2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,154 2,750 87.3 85.8-88.8 404 12.7 11.2-14.2
Eastern NC 1,098 942 86.2 83.0-88.9 156 13.8 11.1-17.0
GENDER
Male 510 430 85.0 79.7-89.1 80 15.0 10.9-20.3
Female 588 512 87.4 83.4-90.5 76 12.6 9.5-16.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 534 92.8 89.6-95.0 36 7.2 5.0-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 288 196 64.6 56.1-72.4 92 35.4 27.6-43.9
AGE
18-34 320 260 81.7 75.2-86.8 60 18.3 13.2-24.8
35-44 242 206 88.7 83.1-92.7 36 11.3 7.3-16.9
45-54 234 193 84.6 76.9-90.1 41 15.4 9.9-23.1
55-64 302 283 93.2 87.9-96.2 19 6.8 3.8-12.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 274 232 84.6 76.6-90.2 42 15.4 9.8-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 348 319 93.2 89.7-95.6 29 6.8 4.4-10.3
College Graduate 345 328 96.7 94.1-98.1 17 3.3 1.9- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 277 83.2 76.8-88.2 55 16.8 11.8-23.2
No 737 645 88.5 84.7-91.5 92 11.5 8.5-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 909 760 83.6 79.8-86.8 149 16.4 13.2-20.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 756 665 89.1 85.7-91.8 91 10.9 8.2-14.3
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 67 77.2 66.1-85.5 27 22.8 14.5-33.9
$25,000- 34,999 134 105 80.1 70.5-87.2 29 19.9 12.8-29.5
$35,000- 49,999 106 93 88.1 79.2-93.5 13 11.9 6.5-20.8
$50,000- 74,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 165 82.9 74.5-89.0 41 17.1 11.0-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 90 76.6 66.1-84.6 32 23.4 15.4-33.9
101% to 150% 76 60 81.6 69.2-89.7 16 18.4 10.3-30.8
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 544 512 93.2 89.5-95.7 32 6.8 4.3-10.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 165 82.9 74.5-89.0 41 17.1 11.0-25.5
HOUSING
Own 664 602 89.9 86.3-92.6 62 10.1 7.4-13.7
Rent 338 260 81.0 75.1-85.7 78 19.0 14.3-24.9
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 273 88.0 83.1-91.6 41 12.0 8.4-16.9
Rural 708 603 85.3 80.6-89.0 105 14.7 11.0-19.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 608 515 85.5 80.3-89.4 93 14.5 10.6-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 245 216 88.6 82.4-92.9 29 11.4 7.1-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 245 211 85.2 79.2-89.6 34 14.8 10.4-20.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 185 165 87.3 80.2-92.2 20 12.7 7.8-19.8
2nd Quartile 159 138 89.7 83.7-93.6 21 10.3 6.4-16.3
3rd Quartile 318 281 86.2 80.0-90.7 37 13.8 9.3-20.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 436 358 83.5 76.5-88.7 78 16.5 11.3-23.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

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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