2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
Eastern NC 1,201 47 4.6 3.2- 6.4 1,154 95.4 93.6-96.8
GENDER
Male 476 38 8.4 5.8-12.1 438 91.6 87.9-94.2
Female 725 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 558 23 4.6 2.9- 7.3 535 95.4 92.7-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 384 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 405 20 5.3 3.0- 9.0 385 94.7 91.0-97.0
College Graduate 415 15 4.8 2.7- 8.3 400 95.2 91.7-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 439 18 4.8 2.9- 8.1 421 95.2 91.9-97.1
No 751 29 4.5 2.9- 7.0 722 95.5 93.0-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 15 10.5 5.9-17.9 151 89.5 82.1-94.1
Non-Veteran 1,033 32 3.5 2.3- 5.3 1,001 96.5 94.7-97.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 606 25 4.4 2.8- 6.9 581 95.6 93.1-97.2
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 615 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 593 96.0 93.4-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 857 22 3.1 1.8- 5.1 835 96.9 94.9-98.2
Rent 248 17 8.7 5.2-14.1 231 91.3 85.9-94.8
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 277 15 4.6 2.7- 7.8 262 95.4 92.2-97.3
Rural 850 27 3.9 2.4- 6.1 823 96.1 93.9-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 842 30 4.4 2.9- 6.7 812 95.6 93.3-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 350 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0 330 95.6 93.0-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 562 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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