2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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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 3,221 95 3.4 2.5- 4.5 119 3.5 2.8- 4.5 729 23.0 20.9-25.2 896 27.1 24.9-29.3 1,382 43.0 40.6-45.5
Eastern NC 1,232 37 3.4 2.2- 5.3 47 3.9 2.7- 5.8 279 23.9 20.5-27.7 307 22.7 19.6-26.1 562 46.0 41.9-50.2
GENDER
Male 491 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9 18 3.5 2.0- 6.1 85 19.6 14.8-25.5 102 20.0 15.5-25.4 267 52.8 46.3-59.2
Female 741 *** *** *** 29 4.3 2.5- 7.2 194 27.6 23.0-32.7 205 25.0 20.9-29.7 295 40.3 35.2-45.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 575 *** *** *** 22 3.7 2.3- 6.0 111 21.2 17.0-26.0 172 27.4 23.1-32.2 258 45.8 40.5-51.1
Non-Hispanic Black 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 26.7 20.0-34.7 48 17.2 12.0-24.0 117 45.9 37.6-54.5
Other 392 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 16.1 10.3-24.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 36.6 27.6-46.7 49 22.3 15.9-30.4 45 28.7 20.7-38.2
35-44 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 18.0 11.9-26.1 55 25.6 18.0-35.0 *** *** ***
45-54 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 18.6 12.1-27.6 46 22.8 15.7-31.8 98 52.6 42.6-62.3
55-64 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 26.1 18.5-35.4 60 19.5 13.5-27.4 126 44.8 35.8-54.1
65-74 236 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 22.5 15.4-31.5 54 22.6 15.4-31.9 116 50.2 40.8-59.6
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 13.1 7.9-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 26.7 19.3-35.7 56 19.3 13.4-26.9 136 43.7 35.0-52.9
Some Post-H.S. 416 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 24.2 19.0-30.4 100 21.3 16.6-26.9 191 47.6 40.9-54.3
College Graduate 424 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 17.4 13.1-22.8 134 30.8 25.1-37.0 189 45.6 39.1-52.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 455 26 6.4 3.7-10.8 27 5.4 3.2- 8.9 135 30.0 23.9-36.8 97 19.4 14.6-25.4 170 38.8 32.3-45.7
No 767 *** *** *** *** *** *** 140 20.7 16.6-25.4 208 24.3 20.4-28.7 389 50.1 44.9-55.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 20.8 13.8-30.1 35 23.1 15.3-33.4 88 46.7 37.2-56.5
Non-Veteran 1,060 33 3.5 2.2- 5.5 38 3.5 2.2- 5.5 244 24.5 20.7-28.7 272 22.6 19.3-26.4 473 45.9 41.4-50.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 623 *** *** *** 21 3.7 2.0- 6.6 128 24.8 20.0-30.2 166 23.2 19.0-27.9 295 45.5 39.8-51.3
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 17.1 12.6-22.9 86 23.8 18.0-30.7 188 56.0 48.6-63.2
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 22.3 14.1-33.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 25.5 17.5-35.5 55 28.0 20.4-37.2 68 38.7 29.6-48.6
$75,000+ 345 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 16.3 11.5-22.7 89 23.9 18.4-30.5 193 56.8 49.4-63.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 25.1 18.0-34.0 59 21.0 14.8-28.9 124 48.6 39.4-57.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 635 *** *** *** 17 3.4 2.0- 5.9 129 22.1 17.8-27.1 169 24.1 19.8-28.9 312 49.0 43.6-54.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 25.1 18.0-34.0 59 21.0 14.8-28.9 124 48.6 39.4-57.9
HOUSING
Own 881 *** *** *** 23 3.0 1.8- 4.9 182 20.5 16.9-24.6 231 24.1 20.3-28.4 436 50.8 45.9-55.8
Rent 254 20 6.9 3.8-12.2 *** *** *** 71 30.1 22.4-39.0 58 20.1 14.6-27.0 90 35.3 28.0-43.4
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 24.9 19.2-31.8 70 23.7 18.4-30.1 119 41.4 34.6-48.6
Rural 874 *** *** *** 29 3.1 1.9- 5.1 192 22.8 18.5-27.8 214 21.8 17.9-26.3 416 49.3 44.0-54.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 867 27 3.8 2.3- 6.3 32 4.2 2.5- 7.0 197 23.6 19.3-28.6 212 21.9 18.1-26.2 399 46.4 41.2-51.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 24.3 16.8-33.9 38 27.5 18.8-38.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 24.4 17.5-33.0 57 21.9 16.1-29.1 105 47.6 38.8-56.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 25.3 16.7-36.2 48 27.8 20.3-36.7 75 42.5 33.4-52.1
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 23.9 16.0-34.2 31 19.5 12.7-28.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 355 *** *** *** 23 6.2 3.6-10.4 88 25.6 20.1-32.1 87 23.4 18.4-29.3 149 42.6 36.1-49.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 581 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 21.1 15.5-28.0 141 20.9 15.7-27.3 280 51.7 44.2-59.1

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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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