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 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
Eastern NC 1,506 68 3.8 2.6- 5.5 1,438 96.2 94.5-97.4
GENDER
Male 640 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 866 46 4.2 2.7- 6.7 820 95.8 93.3-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 736 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1 710 97.6 95.9-98.6
Non-Hispanic Black 292 25 8.4 4.8-14.2 267 91.6 85.8-95.2
Other 459 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 474 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 530 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 45 8.2 5.3-12.5 493 91.8 87.5-94.7
No 921 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,255 55 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,200 97.0 95.5-98.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 765 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 74 100 99.9- 100
Retired 430 29 5.8 3.4- 9.7 401 94.2 90.3-96.6
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,023 48 4.1 2.7- 6.3 975 95.9 93.7-97.3
Rent 363 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,022 50 3.8 2.4- 6.0 972 96.2 94.0-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,044 48 3.6 2.2- 5.7 996 96.4 94.3-97.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 449 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 36 3.6 2.1- 6.2 612 96.4 93.8-97.9

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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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