2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
Eastern NC 1,223 702 54.0 49.8-58.2 281 25.3 21.7-29.3 157 13.2 10.6-16.2 41 4.6 3.0- 7.0 42 2.9 1.9- 4.4
GENDER
Male 486 274 52.4 45.8-59.0 108 25.6 20.0-32.1 67 15.1 11.0-20.4 15 3.2 1.8- 5.6 22 3.7 2.1- 6.3
Female 737 428 55.4 50.0-60.7 173 25.1 20.7-30.1 90 11.5 8.7-15.3 26 5.8 3.3-10.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 572 325 55.7 50.3-61.0 161 30.3 25.4-35.8 59 9.1 6.7-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 255 139 52.4 44.0-60.7 43 15.8 11.0-22.2 45 20.2 14.2-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 384 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 12.9 7.8-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 74 40.4 31.6-50.0 51 34.4 25.6-44.5 34 18.7 12.6-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 188 *** *** *** 44 22.4 14.7-32.4 32 17.3 10.5-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 187 111 54.3 44.1-64.2 38 25.3 17.3-35.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 265 146 52.1 42.8-61.4 60 22.7 15.7-31.7 32 12.4 7.5-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 235 141 58.9 49.4-67.8 53 23.4 16.1-32.7 24 8.7 5.0-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 169 120 75.2 64.7-83.4 28 14.1 8.2-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 146 43.8 35.0-53.0 57 27.0 19.3-36.3 51 19.8 13.8-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 413 241 54.7 47.9-61.3 91 26.0 20.4-32.5 53 12.6 8.8-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 425 255 62.2 55.7-68.3 116 25.7 20.5-31.8 39 7.6 5.0-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 451 217 46.4 39.6-53.5 103 22.2 16.9-28.6 83 17.0 12.7-22.3 25 9.1 5.3-15.2 23 5.3 3.0- 9.2
No 761 482 58.8 53.4-64.0 171 26.0 21.5-31.1 73 11.3 8.3-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 94 60.4 50.6-69.5 37 22.1 14.9-31.3 24 9.8 6.0-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,053 608 52.9 48.3-57.5 244 25.9 22.0-30.3 133 13.8 10.9-17.3 35 4.5 2.8- 7.2 33 2.9 1.8- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 619 358 51.9 46.1-57.7 157 28.5 23.4-34.3 69 13.3 9.7-17.9 *** *** *** 21 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 233 66.5 59.2-73.0 71 19.0 13.8-25.6 37 9.3 6.0-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.5 10.5-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 20.9 12.9-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 98 54.6 44.7-64.2 43 25.2 17.6-34.8 19 8.3 4.7-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 345 227 63.6 56.1-70.5 84 27.4 21.0-34.9 26 7.4 4.5-12.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 164 60.0 50.5-68.7 54 26.8 19.1-36.1 25 10.1 5.8-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 633 385 58.4 52.8-63.7 149 25.2 20.5-30.5 68 10.5 7.8-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 164 60.0 50.5-68.7 54 26.8 19.1-36.1 25 10.1 5.8-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 877 543 58.5 53.5-63.4 197 24.5 20.4-29.1 90 10.4 7.8-13.9 25 4.1 2.5- 6.5 *** *** ***
Rent 251 113 42.5 34.5-50.9 61 25.3 18.9-33.0 51 21.6 15.1-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 282 142 50.4 43.3-57.5 78 29.4 23.2-36.5 40 13.6 9.3-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 867 522 56.0 50.4-61.4 181 22.7 18.2-27.9 109 13.6 10.4-17.7 28 4.8 2.7- 8.2 27 3.0 1.7- 5.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 859 492 52.6 47.3-57.9 189 24.6 20.1-29.7 117 14.7 11.3-18.9 30 5.2 3.1- 8.7 31 2.8 1.6- 4.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 76 57.6 47.2-67.3 40 26.2 18.4-36.0 16 9.5 5.2-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 134 55.6 46.6-64.2 52 26.6 19.4-35.3 24 11.4 7.1-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 98 56.4 46.5-65.8 45 31.0 22.2-41.4 17 8.4 4.9-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** 29 22.2 14.5-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 354 175 50.0 43.3-56.7 100 28.1 22.6-34.4 52 13.9 10.0-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 574 354 56.4 48.6-63.9 107 20.5 14.3-28.4 75 15.7 10.8-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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