2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,663 1,446 34.9 32.8-37.1 2,217 65.1 62.9-67.2
Eastern NC 1,374 525 33.2 29.9-36.8 849 66.8 63.2-70.1
GENDER
Male 585 213 34.0 28.9-39.5 372 66.0 60.5-71.1
Female 789 312 32.5 28.1-37.2 477 67.5 62.8-71.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 671 281 36.1 31.6-40.8 390 63.9 59.2-68.4
Non-Hispanic Black 269 121 34.4 27.5-42.1 148 65.6 57.9-72.5
Other 418 120 20.9 14.7-28.9 298 79.1 71.1-85.3
AGE
18-34 220 40 16.5 11.6-22.8 180 83.5 77.2-88.4
35-44 202 33 15.9 9.6-25.2 169 84.1 74.8-90.4
45-54 207 32 14.2 8.7-22.4 175 85.8 77.6-91.3
55-64 287 97 32.6 25.0-41.2 190 67.4 58.8-75.0
65-74 273 178 70.4 62.0-77.6 95 29.6 22.4-38.0
75+ 174 142 82.6 71.7-89.9 32 17.4 10.1-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 328 119 28.3 22.0-35.5 209 71.7 64.5-78.0
Some Post-H.S. 439 180 38.9 32.9-45.2 259 61.1 54.8-67.1
College Graduate 486 184 34.0 28.8-39.7 302 66.0 60.3-71.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 250 44.0 37.8-50.5 252 56.0 49.5-62.2
No 863 271 27.6 23.7-31.8 592 72.4 68.2-76.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 107 48.9 40.5-57.4 107 51.1 42.6-59.5
Non-Veteran 1,158 416 29.8 26.2-33.7 742 70.2 66.3-73.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 690 159 22.1 18.1-26.6 531 77.9 73.4-81.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 406 270 67.5 60.5-73.8 136 32.5 26.2-39.5
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 36 17.3 9.8-28.5 71 82.7 71.5-90.2
$25,000- 34,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 74 35.5 26.2-46.1 116 64.5 53.9-73.8
$50,000- 74,999 197 78 36.7 28.4-45.9 119 63.3 54.1-71.6
$75,000+ 390 137 32.7 26.6-39.3 253 67.3 60.7-73.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 282 117 34.4 26.9-42.7 165 65.6 57.3-73.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 31 16.8 9.1-28.8 89 83.2 71.2-90.9
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 718 286 37.3 32.6-42.3 432 62.7 57.7-67.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 282 117 34.4 26.9-42.7 165 65.6 57.3-73.1
HOUSING
Own 957 400 36.6 32.3-41.1 557 63.4 58.9-67.7
Rent 313 89 24.2 18.8-30.6 224 75.8 69.4-81.2
Other arrangement 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 346 126 32.9 27.3-39.1 220 67.1 60.9-72.7
Rural 948 372 33.4 29.0-38.1 576 66.6 61.9-71.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 953 345 31.6 27.4-36.2 608 68.4 63.8-72.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 76 40.3 31.4-49.8 92 59.7 50.2-68.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 104 33.5 26.7-41.1 149 66.5 58.9-73.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 85 35.1 27.6-43.5 119 64.9 56.5-72.4
2nd Quartile 158 63 33.8 25.5-43.2 95 66.2 56.8-74.5
3rd Quartile 411 161 33.7 28.3-39.6 250 66.3 60.4-71.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 601 216 31.2 25.0-38.2 385 68.8 61.8-75.0

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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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