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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
Eastern NC 1,480 62 4.5 3.0- 6.5 1,418 95.5 93.5-97.0
GENDER
Male 629 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 851 44 5.3 3.3- 8.3 807 94.7 91.7-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 726 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 287 21 8.5 5.0-14.1 266 91.5 85.9-95.0
Other 447 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 301 25 11.4 6.4-19.4 276 88.6 80.6-93.6
65-74 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 472 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 520 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 62 13.0 9.0-18.5 477 87.0 81.5-91.0
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,239 54 4.9 3.2- 7.4 1,185 95.1 92.6-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 757 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 423 21 4.7 2.6- 8.3 402 95.3 91.7-97.4
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** 74 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 421 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 772 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8 756 97.3 95.2-98.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,010 30 4.2 2.4- 7.0 980 95.8 93.0-97.6
Rent 355 21 4.7 2.7- 8.2 334 95.3 91.8-97.3
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 382 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,006 49 5.3 3.5- 8.0 957 94.7 92.0-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,024 44 4.8 2.9- 7.8 980 95.2 92.2-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 34 6.3 3.7-10.6 603 93.7 89.4-96.3

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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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