2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
Eastern NC 1,230 121 9.6 7.5-12.2 1,109 90.4 87.8-92.5
GENDER
Male 494 66 13.4 9.7-18.1 428 86.6 81.9-90.3
Female 736 55 6.3 4.2- 9.3 681 93.7 90.7-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 569 60 11.2 8.2-15.2 509 88.8 84.8-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 256 31 7.6 4.7-12.1 225 92.4 87.9-95.3
Other 393 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 21 9.6 5.6-15.8 146 90.4 84.2-94.4
35-44 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 266 27 12.9 7.4-21.4 239 87.1 78.6-92.6
65-74 236 29 13.2 8.1-20.7 207 86.8 79.3-91.9
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 417 42 9.6 6.3-14.4 375 90.4 85.6-93.7
College Graduate 422 49 11.2 7.7-15.9 373 88.8 84.1-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 39 9.0 5.8-13.8 415 91.0 86.2-94.2
No 764 81 10.1 7.5-13.5 683 89.9 86.5-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,059 103 10.1 7.7-13.1 956 89.9 86.9-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 624 70 9.6 6.9-13.2 554 90.4 86.8-93.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 29 9.3 5.6-15.2 335 90.7 84.8-94.4
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 341 48 13.2 8.9-19.0 293 86.8 81.0-91.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 267 20 6.8 3.7-12.0 247 93.2 88.0-96.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 630 70 10.6 7.7-14.4 560 89.4 85.6-92.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 267 20 6.8 3.7-12.0 247 93.2 88.0-96.3
HOUSING
Own 876 82 8.8 6.4-12.0 794 91.2 88.0-93.6
Rent 256 31 12.8 8.4-19.1 225 87.2 80.9-91.6
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 281 27 9.7 6.3-14.6 254 90.3 85.4-93.7
Rural 874 90 10.0 7.3-13.5 784 90.0 86.5-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 84 7.7 5.5-10.5 781 92.3 89.5-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 18 15.6 8.9-26.0 124 84.4 74.0-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 223 19 10.9 6.5-17.7 204 89.1 82.3-93.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 124 16 15.4 8.9-25.1 108 84.6 74.9-91.1
3rd Quartile 358 35 9.3 6.1-14.1 323 90.7 85.9-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 580 60 8.6 5.5-13.0 520 91.4 87.0-94.5

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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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