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 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
Eastern NC 1,476 148 8.1 6.4-10.1 1,328 91.9 89.9-93.6
GENDER
Male 628 75 8.8 6.5-11.8 553 91.2 88.2-93.5
Female 848 73 7.4 5.2-10.4 775 92.6 89.6-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 724 89 10.6 8.1-13.8 635 89.4 86.2-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 288 15 3.0 1.6- 5.3 273 97.0 94.7-98.4
Other 446 43 7.5 4.3-12.9 403 92.5 87.1-95.7
AGE
18-34 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 299 30 8.3 5.1-13.3 269 91.7 86.7-94.9
65-74 282 38 13.4 8.1-21.2 244 86.6 78.8-91.9
75+ 184 47 22.6 15.7-31.6 137 77.4 68.4-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 355 37 9.2 5.8-14.3 318 90.8 85.7-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 469 51 7.3 5.1-10.3 418 92.7 89.7-94.9
College Graduate 522 46 7.5 5.1-10.8 476 92.5 89.2-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 148 23.6 19.0-29.0 386 76.4 71.0-81.0
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 47 16.1 11.2-22.6 191 83.9 77.4-88.8
Non-Veteran 1,235 101 6.3 4.7- 8.4 1,134 93.7 91.6-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 756 41 5.8 3.9- 8.6 715 94.2 91.4-96.1
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 78 15.4 11.5-20.4 346 84.6 79.6-88.5
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 22 8.1 4.6-13.8 140 91.9 86.2-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 204 24 8.4 4.6-14.7 180 91.6 85.3-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 207 19 8.7 5.1-14.4 188 91.3 85.6-94.9
$75,000+ 420 35 8.7 5.7-12.9 385 91.3 87.1-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 33 8.8 5.0-14.9 270 91.2 85.1-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 76 8.8 6.6-11.8 693 91.2 88.2-93.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 33 8.8 5.0-14.9 270 91.2 85.1-95.0
HOUSING
Own 1,009 108 9.6 7.3-12.4 901 90.4 87.6-92.7
Rent 354 23 4.3 2.6- 6.9 331 95.7 93.1-97.4
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 381 38 8.4 5.7-12.2 343 91.6 87.8-94.3
Rural 1,005 101 7.7 5.7-10.4 904 92.3 89.6-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,023 103 8.2 6.0-11.0 920 91.8 89.0-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 17 8.2 4.7-13.9 162 91.8 86.1-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 274 28 7.8 5.1-11.7 246 92.2 88.3-94.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 23 9.1 5.7-14.3 199 90.9 85.7-94.3
2nd Quartile 177 18 8.9 5.0-15.3 159 91.1 84.7-95.0
3rd Quartile 440 37 6.0 4.1- 8.6 403 94.0 91.4-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 70 9.8 6.4-14.8 567 90.2 85.2-93.6

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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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