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 4,075 398 8.0 7.0- 9.1 3,677 92.0 90.9-93.0
Eastern NC 1,508 153 8.7 6.9-10.8 1,355 91.3 89.2-93.1
GENDER
Male 642 58 7.6 5.4-10.5 584 92.4 89.5-94.6
Female 866 95 9.7 7.3-12.9 771 90.3 87.1-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 736 98 11.8 9.2-15.1 638 88.2 84.9-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 293 20 4.5 2.5- 7.8 273 95.5 92.2-97.5
Other 460 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 305 28 9.5 5.5-16.1 277 90.5 83.9-94.5
65-74 291 57 23.7 16.8-32.2 234 76.3 67.8-83.2
75+ 184 40 21.6 14.5-31.0 144 78.4 69.0-85.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 31 6.0 3.8- 9.3 339 94.0 90.7-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 474 50 10.9 7.6-15.2 424 89.1 84.8-92.4
College Graduate 531 57 8.0 5.6-11.2 474 92.0 88.8-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 82 13.2 9.6-17.8 456 86.8 82.2-90.4
No 923 66 6.1 4.4- 8.4 857 93.9 91.6-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 31 12.3 8.0-18.4 212 87.7 81.6-92.0
Non-Veteran 1,256 121 7.8 6.0-10.1 1,135 92.2 89.9-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 767 40 5.2 3.4- 7.7 727 94.8 92.3-96.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 79 19.3 14.6-25.2 351 80.7 74.8-85.4
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 18 6.4 3.6-11.2 188 93.6 88.8-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 209 21 6.6 3.9-11.0 188 93.4 89.0-96.1
$75,000+ 425 49 12.5 8.7-17.6 376 87.5 82.4-91.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 24 7.6 4.1-13.4 287 92.4 86.6-95.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 86 10.5 8.0-13.7 692 89.5 86.3-92.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 24 7.6 4.1-13.4 287 92.4 86.6-95.9
HOUSING
Own 1,025 119 10.6 8.3-13.5 906 89.4 86.5-91.7
Rent 363 23 4.4 2.5- 7.6 340 95.6 92.4-97.5
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 34 7.2 4.8-10.8 357 92.8 89.2-95.2
Rural 1,024 106 8.4 6.3-11.1 918 91.6 88.9-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,045 99 8.1 6.0-10.8 946 91.9 89.2-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 39 11.6 7.8-16.8 243 88.4 83.2-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 38 16.8 11.5-23.9 190 83.2 76.1-88.5
2nd Quartile 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 450 38 6.2 4.1- 9.1 412 93.8 90.9-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 64 9.6 6.3-14.5 585 90.4 85.5-93.7

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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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