2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Eastern NC 1,614 866 53.2 49.9-56.5 479 27.6 24.8-30.6 269 19.2 16.6-22.0
GENDER
Male 741 387 50.9 46.0-55.8 196 25.0 21.0-29.4 158 24.1 20.1-28.7
Female 873 479 55.4 50.9-59.8 283 30.1 26.3-34.3 111 14.5 11.5-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 894 519 58.3 54.0-62.4 269 26.6 23.2-30.3 106 15.1 12.1-18.7
Non-Hispanic Black 336 173 50.2 42.9-57.4 118 33.4 27.0-40.5 45 16.4 11.7-22.5
Other 344 157 39.3 32.0-47.1 80 20.8 15.2-27.7 107 40.0 32.2-48.3
AGE
18-34 328 150 47.1 40.4-53.9 59 17.4 13.1-22.9 119 35.4 29.3-42.1
35-44 242 131 51.9 43.7-60.0 56 25.3 18.5-33.6 55 22.8 16.5-30.6
45-54 236 138 58.4 49.3-66.9 59 25.2 18.3-33.5 39 16.5 10.3-25.3
55-64 305 171 60.6 52.9-67.8 107 30.5 24.2-37.7 27 8.9 5.3-14.4
65-74 302 182 56.1 48.3-63.7 107 38.4 31.0-46.3 *** *** ***
75+ 175 84 51.5 41.1-61.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** 26 13.9 7.9-23.5 66 34.2 25.4-44.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 211 52.1 45.5-58.6 121 24.9 20.1-30.5 81 23.0 17.8-29.2
Some Post-H.S. 506 296 56.0 50.3-61.6 147 29.6 24.7-35.1 63 14.4 10.8-19.0
College Graduate 523 281 51.6 46.2-57.0 185 36.6 31.5-42.1 57 11.8 8.5-16.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 270 47.4 41.7-53.2 215 34.9 29.8-40.4 77 17.7 13.5-23.0
No 1,002 570 57.0 52.9-61.1 252 23.2 19.9-26.8 180 19.8 16.6-23.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 133 41.9 34.8-49.2 120 38.8 31.9-46.2 42 19.4 13.8-26.5
Non-Veteran 1,313 731 56.0 52.3-59.7 357 25.0 22.0-28.2 225 19.0 16.2-22.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 849 467 52.8 48.3-57.1 202 23.0 19.6-26.9 180 24.2 20.5-28.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 246 54.8 48.2-61.2 173 40.4 34.2-47.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** 16 16.7 9.6-27.5 33 23.2 15.3-33.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** 31 22.2 13.9-33.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 93 52.4 42.6-62.1 61 32.6 24.4-42.1 31 14.9 9.5-22.8
$35,000- 49,999 177 98 52.2 42.8-61.5 52 31.9 23.4-41.8 27 15.9 10.4-23.5
$50,000- 74,999 191 119 63.7 54.4-72.1 47 21.2 14.8-29.5 25 15.1 9.6-22.9
$75,000+ 435 246 56.2 50.0-62.1 153 35.7 30.0-41.9 36 8.1 5.5-11.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 181 51.1 43.8-58.3 92 19.2 14.8-24.6 83 29.7 23.2-37.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** 42 20.7 13.7-29.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.2 13.0-32.5
151% to 200% 151 85 55.8 45.4-65.7 42 30.4 21.8-40.7 24 13.8 8.6-21.5
More than 200% 764 440 57.8 53.1-62.3 250 31.9 27.7-36.5 74 10.3 7.9-13.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 181 51.1 43.8-58.3 92 19.2 14.8-24.6 83 29.7 23.2-37.1
HOUSING
Own 1,093 625 56.1 52.1-60.0 350 30.2 26.7-33.9 118 13.7 11.0-17.0
Rent 396 182 45.7 39.6-52.0 94 22.1 17.4-27.6 120 32.1 26.3-38.6
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** 27 18.1 11.6-27.1 16 18.3 10.7-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 424 208 45.7 40.0-51.5 131 30.9 25.7-36.6 85 23.4 18.6-29.1
Rural 1,078 589 56.2 51.9-60.4 321 26.9 23.4-30.7 168 16.9 13.9-20.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 462 51.6 46.7-56.5 259 28.2 24.1-32.7 159 20.3 16.5-24.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 193 51.7 45.4-57.9 108 27.7 22.4-33.6 66 20.7 15.9-26.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 211 58.5 52.3-64.5 112 26.4 21.5-32.0 44 15.1 10.8-20.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 168 58.3 51.4-64.9 85 24.3 19.1-30.2 42 17.4 12.6-23.7
2nd Quartile 210 114 51.0 42.9-59.1 67 31.3 24.2-39.4 29 17.7 11.7-25.8
3rd Quartile 458 226 50.8 45.0-56.6 142 27.1 22.6-32.2 90 22.0 17.5-27.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 651 358 54.3 48.2-60.3 185 27.9 22.8-33.7 108 17.8 13.6-23.0

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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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