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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
Eastern NC 1,472 128 9.7 7.5-12.3 1,344 90.3 87.7-92.5
GENDER
Male 626 36 7.7 4.9-11.7 590 92.3 88.3-95.1
Female 846 92 11.6 8.6-15.4 754 88.4 84.6-91.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 725 64 10.0 7.2-13.7 661 90.0 86.3-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 286 32 12.8 8.2-19.4 254 87.2 80.6-91.8
Other 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 262 21 8.6 5.3-13.7 241 91.4 86.3-94.7
35-44 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 300 31 15.0 9.2-23.5 269 85.0 76.5-90.8
65-74 279 27 10.5 5.9-18.3 252 89.5 81.7-94.1
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 32 8.9 5.4-14.3 325 91.1 85.7-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 471 42 9.1 6.1-13.4 429 90.9 86.6-93.9
College Graduate 519 35 6.3 4.0- 9.9 484 93.7 90.1-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 535 128 28.3 22.7-34.7 407 71.7 65.3-77.3
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 24 12.7 7.6-20.4 214 87.3 79.6-92.4
Non-Veteran 1,231 104 9.0 6.8-11.9 1,127 91.0 88.1-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 753 26 4.5 2.9- 7.1 727 95.5 92.9-97.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 421 44 9.3 6.2-13.7 377 90.7 86.3-93.8
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 421 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 30 11.0 6.6-17.6 270 89.0 82.4-93.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 772 37 6.3 4.1- 9.6 735 93.7 90.4-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 30 11.0 6.6-17.6 270 89.0 82.4-93.4
HOUSING
Own 1,007 64 8.3 5.8-11.8 943 91.7 88.2-94.2
Rent 353 45 11.8 8.2-16.7 308 88.2 83.3-91.8
Other arrangement 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 380 28 8.7 5.2-14.2 352 91.3 85.8-94.8
Rural 1,000 94 10.6 7.9-14.1 906 89.4 85.9-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,019 89 9.9 7.2-13.5 930 90.1 86.5-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 21 8.2 4.9-13.6 255 91.8 86.4-95.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 223 18 7.2 4.1-12.3 205 92.8 87.7-95.9
2nd Quartile 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 438 37 9.1 5.7-14.3 401 90.9 85.7-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 634 61 11.8 8.0-17.3 573 88.2 82.7-92.0

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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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