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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,188 215 7.2 6.0- 8.5 227 8.1 6.8- 9.7 746 23.9 21.8-26.1 759 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,241 38.1 35.7-40.5
Eastern NC 1,215 84 7.2 5.4- 9.7 87 8.7 6.5-11.5 282 24.6 21.2-28.4 274 20.9 17.8-24.3 488 38.6 34.6-42.7
GENDER
Male 483 28 5.5 3.5- 8.7 35 9.3 6.2-13.9 94 22.2 17.2-28.2 102 20.8 16.1-26.3 224 42.1 35.9-48.6
Female 732 56 8.7 5.9-12.6 52 8.1 5.4-11.9 188 26.8 22.4-31.7 172 21.0 17.1-25.5 264 35.5 30.5-40.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 565 36 6.6 4.6- 9.6 52 10.5 7.4-14.8 128 24.7 20.2-29.8 143 22.9 18.9-27.6 206 35.2 30.3-40.4
Non-Hispanic Black 250 19 9.0 5.0-15.8 *** *** *** 61 23.2 17.0-30.7 50 19.4 13.2-27.6 106 42.0 33.8-50.6
Other 388 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 28.7 20.5-38.6 79 17.3 10.9-26.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 166 *** *** *** 19 11.8 7.2-18.9 47 34.6 25.8-44.6 39 18.8 12.9-26.6 46 24.3 16.6-34.2
35-44 188 25 11.0 6.3-18.4 *** *** *** 53 28.1 20.0-37.8 46 28.0 19.0-39.1 51 23.3 15.7-33.3
45-54 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 27.1 19.7-36.0 30 14.1 8.3-22.9 69 41.0 31.4-51.2
55-64 265 *** *** *** 21 7.3 4.3-12.3 52 24.7 17.4-33.7 57 18.5 12.7-26.1 118 42.7 33.6-52.3
65-74 231 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 16.6 11.2-23.8 54 23.0 15.7-32.5 105 49.0 39.6-58.5
75+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 24.8 17.1-34.4 93 65.0 54.3-74.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 280 23 6.8 4.0-11.4 20 7.6 4.5-12.6 79 31.3 23.6-40.2 46 16.0 9.7-25.3 112 38.2 29.6-47.6
Some Post-H.S. 410 30 8.2 5.3-12.6 29 8.7 5.2-14.3 88 24.2 18.7-30.7 108 23.2 18.3-28.9 155 35.7 29.5-42.4
College Graduate 420 24 5.8 3.5- 9.5 30 9.5 6.1-14.5 83 18.6 14.4-23.8 105 24.0 18.9-30.0 178 42.0 35.6-48.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 446 57 14.3 10.0-20.0 54 14.5 10.1-20.3 117 27.6 21.7-34.3 74 12.4 8.8-17.4 144 31.2 25.1-38.1
No 759 27 3.6 2.1- 6.0 33 5.7 3.6- 9.0 159 22.4 18.4-27.0 200 25.8 21.7-30.5 340 42.4 37.4-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 *** *** *** 14 10.1 5.8-17.1 32 17.9 11.3-27.1 40 21.7 14.8-30.6 68 40.8 31.3-51.0
Non-Veteran 1,047 71 6.8 4.8- 9.4 73 8.4 6.0-11.6 250 25.9 22.1-30.0 234 20.8 17.5-24.5 419 38.2 33.8-42.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 615 43 7.4 5.0-10.6 44 10.1 6.9-14.4 152 26.7 22.0-32.0 140 20.8 16.6-25.7 236 35.1 29.8-40.8
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 359 *** *** *** 22 5.1 2.9- 8.8 60 12.2 8.3-17.6 92 25.5 19.7-32.3 176 55.2 47.7-62.5
Unable to Work 126 22 13.4 7.3-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 17.5 10.0-28.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 18.5 11.6-28.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 24.0 16.6-33.2 38 21.9 14.9-30.9 72 33.0 24.6-42.8
$75,000+ 341 *** *** *** 21 8.7 4.9-15.1 65 18.4 13.6-24.3 88 22.7 17.4-29.0 155 45.6 38.3-53.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 25.2 17.9-34.2 56 24.1 16.2-34.2 105 39.8 31.1-49.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 626 25 5.6 3.5- 8.9 36 8.2 5.3-12.4 128 21.5 17.5-26.1 153 22.1 18.1-26.6 284 42.7 37.3-48.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 25.2 17.9-34.2 56 24.1 16.2-34.2 105 39.8 31.1-49.1
HOUSING
Own 868 41 5.8 4.0- 8.4 54 7.8 5.3-11.3 182 22.1 18.3-26.4 212 22.7 18.8-27.1 379 41.7 36.8-46.6
Rent 253 34 13.1 7.6-21.6 23 10.4 6.5-16.3 72 28.8 21.9-37.0 50 18.2 12.9-25.1 74 29.5 22.4-37.7
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 277 27 8.4 5.4-12.8 21 7.7 4.7-12.4 54 21.9 16.4-28.7 69 26.0 20.1-32.9 106 35.9 29.4-43.0
Rural 864 52 6.6 4.3-10.0 58 8.8 5.9-12.8 205 25.6 21.2-30.5 188 18.1 14.5-22.4 361 41.0 35.7-46.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 853 58 7.4 5.0-10.9 56 8.9 6.0-13.0 192 26.0 21.5-31.1 194 20.2 16.5-24.4 353 37.5 32.6-42.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.0 13.4-28.7 31 20.0 13.1-29.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 221 16 7.6 4.4-12.9 16 7.9 4.6-13.2 59 23.9 17.8-31.4 49 23.3 16.3-32.3 81 37.2 29.1-46.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** 14 8.7 4.9-15.0 50 28.3 20.9-37.1 36 20.2 13.8-28.6 57 36.1 26.8-46.6
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 21.9 14.1-32.4 *** *** *** 50 35.8 26.3-46.7
3rd Quartile 352 28 7.5 4.4-12.4 33 9.1 6.1-13.4 77 22.2 17.2-28.2 82 21.6 16.8-27.4 132 39.5 33.0-46.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 572 35 6.9 4.1-11.3 *** *** *** 131 27.4 20.9-35.0 125 16.5 12.2-21.9 249 40.1 33.0-47.7

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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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