2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
Eastern NC 1,220 612 47.1 43.0-51.2 567 49.8 45.6-54.0 41 3.1 2.1- 4.7
GENDER
Male 489 254 41.6 35.6-47.8 217 55.0 48.7-61.2 18 3.4 1.9- 5.9
Female 731 358 51.8 46.4-57.1 350 45.3 40.1-50.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 573 306 52.4 47.0-57.7 246 44.4 39.2-49.8 21 3.2 1.8- 5.7
Non-Hispanic Black 250 111 41.3 33.4-49.7 130 56.1 47.7-64.2 *** *** ***
Other 385 189 37.4 28.0-48.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 65 36.0 27.6-45.4 92 59.7 50.2-68.5 *** *** ***
35-44 187 90 39.9 30.4-50.3 92 58.9 48.5-68.5 *** *** ***
45-54 191 97 50.7 40.8-60.5 90 46.6 36.8-56.5 *** *** ***
55-64 261 131 51.6 42.2-60.9 114 41.8 33.0-51.2 *** *** ***
65-74 235 115 53.1 43.8-62.3 117 45.2 36.2-54.5 *** *** ***
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 118 35.8 27.8-44.6 156 59.1 50.0-67.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 412 191 45.7 39.1-52.4 210 52.3 45.6-59.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 421 255 59.6 53.1-65.8 152 37.1 31.0-43.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 447 168 36.1 29.6-43.2 245 56.5 49.4-63.3 34 7.4 4.6-11.6
No 764 441 53.3 48.0-58.5 316 45.8 40.6-51.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 96 56.2 46.1-65.8 66 41.4 31.9-51.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,049 515 45.4 41.0-50.0 501 51.4 46.8-55.9 33 3.2 2.0- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 617 330 48.5 42.9-54.2 272 48.9 43.1-54.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 205 56.9 49.4-64.1 150 40.7 33.6-48.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 169 81 47.3 37.6-57.3 84 49.9 40.0-59.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 344 220 58.7 51.2-65.7 119 40.1 33.1-47.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 137 50.4 41.2-59.7 117 47.8 38.6-57.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 631 351 52.8 47.3-58.3 269 45.5 40.0-51.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 137 50.4 41.2-59.7 117 47.8 38.6-57.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 875 491 52.9 47.9-57.9 367 45.0 40.0-50.0 *** *** ***
Rent 252 91 33.4 26.2-41.5 144 61.3 53.1-69.0 17 5.3 2.9- 9.4
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 280 141 52.8 45.6-59.9 126 44.3 37.3-51.5 *** *** ***
Rural 866 432 43.1 37.9-48.5 409 53.6 48.2-59.0 25 3.3 1.9- 5.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 859 424 46.2 41.0-51.5 405 50.5 45.3-55.8 30 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 119 47.8 39.3-56.3 92 48.2 39.5-56.9 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 166 92 53.2 43.4-62.8 69 44.5 34.9-54.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 353 169 48.0 41.4-54.8 170 49.8 43.1-56.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 575 282 41.1 33.9-48.6 276 55.1 47.6-62.5 *** *** ***

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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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