2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
Eastern NC 1,503 233 15.9 13.5-18.7 426 30.4 27.1-33.8 491 32.9 29.6-36.4 263 15.9 13.3-18.8 90 4.9 3.5- 7.0
GENDER
Male 640 111 18.0 14.3-22.4 196 30.4 25.6-35.7 201 31.9 27.1-37.2 100 15.0 11.4-19.5 32 4.7 2.7- 8.2
Female 863 122 13.9 10.9-17.6 230 30.3 26.1-34.9 290 33.8 29.4-38.6 163 16.7 13.4-20.7 58 5.2 3.3- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 735 127 16.6 13.5-20.3 247 35.0 30.7-39.5 237 31.1 27.0-35.4 92 13.8 10.6-17.8 32 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 291 32 14.0 9.3-20.4 56 19.0 14.0-25.1 115 38.0 30.5-46.1 71 22.2 16.5-29.1 *** *** ***
Other 457 71 16.5 11.2-23.5 118 33.1 24.2-43.4 130 29.2 21.8-37.9 98 14.9 10.3-21.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 267 62 20.6 15.6-26.7 101 34.7 28.2-41.8 75 31.6 25.2-38.8 24 10.8 6.8-16.9 *** *** ***
35-44 223 42 16.0 10.4-24.0 67 37.5 28.0-47.9 74 34.5 25.3-45.1 35 10.9 7.1-16.4 *** *** ***
45-54 220 38 22.4 15.1-32.0 62 30.7 22.8-39.8 74 29.6 22.3-38.2 34 14.0 8.0-23.4 *** *** ***
55-64 304 36 9.5 5.8-15.2 78 24.2 17.9-31.9 96 35.6 27.8-44.3 65 20.8 14.6-28.7 29 9.9 5.8-16.4
65-74 291 31 11.1 6.7-17.8 70 24.4 18.2-31.9 103 37.8 30.1-46.1 67 22.5 16.0-30.8 *** *** ***
75+ 183 21 9.9 5.8-16.2 44 23.4 16.1-32.8 63 27.5 19.6-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 50 16.8 12.0-23.2 84 26.6 20.4-34.0 134 37.0 29.9-44.7 74 14.5 9.9-20.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 472 58 12.7 9.0-17.6 134 33.9 28.3-39.9 154 31.6 26.3-37.5 99 18.5 14.4-23.6 27 3.3 1.8- 5.9
College Graduate 531 116 22.8 18.4-27.8 191 37.2 31.9-42.9 155 27.4 22.7-32.7 57 9.8 6.8-14.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 35 7.9 5.0-12.2 93 19.2 14.8-24.4 160 29.4 24.2-35.1 174 33.0 27.3-39.3 72 10.6 7.3-15.0
No 921 192 20.9 17.5-24.7 319 35.3 31.1-39.7 310 35.1 30.8-39.6 85 7.2 5.2-10.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 43 19.1 13.7-25.9 73 32.3 25.4-40.1 72 26.3 20.1-33.6 42 18.0 12.3-25.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,252 188 15.1 12.4-18.2 351 29.9 26.3-33.8 417 34.4 30.6-38.4 218 15.4 12.7-18.7 78 5.1 3.4- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 765 156 20.1 16.4-24.3 249 33.7 29.3-38.5 261 34.7 30.1-39.5 83 9.3 6.8-12.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 49 10.8 7.5-15.2 115 27.3 21.7-33.7 149 32.9 27.0-39.4 83 20.9 15.7-27.2 33 8.2 4.6-14.1
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 15.2 8.9-24.5
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 18 14.0 7.9-23.6 34 22.9 15.1-33.1 51 32.2 23.3-42.7 44 23.9 16.0-34.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 204 29 13.9 8.8-21.3 52 25.3 17.6-35.0 69 34.4 25.5-44.5 43 19.8 12.8-29.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 27 13.3 8.1-21.3 69 38.9 29.9-48.7 78 33.4 25.5-42.4 33 13.4 8.6-20.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 424 98 20.6 15.8-26.2 164 39.8 33.6-46.4 125 31.7 25.9-38.1 25 5.0 2.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 45 15.9 11.0-22.5 76 25.4 19.1-32.8 108 34.8 27.1-43.5 64 19.2 13.3-27.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** 21 16.5 9.2-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 14.7 8.4-24.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 18 16.3 8.8-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 17.9 10.6-28.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 775 145 17.0 13.7-20.8 262 36.5 31.9-41.5 256 32.7 28.3-37.3 87 11.2 8.4-14.8 25 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 45 15.9 11.0-22.5 76 25.4 19.1-32.8 108 34.8 27.1-43.5 64 19.2 13.3-27.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,022 161 15.5 12.5-19.0 311 31.9 27.8-36.3 330 33.3 29.1-37.8 167 14.8 11.7-18.5 53 4.5 3.0- 6.8
Rent 361 54 15.9 11.6-21.4 86 27.0 21.6-33.3 123 36.9 30.8-43.6 73 16.3 12.0-21.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 19.8 11.7-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 14 13.8 7.6-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 74 18.6 14.4-23.6 116 32.1 26.8-38.0 134 30.8 25.7-36.4 57 15.6 11.2-21.2 *** *** ***
Rural 1,018 145 14.7 11.6-18.4 271 27.7 23.5-32.3 334 35.1 30.5-40.0 194 16.7 13.4-20.5 74 5.9 3.8- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,040 158 16.5 13.4-20.1 268 28.2 24.1-32.6 349 33.0 28.9-37.5 199 17.9 14.5-21.9 66 4.4 2.8- 6.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 31 17.3 11.0-26.0 61 33.3 25.5-42.3 49 28.0 20.5-36.9 32 17.5 11.2-26.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 44 13.6 9.5-19.1 97 34.6 28.1-41.8 93 35.4 28.4-43.2 32 9.3 6.0-14.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 38 14.2 9.9-20.1 84 38.7 31.2-46.8 68 30.4 23.5-38.3 27 9.3 6.0-14.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 34 18.1 12.3-25.8 53 31.2 23.6-39.9 67 34.7 26.5-44.0 22 13.4 8.2-21.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 448 75 16.2 12.4-21.0 131 29.0 24.1-34.5 148 32.1 27.0-37.7 78 18.4 13.9-23.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 86 15.1 10.7-21.0 158 26.7 20.6-33.8 208 34.2 27.8-41.3 136 18.1 13.4-23.9 57 5.9 3.5- 9.7

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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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