2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
Eastern NC 1,223 49 3.4 2.3- 5.1 131 11.8 9.1-15.3 87 7.9 5.9-10.5 956 76.9 73.0-80.4
GENDER
Male 491 *** *** *** 35 9.4 5.5-15.5 29 4.7 2.9- 7.7 412 84.3 78.5-88.8
Female 732 34 5.0 3.1- 7.9 96 14.0 10.5-18.4 58 10.6 7.5-14.8 544 70.5 65.1-75.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 572 *** *** *** 40 6.9 4.6-10.2 33 6.2 4.0- 9.5 482 83.6 79.0-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 252 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3 46 21.1 14.2-30.1 28 11.9 7.6-18.2 162 63.4 54.6-71.4
Other 391 *** *** *** 44 12.6 6.9-21.8 *** *** *** 305 77.1 67.3-84.6
AGE
18-34 167 *** *** *** 20 13.9 8.3-22.5 25 11.6 7.0-18.5 115 71.9 62.6-79.6
35-44 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 190 *** *** *** 24 10.5 6.2-17.2 *** *** *** 149 77.4 67.6-84.9
55-64 268 *** *** *** 32 11.9 7.1-19.3 *** *** *** 205 75.1 65.9-82.5
65-74 235 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 80.6 71.5-87.4
75+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 *** *** *** 51 20.8 13.7-30.4 24 9.5 5.7-15.5 197 65.3 55.9-73.6
Some Post-H.S. 414 *** *** *** 41 9.3 6.1-14.0 35 8.7 5.5-13.4 327 80.7 74.9-85.4
College Graduate 419 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 4.8 2.7- 8.4 367 87.6 82.5-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 453 26 5.5 3.1- 9.6 74 16.1 11.7-21.9 47 12.0 8.0-17.8 306 66.3 59.4-72.6
No 761 *** *** *** 54 9.1 5.9-13.8 40 5.7 3.8- 8.5 645 83.1 78.3-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,052 45 3.9 2.6- 5.9 120 12.7 9.6-16.7 85 9.2 6.9-12.3 802 74.1 69.7-78.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 620 *** *** *** 62 13.4 9.4-18.9 43 6.8 4.5-10.2 498 77.1 71.5-81.8
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 315 88.6 82.7-92.6
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 172 *** *** *** 23 16.6 9.5-27.5 *** *** *** 126 72.4 61.2-81.4
$50,000- 74,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 81.2 71.1-88.3
$75,000+ 344 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 *** *** *** 33 15.1 8.3-25.9 *** *** *** 207 76.7 66.2-84.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 632 *** *** *** 30 5.9 3.8- 9.1 30 5.2 3.2- 8.3 559 87.6 83.6-90.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 *** *** *** 33 15.1 8.3-25.9 *** *** *** 207 76.7 66.2-84.6
HOUSING
Own 874 *** *** *** 67 9.5 6.4-13.7 43 6.2 4.1- 9.4 745 82.6 77.8-86.5
Rent 252 22 8.3 5.1-13.4 50 19.4 13.3-27.4 27 11.0 6.9-17.1 153 61.2 52.7-69.2
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 281 *** *** *** 28 13.3 8.6-20.1 23 8.3 5.2-13.0 218 75.5 68.5-81.4
Rural 868 36 3.8 2.3- 6.3 98 11.8 8.4-16.5 60 7.7 5.2-11.3 674 76.6 71.5-81.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 861 39 3.6 2.2- 5.9 106 14.4 10.9-18.8 65 8.3 5.8-11.7 651 73.7 68.7-78.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 85.8 78.1-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 189 79.9 69.9-87.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 144 86.0 78.6-91.2
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 351 *** *** *** 38 13.3 9.1-19.0 24 6.5 4.0-10.3 275 78.0 71.9-83.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 577 *** *** *** 73 13.5 9.0-19.7 42 8.8 5.2-14.5 434 72.3 64.9-78.6

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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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