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 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
Eastern NC 1,226 102 10.0 7.4-13.5 1,124 90.0 86.5-92.6
GENDER
Male 492 31 10.3 6.3-16.6 461 89.7 83.4-93.7
Female 734 71 9.8 6.8-14.0 663 90.2 86.0-93.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 571 30 5.5 3.5- 8.6 541 94.5 91.4-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 251 40 18.9 12.1-28.3 211 81.1 71.7-87.9
Other 394 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 190 22 11.2 6.2-19.3 168 88.8 80.7-93.8
55-64 267 25 10.9 6.4-17.9 242 89.1 82.1-93.6
65-74 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 31 13.5 7.5-22.9 256 86.5 77.1-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 415 32 9.2 5.7-14.5 383 90.8 85.5-94.3
College Graduate 420 23 5.0 2.8- 8.9 397 95.0 91.1-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 455 57 11.3 7.4-16.8 398 88.7 83.2-92.6
No 762 43 8.9 5.7-13.7 719 91.1 86.3-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,055 93 11.1 8.1-15.1 962 88.9 84.9-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 619 53 11.9 8.0-17.4 566 88.1 82.6-92.0
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 20 15.5 8.5-26.5 154 84.5 73.5-91.5
$50,000- 74,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 631 27 5.6 3.4- 9.0 604 94.4 91.0-96.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 875 44 8.2 5.3-12.7 831 91.8 87.3-94.7
Rent 254 47 17.7 11.7-25.9 207 82.3 74.1-88.3
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 282 30 9.6 6.1-14.7 252 90.4 85.3-93.9
Rural 870 67 10.7 7.1-15.8 803 89.3 84.2-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 862 75 10.2 7.1-14.3 787 89.8 85.7-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 354 41 12.0 8.1-17.6 313 88.0 82.4-91.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 577 42 9.0 5.1-15.2 535 91.0 84.8-94.9

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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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