2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Eastern NC 1,615 281 19.5 16.9-22.3 485 28.9 26.1-31.9 517 31.8 28.8-34.9 229 14.0 11.7-16.7 103 5.8 4.4- 7.6
GENDER
Male 743 136 21.2 17.4-25.5 227 29.5 25.5-34.0 228 29.2 25.1-33.7 104 14.5 10.9-19.0 48 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Female 872 145 17.8 14.4-21.8 258 28.3 24.5-32.4 289 34.3 30.1-38.7 125 13.6 10.8-16.9 55 6.0 4.1- 8.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 898 157 19.8 16.4-23.6 312 32.4 28.7-36.3 266 30.7 26.9-34.7 113 11.7 9.2-14.7 50 5.5 3.9- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 333 54 18.4 13.3-24.8 86 23.7 18.3-30.0 116 32.4 26.1-39.3 55 19.1 13.3-26.5 *** *** ***
Other 345 62 21.0 15.2-28.2 74 24.4 17.9-32.3 121 32.8 26.0-40.4 58 16.0 10.6-23.4 30 5.9 3.5- 9.7
AGE
18-34 331 98 31.0 25.1-37.6 99 26.6 21.4-32.4 97 31.7 25.8-38.3 32 9.5 5.7-15.5 *** *** ***
35-44 243 45 21.3 15.2-28.9 74 26.1 19.9-33.4 76 31.2 24.4-39.0 38 16.1 10.5-23.9 *** *** ***
45-54 234 35 17.4 11.4-25.5 88 39.0 30.8-47.8 68 27.7 20.5-36.2 28 8.4 5.2-13.2 *** *** ***
55-64 304 48 13.1 8.7-19.1 78 25.9 19.5-33.6 102 31.8 24.9-39.5 47 20.6 14.3-28.7 29 8.6 5.2-13.8
65-74 302 36 9.5 6.2-14.2 85 29.8 23.3-37.3 108 36.6 29.5-44.4 45 14.8 9.8-21.7 28 9.3 5.6-14.9
75+ 174 *** *** *** 51 28.2 20.2-37.9 58 32.3 23.7-42.3 35 20.5 13.0-30.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** 23 17.2 10.3-27.2 69 43.1 33.2-53.6 36 19.7 12.2-30.3 33 14.1 8.7-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 71 22.4 17.3-28.5 95 23.4 18.6-29.2 152 33.9 28.2-40.1 68 15.3 10.5-21.6 29 5.0 3.0- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 505 90 20.8 16.3-26.3 148 29.0 24.3-34.3 160 30.5 25.7-35.9 81 14.5 11.1-18.7 26 5.1 3.0- 8.5
College Graduate 523 112 21.8 17.7-26.7 218 43.2 37.9-48.6 134 23.6 19.1-28.8 44 8.4 6.0-11.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 559 46 8.9 5.9-13.2 115 22.5 18.1-27.7 175 30.4 25.6-35.8 134 23.5 18.8-29.0 89 14.6 11.0-19.1
No 1,006 227 25.8 22.2-29.8 358 32.9 29.3-36.8 320 31.9 28.1-35.9 87 8.5 6.1-11.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 62 25.4 19.4-32.5 100 33.7 27.3-40.7 82 25.3 19.4-32.2 38 13.4 8.7-20.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,313 219 18.2 15.3-21.4 382 27.8 24.7-31.1 432 33.3 29.9-36.8 190 14.2 11.6-17.3 90 6.6 5.0- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 849 183 24.0 20.2-28.2 295 32.6 28.7-36.8 259 31.2 27.2-35.4 93 10.2 7.8-13.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 439 52 10.4 7.1-15.0 136 32.4 26.5-39.0 149 32.3 26.7-38.5 74 18.9 14.0-25.1 28 6.0 3.6- 9.7
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 16 13.1 7.2-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.3 11.2-28.3
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** 20 21.8 13.4-33.4 60 32.6 23.3-43.6 36 20.0 13.0-29.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 28 17.0 11.0-25.2 45 21.1 14.4-29.8 65 35.9 27.2-45.6 37 19.5 12.3-29.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 25 17.6 11.2-26.5 60 29.2 21.8-37.9 53 30.3 22.4-39.5 30 17.2 11.5-24.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 193 40 23.3 16.0-32.7 67 32.0 24.4-40.8 56 29.6 21.9-38.6 26 14.2 8.5-22.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 435 99 22.2 17.7-27.5 188 41.9 36.0-48.1 109 26.3 21.2-32.0 31 7.9 4.8-12.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 56 20.8 14.9-28.3 89 24.5 19.0-30.9 139 37.8 31.1-44.9 44 11.1 7.2-16.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 18 14.8 8.4-24.8 25 21.0 13.3-31.5 *** *** *** 39 15.3 10.1-22.5 24 13.2 7.7-21.6
101% to 150% 110 16 16.7 9.4-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 22 16.4 10.1-25.6 48 31.0 22.5-41.1 43 26.9 18.9-36.7 32 20.0 12.4-30.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 767 153 21.0 17.4-25.1 293 35.9 31.6-40.4 219 29.6 25.5-34.0 78 10.7 8.0-14.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 56 20.8 14.9-28.3 89 24.5 19.0-30.9 139 37.8 31.1-44.9 44 11.1 7.2-16.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,092 196 18.7 15.6-22.2 354 31.5 27.9-35.2 344 30.6 27.1-34.4 146 13.8 11.1-16.9 52 5.5 3.8- 7.9
Rent 394 55 18.5 13.7-24.6 101 25.9 20.9-31.6 134 35.9 30.1-42.2 67 12.9 9.6-17.0 37 6.7 4.6- 9.8
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** 25 17.3 10.2-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 19 19.6 12.2-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 8.9 4.9-15.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 428 80 21.7 17.1-27.2 133 30.4 25.4-35.9 135 30.7 25.7-36.1 57 12.6 8.9-17.6 23 4.6 2.8- 7.4
Rural 1,073 182 18.2 15.0-21.9 306 27.3 23.8-31.1 351 32.2 28.3-36.4 157 15.4 12.3-19.1 77 6.9 5.0- 9.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 876 151 19.5 15.8-23.9 235 25.0 21.1-29.3 294 32.6 28.2-37.3 131 16.1 12.5-20.6 65 6.7 4.6- 9.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 70 21.3 16.4-27.3 111 29.3 24.1-35.0 113 31.2 25.6-37.3 52 13.3 9.4-18.4 22 5.0 3.1- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 60 17.3 13.1-22.4 139 36.9 31.2-43.1 110 30.8 25.5-36.7 46 10.4 7.3-14.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 46 17.4 12.7-23.4 119 39.4 33.0-46.3 86 31.0 24.8-38.0 36 9.2 6.3-13.2 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 212 36 17.4 12.0-24.4 66 31.8 24.7-39.7 71 32.4 25.5-40.1 27 12.5 7.5-19.9 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 461 100 26.6 21.4-32.6 142 28.9 24.1-34.2 123 27.0 22.3-32.3 66 12.8 9.4-17.2 30 4.7 3.1- 7.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 99 13.9 10.5-18.2 158 21.7 17.4-26.9 237 37.1 31.5-43.1 100 18.8 13.9-24.9 51 8.4 5.4-13.0

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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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