-87.6 32 7.3 4.8-10.8 24 6.2 4.0- 9.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 351 287 79.6 72.3-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** 24 15.3 9.2-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 118 76.3 66.6-83.9 14 9.8 5.5-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 648 82.8 78.9-86.1 49 6.7 4.7- 9.4 35 5.9 3.9- 8.7 25 4.1 2.7- 6.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 351 287 79.6 72.3-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,083 920 82.1 78.6-85.1 72 6.8 5.0- 9.2 46 5.2 3.6- 7.5 38 5.2 3.4- 7.7 *** *** ***
Rent 391 277 68.5 62.2-74.1 42 12.1 8.4-17.0 32 10.0 6.7-14.8 33 7.6 4.9-11.7 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 86 73.5 62.4-82.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 422 340 77.5 71.7-82.3 33 8.3 5.5-12.3 23 6.8 4.2-10.9 21 6.0 3.4-10.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,068 871 79.7 76.0-82.9 86 8.4 6.4-11.1 52 5.9 4.2- 8.4 48 5.1 3.5- 7.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 868 712 80.3 76.0-84.0 62 6.9 4.9- 9.7 39 5.4 3.6- 8.2 43 6.2 3.9- 9.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 286 76.1 70.1-81.2 35 8.9 6.0-12.8 25 8.7 5.4-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 299 77.5 71.5-82.5 31 11.0 7.3-16.3 20 5.6 3.3- 9.2 17 5.9 3.6- 9.7 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 235 76.3 69.7-81.9 23 9.4 5.8-14.9 21 7.4 4.5-11.9 15 6.9 4.0-11.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 211 168 76.5 68.5-82.9 22 11.5 7.1-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 452 365 78.8 73.3-83.3 37 7.6 5.1-11.0 25 7.5 4.6-11.8 22 5.4 3.1- 9.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 529 80.6 75.3-85.0 46 7.0 4.6-10.7 28 4.9 3.0- 8.1 31 5.8 3.4- 9.9 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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