2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,011 2,592 63.2 61.1-65.4 357 10.2 8.8-11.7 463 11.6 10.3-13.0 333 8.5 7.3- 9.9 266 6.6 5.5- 7.7
Eastern NC 1,479 940 62.9 59.2-66.4 118 9.2 7.3-11.6 163 10.2 8.3-12.5 142 9.6 7.6-12.0 116 8.1 6.1-10.7
GENDER
Male 633 426 67.1 61.8-72.0 50 8.7 6.2-12.1 58 8.3 6.0-11.4 57 9.8 6.9-13.6 42 6.1 3.7- 9.9
Female 846 514 58.9 53.9-63.7 68 9.7 7.0-13.2 105 11.9 9.1-15.5 85 9.4 7.0-12.7 74 10.0 7.1-14.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 726 457 62.0 57.3-66.4 67 10.0 7.6-13.2 81 10.4 8.0-13.4 67 9.5 7.1-12.7 54 8.1 5.5-11.7
Non-Hispanic Black 284 169 60.1 52.2-67.5 19 7.7 4.3-13.6 36 11.3 7.4-16.8 32 10.0 6.5-14.9 28 10.9 6.9-16.8
Other 449 301 72.2 62.4-80.3 31 9.1 5.0-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 268 181 64.5 56.9-71.4 31 13.9 9.3-20.2 33 10.5 7.0-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 219 153 74.2 65.9-81.0 20 9.1 5.3-15.2 17 6.8 3.9-11.6 21 6.7 3.9-11.1 *** *** ***
45-54 216 137 66.2 56.5-74.7 *** *** *** 25 9.0 5.2-15.1 22 9.8 5.8-16.2 *** *** ***
55-64 298 179 55.3 46.6-63.7 19 5.6 3.3- 9.4 36 13.2 8.1-20.9 28 10.8 6.7-17.0 36 15.0 9.4-23.1
65-74 284 165 55.6 47.1-63.9 21 8.7 5.0-14.7 29 8.9 5.7-13.7 41 18.5 12.3-26.9 *** *** ***
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.4 8.0-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 223 63.4 55.6-70.5 27 9.7 6.0-15.4 38 8.4 5.3-12.9 33 9.0 5.3-14.9 36 9.5 5.8-15.3
Some Post-H.S. 469 285 62.4 56.4-67.9 33 8.6 5.7-12.8 58 12.3 9.0-16.6 52 10.7 7.7-14.8 41 6.0 3.9- 9.2
College Graduate 525 349 66.5 60.9-71.8 53 10.5 7.5-14.5 54 8.6 6.1-12.1 42 8.2 5.6-11.9 27 6.1 3.5-10.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 219 42.7 36.6-49.0 34 7.6 4.8-11.7 86 14.2 10.5-18.8 94 18.8 14.5-23.9 88 16.8 12.1-22.7
No 913 689 73.8 69.5-77.7 79 9.8 7.4-12.9 75 8.5 6.3-11.3 46 4.8 3.1- 7.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 144 62.4 54.6-69.6 17 9.8 5.7-16.1 27 10.8 7.0-16.3 27 10.3 6.7-15.7 22 6.7 3.7-11.8
Non-Veteran 1,235 792 63.1 58.9-67.0 100 9.0 6.9-11.7 136 10.1 8.0-12.7 113 9.4 7.2-12.1 94 8.4 6.1-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 760 546 70.4 65.7-74.7 71 9.4 7.1-12.5 72 8.8 6.6-11.7 45 6.9 4.6-10.2 26 4.4 2.6- 7.5
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 253 57.7 50.8-64.4 26 7.1 4.3-11.6 49 12.2 8.3-17.7 50 13.8 9.7-19.2 39 9.2 5.6-14.7
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.1 6.4-18.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 204 130 61.1 50.7-70.5 *** *** *** 26 10.2 6.2-16.1 22 16.1 9.1-27.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 206 122 57.9 48.6-66.6 29 13.2 8.2-20.5 24 14.5 9.2-22.2 20 9.3 5.7-14.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 421 300 71.8 65.8-77.1 38 9.9 6.8-14.2 37 7.9 5.2-11.9 28 6.4 4.0-10.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 203 64.2 55.6-72.1 21 9.7 5.5-16.4 31 8.1 4.8-13.5 29 9.5 5.4-15.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.9 7.6-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 768 509 66.7 62.1-71.0 72 9.9 7.4-13.0 82 10.2 7.8-13.3 64 8.0 5.9-10.7 41 5.2 3.5- 7.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 304 203 64.2 55.6-72.1 21 9.7 5.5-16.4 31 8.1 4.8-13.5 29 9.5 5.4-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,006 653 63.5 59.0-67.8 87 10.1 7.6-13.3 105 9.6 7.3-12.5 90 9.3 7.0-12.1 71 7.5 5.2-10.8
Rent 357 221 65.3 58.7-71.3 21 6.7 4.0-11.0 45 12.2 8.5-17.1 36 8.6 5.5-13.1 34 7.2 4.7-11.0
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 386 247 62.0 55.8-67.9 39 12.0 8.4-16.8 42 10.7 7.6-14.8 35 6.4 4.3- 9.5 23 8.9 5.3-14.5
Rural 1,000 629 62.6 57.7-67.3 72 8.1 5.8-11.1 113 10.1 7.7-13.2 99 11.4 8.6-15.1 87 7.8 5.5-11.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,023 641 60.9 56.1-65.4 82 9.9 7.3-13.1 113 10.6 8.1-13.7 101 9.3 7.0-12.2 86 9.4 6.7-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 114 68.7 60.0-76.3 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.6-15.5 15 9.6 5.3-16.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 185 65.2 57.7-72.1 21 7.8 4.8-12.6 30 9.5 6.2-14.3 26 10.5 6.3-17.0 18 6.9 3.8-12.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 152 65.3 56.9-72.9 20 9.3 5.7-14.8 25 9.7 6.1-15.1 19 11.2 6.2-19.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 117 64.9 56.0-72.9 16 11.8 6.9-19.3 21 11.1 6.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 442 275 62.1 56.1-67.8 40 8.9 6.1-12.8 45 9.2 6.5-12.8 47 9.2 6.5-12.9 35 10.5 6.8-16.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 396 61.3 54.1-68.1 42 7.9 4.7-13.1 72 11.2 7.4-16.5 62 11.4 7.6-16.7 59 8.2 5.0-13.3

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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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