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 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
Eastern NC 1,233 114 12.5 9.8-16.0 1,119 87.5 84.0-90.2
GENDER
Male 493 51 14.1 9.7-20.1 442 85.9 79.9-90.3
Female 740 63 11.2 8.1-15.3 677 88.8 84.7-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 575 46 9.8 7.0-13.5 529 90.2 86.5-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 254 28 15.8 9.6-25.1 226 84.2 74.9-90.4
Other 393 39 17.0 10.2-26.9 354 83.0 73.1-89.8
AGE
18-34 168 34 22.2 15.1-31.5 134 77.8 68.5-84.9
35-44 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 191 29 13.9 8.6-21.7 162 86.1 78.3-91.4
55-64 268 23 11.2 6.8-17.9 245 88.8 82.1-93.2
65-74 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 169 *** *** *** 169 100 -
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 34 17.9 11.4-26.9 253 82.1 73.1-88.6
Some Post-H.S. 415 41 11.9 8.0-17.3 374 88.1 82.7-92.0
College Graduate 424 25 6.5 4.0-10.5 399 93.5 89.5-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 51 13.7 9.4-19.6 405 86.3 80.4-90.6
No 767 60 11.4 8.0-15.9 707 88.6 84.1-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 16 10.5 5.8-18.1 154 89.5 81.9-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,061 98 12.9 9.8-16.8 963 87.1 83.2-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 625 70 14.2 10.3-19.2 555 85.8 80.8-89.7
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 19 17.0 10.7-26.1 153 83.0 73.9-89.3
$75,000+ 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 635 42 8.8 6.2-12.3 593 91.2 87.7-93.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 882 59 9.9 6.8-14.1 823 90.1 85.9-93.2
Rent 255 36 20.1 13.5-28.9 219 79.9 71.1-86.5
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 285 27 11.3 7.3-17.0 258 88.7 83.0-92.7
Rural 874 75 12.7 9.1-17.4 799 87.3 82.6-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 868 79 12.7 9.3-16.9 789 87.3 83.1-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 25 14.5 8.2-24.4 197 85.5 75.6-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 20 14.3 8.9-22.2 147 85.7 77.8-91.1
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 358 32 11.1 7.2-16.7 326 88.9 83.3-92.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 580 50 12.6 8.3-18.8 530 87.4 81.2-91.7

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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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