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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
Eastern NC 1,470 210 15.0 12.5-17.9 1,260 85.0 82.1-87.5
GENDER
Male 626 83 13.8 10.6-17.9 543 86.2 82.1-89.4
Female 844 127 16.2 12.6-20.5 717 83.8 79.5-87.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 97 14.5 11.4-18.3 625 85.5 81.7-88.6
Non-Hispanic Black 285 47 17.3 12.0-24.2 238 82.7 75.8-88.0
Other 444 61 12.2 7.8-18.5 383 87.8 81.5-92.2
AGE
18-34 261 47 19.9 14.5-26.8 214 80.1 73.2-85.5
35-44 220 29 9.3 5.6-14.9 191 90.7 85.1-94.4
45-54 218 30 13.4 8.2-21.0 188 86.6 79.0-91.8
55-64 298 54 19.1 13.2-26.7 244 80.9 73.3-86.8
65-74 281 25 10.2 5.6-17.8 256 89.8 82.2-94.4
75+ 181 25 13.4 7.5-22.7 156 86.6 77.3-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 61 15.6 11.2-21.3 293 84.4 78.7-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 470 64 14.9 10.9-19.9 406 85.1 80.1-89.1
College Graduate 520 57 10.5 7.4-14.8 463 89.5 85.2-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 532 210 44.0 37.9-50.4 322 56.0 49.6-62.1
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 40 14.6 10.1-20.8 198 85.4 79.2-89.9
Non-Veteran 1,229 169 15.1 12.3-18.4 1,060 84.9 81.6-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 752 84 11.4 8.7-14.8 668 88.6 85.2-91.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 53 12.3 8.4-17.7 366 87.7 82.3-91.6
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 28 21.0 13.0-32.1 132 79.0 67.9-87.0
$35,000- 49,999 205 26 15.7 9.8-24.1 179 84.3 75.9-90.2
$50,000- 74,999 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 422 42 9.9 6.8-14.1 380 90.1 85.9-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 299 48 16.8 11.2-24.4 251 83.2 75.6-88.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 31 21.9 13.5-33.6 99 78.1 66.4-86.5
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 770 79 11.5 8.7-14.9 691 88.5 85.1-91.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 299 48 16.8 11.2-24.4 251 83.2 75.6-88.8
HOUSING
Own 1,006 113 11.4 8.8-14.6 893 88.6 85.4-91.2
Rent 352 69 21.3 15.9-28.0 283 78.7 72.0-84.1
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 379 54 14.6 10.7-19.7 325 85.4 80.3-89.3
Rural 1,001 141 15.2 12.0-19.1 860 84.8 80.9-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,016 147 15.4 12.2-19.3 869 84.6 80.7-87.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 28 15.0 9.7-22.4 151 85.0 77.6-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 35 13.9 9.5-20.0 240 86.1 80.0-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 26 12.2 7.8-18.7 195 87.8 81.3-92.2
2nd Quartile 178 27 18.0 11.9-26.1 151 82.0 73.9-88.1
3rd Quartile 439 64 14.7 10.6-20.0 375 85.3 80.0-89.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 632 93 15.3 11.1-20.7 539 84.7 79.3-88.9

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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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