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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
Eastern NC 1,472 298 17.1 14.4-20.1 1,174 82.9 79.9-85.6
GENDER
Male 627 94 12.8 9.6-16.9 533 87.2 83.1-90.4
Female 845 204 21.1 17.2-25.7 641 78.9 74.3-82.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 721 133 16.7 13.4-20.7 588 83.3 79.3-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 284 77 23.1 17.0-30.4 207 76.9 69.6-83.0
Other 447 85 9.2 5.6-15.0 362 90.8 85.0-94.4
AGE
18-34 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 222 25 7.9 4.7-13.0 197 92.1 87.0-95.3
45-54 216 35 14.7 8.4-24.2 181 85.3 75.8-91.6
55-64 298 81 24.5 17.9-32.5 217 75.5 67.5-82.1
65-74 281 82 30.3 22.6-39.2 199 69.7 60.8-77.4
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 72 13.4 9.3-18.9 284 86.6 81.1-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 470 111 18.6 14.5-23.5 359 81.4 76.5-85.5
College Graduate 517 67 11.1 8.0-15.2 450 88.9 84.8-92.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 298 50.1 43.8-56.4 236 49.9 43.6-56.2
No 924 *** *** *** 924 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 54 20.9 14.9-28.5 183 79.1 71.5-85.1
Non-Veteran 1,232 244 16.2 13.4-19.6 988 83.8 80.4-86.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 756 69 7.6 5.6-10.3 687 92.4 89.7-94.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 114 26.4 20.8-32.9 304 73.6 67.1-79.2
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 39 19.3 12.3-29.1 123 80.7 70.9-87.7
$35,000- 49,999 205 38 18.4 11.7-27.8 167 81.6 72.2-88.3
$50,000- 74,999 206 38 16.7 11.4-23.8 168 83.3 76.2-88.6
$75,000+ 419 48 10.0 6.9-14.3 371 90.0 85.7-93.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 57 16.1 10.8-23.4 244 83.9 76.6-89.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 34 16.3 9.4-26.9 76 83.7 73.1-90.6
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 768 119 14.4 11.4-18.1 649 85.6 81.9-88.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 57 16.1 10.8-23.4 244 83.9 76.6-89.2
HOUSING
Own 1,004 185 16.9 13.7-20.8 819 83.1 79.2-86.3
Rent 353 77 16.2 11.7-22.1 276 83.8 77.9-88.3
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 381 66 14.5 10.4-19.8 315 85.5 80.2-89.6
Rural 999 221 19.3 15.7-23.5 778 80.7 76.5-84.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,020 214 17.7 14.2-21.7 806 82.3 78.3-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 36 19.0 12.5-28.0 141 81.0 72.0-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 48 14.2 10.0-19.8 227 85.8 80.2-90.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 35 12.2 8.2-17.8 187 87.8 82.2-91.8
2nd Quartile 177 27 11.9 7.3-18.7 150 88.1 81.3-92.7
3rd Quartile 439 92 20.8 15.9-26.8 347 79.2 73.2-84.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 634 144 18.2 13.6-23.9 490 81.8 76.1-86.4

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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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