2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,220 393 11.4 9.9-13.1 2,827 88.6 86.9-90.1
Eastern NC 1,233 188 13.2 10.6-16.3 1,045 86.8 83.7-89.4
GENDER
Male 492 42 6.7 4.4-10.1 450 93.3 89.9-95.6
Female 741 146 18.8 14.6-23.8 595 81.2 76.2-85.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 574 55 9.7 6.8-13.7 519 90.3 86.3-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 255 62 19.7 14.1-26.8 193 80.3 73.2-85.9
Other 394 71 14.6 8.6-23.7 323 85.4 76.3-91.4
AGE
18-34 167 27 16.7 10.2-26.0 140 83.3 74.0-89.8
35-44 190 37 10.9 7.0-16.5 153 89.1 83.5-93.0
45-54 191 27 12.4 7.1-20.8 164 87.6 79.2-92.9
55-64 268 38 14.0 8.6-21.8 230 86.0 78.2-91.4
65-74 237 43 14.7 8.6-24.0 194 85.3 76.0-91.4
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 60 19.8 13.7-27.9 227 80.2 72.1-86.3
Some Post-H.S. 416 64 10.2 7.2-14.4 352 89.8 85.6-92.8
College Graduate 423 29 4.9 2.9- 8.2 394 95.1 91.8-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 107 20.5 15.2-27.0 349 79.5 73.0-84.8
No 767 77 8.7 6.2-12.0 690 91.3 88.0-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,061 183 15.5 12.4-19.2 878 84.5 80.8-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 625 60 8.8 6.0-12.7 565 91.2 87.3-94.0
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 39 7.8 4.7-12.6 327 92.2 87.4-95.3
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 45 15.9 10.3-23.8 220 84.1 76.2-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 634 25 3.0 1.8- 5.2 609 97.0 94.8-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 45 15.9 10.3-23.8 220 84.1 76.2-89.7
HOUSING
Own 881 78 7.0 4.7-10.3 803 93.0 89.7-95.3
Rent 255 89 36.5 28.4-45.4 166 63.5 54.6-71.6
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 284 34 11.9 7.6-18.1 250 88.1 81.9-92.4
Rural 875 146 14.0 10.7-18.1 729 86.0 81.9-89.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 869 153 15.9 12.3-20.4 716 84.1 79.6-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 17 9.7 5.4-16.9 125 90.3 83.1-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 18 8.1 4.6-13.9 204 91.9 86.1-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 16 8.9 5.1-15.0 151 91.1 85.0-94.9
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 356 49 13.8 9.5-19.8 307 86.2 80.2-90.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 582 113 17.8 12.8-24.1 469 82.2 75.9-87.2

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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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