2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,073 322 7.0 6.0- 8.2 3,751 93.0 91.8-94.0
Eastern NC 1,504 131 7.1 5.4- 9.2 1,373 92.9 90.8-94.6
GENDER
Male 639 52 7.4 4.9-11.1 587 92.6 88.9-95.1
Female 865 79 6.8 4.9- 9.5 786 93.2 90.5-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 68 8.3 5.8-11.6 665 91.7 88.4-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 293 31 7.2 4.6-11.2 262 92.8 88.8-95.4
Other 459 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 27 7.9 4.4-13.7 276 92.1 86.3-95.6
65-74 290 56 20.9 15.0-28.5 234 79.1 71.5-85.0
75+ 182 23 9.5 5.3-16.6 159 90.5 83.4-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 366 31 5.8 3.5- 9.4 335 94.2 90.6-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 474 53 10.2 6.7-15.2 421 89.8 84.8-93.3
College Graduate 530 28 3.8 2.2- 6.6 502 96.2 93.4-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 88 11.9 8.8-16.0 450 88.1 84.0-91.2
No 920 41 4.8 3.0- 7.7 879 95.2 92.3-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 24 8.7 5.2-14.4 219 91.3 85.6-94.8
Non-Veteran 1,252 107 6.8 5.0- 9.2 1,145 93.2 90.8-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 765 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 66 15.6 11.2-21.3 362 84.4 78.7-88.8
Unable to Work 137 31 14.9 8.8-23.9 106 85.1 76.1-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 21 9.2 5.1-16.0 185 90.8 84.0-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 25 6.2 3.5-10.8 284 93.8 89.2-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 777 51 7.2 4.7-10.6 726 92.8 89.4-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 25 6.2 3.5-10.8 284 93.8 89.2-96.5
HOUSING
Own 1,022 85 7.8 5.6-10.8 937 92.2 89.2-94.4
Rent 362 31 5.6 3.5- 8.9 331 94.4 91.1-96.5
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 390 24 6.0 3.7- 9.6 366 94.0 90.4-96.3
Rural 1,021 103 8.1 5.8-11.2 918 91.9 88.8-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,043 94 7.3 5.2-10.1 949 92.7 89.9-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 21 10.1 5.6-17.4 160 89.9 82.6-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 450 41 8.8 6.0-12.6 409 91.2 87.4-94.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 66 7.8 4.6-12.9 582 92.2 87.1-95.4

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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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