2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
Eastern NC 1,509 225 13.5 11.3-16.1 1,284 86.5 83.9-88.7
GENDER
Male 643 69 9.4 7.0-12.4 574 90.6 87.6-93.0
Female 866 156 17.5 14.0-21.6 710 82.5 78.4-86.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 736 99 12.4 9.7-15.7 637 87.6 84.3-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 293 48 14.8 10.5-20.6 245 85.2 79.4-89.5
Other 461 74 13.8 8.9-20.7 387 86.2 79.3-91.1
AGE
18-34 270 46 15.9 11.3-21.9 224 84.1 78.1-88.7
35-44 224 32 10.8 6.7-16.9 192 89.2 83.1-93.3
45-54 221 34 11.9 7.0-19.4 187 88.1 80.6-93.0
55-64 305 37 10.6 6.7-16.4 268 89.4 83.6-93.3
65-74 291 48 15.3 10.7-21.5 243 84.7 78.5-89.3
75+ 184 26 14.5 8.6-23.5 158 85.5 76.5-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 23 13.2 7.4-22.6 104 86.8 77.4-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 58 14.0 9.8-19.7 312 86.0 80.3-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 474 68 13.8 10.2-18.5 406 86.2 81.5-89.8
College Graduate 531 74 12.3 9.1-16.4 457 87.7 83.6-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 117 19.5 15.3-24.5 422 80.5 75.5-84.7
No 923 104 10.8 8.3-13.9 819 89.2 86.1-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 24 7.1 4.3-11.3 219 92.9 88.7-95.7
Non-Veteran 1,257 199 14.9 12.4-17.9 1,058 85.1 82.1-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 767 107 13.3 10.3-17.0 660 86.7 83.0-89.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 61 12.9 9.2-17.9 369 87.1 82.1-90.8
Unable to Work 138 34 19.2 12.0-29.3 104 80.8 70.7-88.0
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 35 19.4 12.2-29.3 129 80.6 70.7-87.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 34 11.8 7.4-18.3 172 88.2 81.7-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 209 21 8.8 5.1-14.7 188 91.2 85.3-94.9
$75,000+ 425 54 13.0 9.4-17.8 371 87.0 82.2-90.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 43 13.4 8.8-19.9 268 86.6 80.1-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 112 13.3 10.5-16.6 666 86.7 83.4-89.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 43 13.4 8.8-19.9 268 86.6 80.1-91.2
HOUSING
Own 1,026 130 10.5 8.2-13.4 896 89.5 86.6-91.8
Rent 363 72 19.7 14.9-25.7 291 80.3 74.3-85.1
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 53 13.0 9.4-17.7 338 87.0 82.3-90.6
Rural 1,025 157 13.3 10.6-16.5 868 86.7 83.5-89.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,046 153 13.0 10.3-16.3 893 87.0 83.7-89.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 30 14.0 9.2-20.9 151 86.0 79.1-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 42 14.6 10.3-20.3 240 85.4 79.7-89.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 30 14.3 9.4-21.2 198 85.7 78.8-90.6
2nd Quartile 181 20 7.5 4.6-12.0 161 92.5 88.0-95.4
3rd Quartile 450 74 15.7 11.9-20.4 376 84.3 79.6-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 101 13.9 9.9-19.1 549 86.1 80.9-90.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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