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 3,475 136 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,339 95.4 94.3-96.3
Eastern NC 1,278 55 5.7 3.8- 8.4 1,223 94.3 91.6-96.2
GENDER
Male 580 45 9.4 5.9-14.5 535 90.6 85.5-94.1
Female 698 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 707 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 685 96.7 94.6-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 27 7.9 4.8-12.8 454 92.1 87.2-95.2
No 783 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,061 42 5.8 3.6- 9.1 1,019 94.2 90.9-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 661 33 5.3 3.3- 8.6 628 94.7 91.4-96.7
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** 71 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 607 31 5.6 3.3- 9.1 576 94.4 90.9-96.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 911 31 2.7 1.8- 4.2 880 97.3 95.8-98.2
Rent 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 309 19 8.6 4.8-14.9 290 91.4 85.1-95.2
Rural 879 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 712 37 6.6 3.8-11.0 675 93.4 89.0-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 349 20 5.6 3.2- 9.8 329 94.4 90.2-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 545 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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