2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
Eastern NC 1,478 102 5.9 4.5- 7.8 1,376 94.1 92.2-95.5
GENDER
Male 628 44 5.2 3.5- 7.6 584 94.8 92.4-96.5
Female 850 58 6.6 4.4- 9.7 792 93.4 90.3-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 724 44 5.8 3.9- 8.5 680 94.2 91.5-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 287 23 6.9 4.1-11.4 264 93.1 88.6-95.9
Other 448 34 5.1 2.8- 9.0 414 94.9 91.0-97.2
AGE
18-34 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 282 23 6.6 3.7-11.6 259 93.4 88.4-96.3
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 30 6.7 3.8-11.8 326 93.3 88.2-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 470 32 5.4 3.4- 8.4 438 94.6 91.6-96.6
College Graduate 521 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 535 102 17.2 13.1-22.2 433 82.8 77.8-86.9
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 15 6.1 3.4-10.8 224 93.9 89.2-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,236 87 5.9 4.3- 8.0 1,149 94.1 92.0-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 756 39 4.1 2.6- 6.5 717 95.9 93.5-97.4
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 30 7.9 4.7-12.9 394 92.1 87.1-95.3
Unable to Work 137 26 16.9 9.6-28.1 111 83.1 71.9-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 770 37 4.6 3.1- 6.7 733 95.4 93.3-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,009 53 4.8 3.2- 7.2 956 95.2 92.8-96.8
Rent 356 38 8.7 5.9-12.8 318 91.3 87.2-94.1
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 383 28 7.3 4.7-11.2 355 92.7 88.8-95.3
Rural 1,005 68 5.5 3.7- 8.0 937 94.5 92.0-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,024 70 6.2 4.4- 8.8 954 93.8 91.2-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 274 22 6.3 3.6-10.9 252 93.7 89.1-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 443 26 5.4 3.3- 8.7 417 94.6 91.3-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 636 48 6.5 3.9-10.6 588 93.5 89.4-96.1

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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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