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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
Eastern NC 1,505 154 8.6 6.9-10.7 1,351 91.4 89.3-93.1
GENDER
Male 641 40 5.0 3.3- 7.4 601 95.0 92.6-96.7
Female 864 114 12.1 9.2-15.6 750 87.9 84.4-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 61 8.0 5.8-10.8 672 92.0 89.2-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 292 32 9.2 6.1-13.6 260 90.8 86.4-93.9
Other 461 59 10.3 6.1-17.0 402 89.7 83.0-93.9
AGE
18-34 270 27 9.0 5.7-13.8 243 91.0 86.2-94.3
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 289 37 12.7 8.4-18.8 252 87.3 81.2-91.6
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 34 8.5 5.3-13.4 334 91.5 86.6-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 473 47 8.3 5.7-12.0 426 91.7 88.0-94.3
College Graduate 530 52 8.3 5.7-12.1 478 91.7 87.9-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 89 14.7 11.0-19.4 447 85.3 80.6-89.0
No 922 62 5.7 4.0- 8.0 860 94.3 92.0-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,253 137 9.5 7.5-12.0 1,116 90.5 88.0-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 765 72 8.3 6.0-11.5 693 91.7 88.5-94.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 45 10.0 6.8-14.7 384 90.0 85.3-93.2
Unable to Work 137 24 12.7 7.1-21.9 113 87.3 78.1-92.9
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 26 14.4 8.2-24.1 136 85.6 75.9-91.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 26 9.9 5.9-16.3 180 90.1 83.7-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 424 33 7.0 4.5-10.7 391 93.0 89.3-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 30 8.7 5.1-14.6 281 91.3 85.4-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 776 73 8.0 6.0-10.8 703 92.0 89.2-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 30 8.7 5.1-14.6 281 91.3 85.4-94.9
HOUSING
Own 1,024 91 6.9 5.1- 9.3 933 93.1 90.7-94.9
Rent 361 46 11.2 7.7-16.0 315 88.8 84.0-92.3
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 390 34 8.6 5.8-12.6 356 91.4 87.4-94.2
Rural 1,023 113 8.5 6.4-11.2 910 91.5 88.8-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,045 111 8.7 6.5-11.5 934 91.3 88.5-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 18 7.3 4.2-12.2 162 92.7 87.8-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 25 9.2 5.8-14.3 255 90.8 85.7-94.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 19 9.5 5.5-16.0 208 90.5 84.0-94.5
2nd Quartile 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 449 47 9.7 6.9-13.6 402 90.3 86.4-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 77 9.3 6.2-13.8 572 90.7 86.2-93.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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