2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Eastern NC 1,615 1,283 80.2 77.2-82.8 332 19.8 17.2-22.8
GENDER
Male 743 591 79.9 75.3-83.9 152 20.1 16.1-24.7
Female 872 692 80.4 76.5-83.7 180 19.6 16.3-23.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 898 735 82.8 79.4-85.7 163 17.2 14.3-20.6
Non-Hispanic Black 333 256 74.4 66.8-80.8 77 25.6 19.2-33.2
Other 345 257 78.1 70.7-84.1 88 21.9 15.9-29.3
AGE
18-34 331 294 89.3 83.4-93.3 37 10.7 6.7-16.6
35-44 243 195 78.6 70.4-85.0 48 21.4 15.0-29.6
45-54 234 191 84.0 76.5-89.5 43 16.0 10.5-23.5
55-64 304 228 70.8 62.6-77.8 76 29.2 22.2-37.4
65-74 302 229 76.0 68.5-82.2 73 24.0 17.8-31.5
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 100 66.1 55.5-75.3 69 33.9 24.7-44.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 318 79.8 73.4-84.9 97 20.2 15.1-26.6
Some Post-H.S. 505 398 80.4 75.6-84.5 107 19.6 15.5-24.4
College Graduate 523 464 88.6 84.6-91.7 59 11.4 8.3-15.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 559 336 61.9 56.1-67.4 223 38.1 32.6-43.9
No 1,006 905 90.7 87.5-93.0 101 9.3 7.0-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 244 84.3 77.7-89.3 51 15.7 10.7-22.3
Non-Veteran 1,313 1,033 79.2 75.8-82.2 280 20.8 17.8-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 849 737 87.8 84.5-90.4 112 12.2 9.6-15.5
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 439 337 75.1 68.7-80.5 102 24.9 19.5-31.3
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** 55 32.3 23.0-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 185 138 73.9 63.8-82.0 47 26.1 18.0-36.2
$35,000- 49,999 178 138 77.1 67.8-84.3 40 22.9 15.7-32.2
$50,000- 74,999 193 163 84.9 76.4-90.7 30 15.1 9.3-23.6
$75,000+ 435 396 90.4 85.6-93.7 39 9.6 6.3-14.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 284 83.1 76.7-88.0 71 16.9 12.0-23.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 102 71.5 62.0-79.5 63 28.5 20.5-38.0
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 113 74.3 63.4-82.9 38 25.7 17.1-36.6
More than 200% 767 665 86.4 82.6-89.5 102 13.6 10.5-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 284 83.1 76.7-88.0 71 16.9 12.0-23.3
HOUSING
Own 1,092 894 80.8 77.2-83.9 198 19.2 16.1-22.8
Rent 394 290 80.4 75.6-84.4 104 19.6 15.6-24.4
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 96 89.7 82.9-93.9 18 10.3 6.1-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 428 348 82.8 77.7-87.0 80 17.2 13.0-22.3
Rural 1,073 839 77.7 73.6-81.3 234 22.3 18.7-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 876 680 77.1 72.4-81.3 196 22.9 18.7-27.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 294 81.7 76.4-86.1 74 18.3 13.9-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 309 85.0 80.0-88.9 62 15.0 11.1-20.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 251 87.9 83.3-91.4 46 12.1 8.6-16.7
2nd Quartile 212 173 81.5 73.8-87.4 39 18.5 12.6-26.2
3rd Quartile 461 365 82.5 77.9-86.3 96 17.5 13.7-22.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 494 72.8 66.4-78.4 151 27.2 21.6-33.6

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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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