2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,046 3,365 80.5 78.7-82.2 309 8.6 7.4- 9.9 173 5.3 4.4- 6.4 167 4.6 3.8- 5.6 32 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Eastern NC 1,496 1,275 82.1 78.9-84.9 98 8.6 6.5-11.4 52 3.9 2.7- 5.6 59 4.3 3.1- 5.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 636 521 81.2 76.4-85.3 45 8.3 5.4-12.7 27 4.2 2.5- 6.8 36 5.3 3.5- 7.9 *** *** ***
Female 860 754 82.9 78.5-86.6 53 8.9 6.2-12.8 25 3.7 2.2- 6.2 23 3.4 2.0- 5.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 726 629 83.6 79.6-87.0 44 7.3 5.1-10.4 23 3.8 2.3- 6.1 26 4.1 2.7- 6.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 292 256 83.3 75.0-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 458 374 73.9 65.3-80.9 36 13.9 8.7-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 265 181 68.0 60.7-74.5 41 15.3 10.6-21.6 22 7.0 4.2-11.4 18 7.0 4.2-11.6 *** *** ***
35-44 222 171 76.1 65.9-84.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 8.1 4.7-13.5 *** *** ***
45-54 222 195 88.3 81.6-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 301 268 90.8 84.8-94.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 365 291 78.3 70.7-84.3 32 11.4 6.6-18.9 *** *** *** 26 6.0 3.6- 9.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 472 410 84.1 78.9-88.1 26 5.6 3.5- 8.9 17 5.1 2.9- 8.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 528 476 88.6 84.4-91.8 28 7.1 4.6-10.8 15 2.6 1.4- 4.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 464 82.4 76.5-87.1 26 6.8 3.9-11.8 *** *** *** 22 5.1 3.0- 8.6 *** *** ***
No 916 768 81.4 77.3-84.9 69 9.6 6.9-13.3 37 4.2 2.7- 6.4 36 4.1 2.7- 6.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 212 88.4 82.8-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,247 1,054 80.6 76.9-83.9 85 9.4 6.9-12.7 44 4.2 2.8- 6.2 52 4.6 3.3- 6.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 761 611 77.9 73.3-81.9 60 10.3 7.2-14.5 35 4.7 3.0- 7.2 47 6.5 4.6- 9.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 427 406 94.8 90.9-97.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 127 72.9 61.9-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 169 82.9 74.9-88.7 17 10.5 6.0-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 180 84.2 76.6-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 424 385 89.5 84.8-93.0 20 5.2 2.9- 9.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 255 76.1 66.6-83.5 23 13.0 7.1-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 105 82.8 71.4-90.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 776 687 87.6 84.2-90.4 41 5.9 4.0- 8.5 22 3.1 1.9- 5.3 22 2.7 1.6- 4.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 255 76.1 66.6-83.5 23 13.0 7.1-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,017 917 87.7 83.9-90.7 51 6.9 4.5-10.4 *** *** *** 23 2.1 1.3- 3.6 *** *** ***
Rent 360 269 70.0 63.1-76.1 32 12.9 8.4-19.3 26 6.4 3.9-10.2 29 10.3 6.7-15.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 73 82.4 71.6-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 388 320 83.2 78.2-87.2 34 9.4 6.3-13.7 17 3.9 2.2- 6.9 17 3.6 2.0- 6.2 *** *** ***
Rural 1,017 882 81.5 76.8-85.4 58 8.4 5.6-12.6 30 4.1 2.5- 6.6 36 4.4 2.9- 6.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,035 883 82.0 78.1-85.4 68 9.3 6.8-12.6 34 3.3 2.1- 5.1 42 4.4 2.9- 6.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 156 85.3 77.4-90.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 236 80.4 72.2-86.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 191 86.3 80.5-90.6 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 151 77.6 67.2-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 449 374 81.8 76.5-86.2 38 9.4 6.3-13.8 21 5.3 3.1- 8.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 642 559 82.7 76.7-87.4 33 7.9 4.7-13.1 *** *** *** 25 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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