2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
Eastern NC 1,503 1,150 79.2 75.9-82.1 353 20.8 17.9-24.1
GENDER
Male 640 508 80.3 75.3-84.5 132 19.7 15.5-24.7
Female 863 642 78.1 73.7-81.9 221 21.9 18.1-26.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 735 611 82.7 78.5-86.2 124 17.3 13.8-21.5
Non-Hispanic Black 291 203 70.9 63.4-77.4 88 29.1 22.6-36.6
Other 457 319 78.8 69.8-85.6 138 21.2 14.4-30.2
AGE
18-34 267 238 86.9 80.0-91.7 29 13.1 8.3-20.0
35-44 223 183 88.0 82.4-92.1 40 12.0 7.9-17.6
45-54 220 174 82.7 73.3-89.2 46 17.3 10.8-26.7
55-64 304 210 69.3 60.9-76.7 94 30.7 23.3-39.1
65-74 291 204 73.3 65.0-80.2 87 26.7 19.8-35.0
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 268 80.5 73.5-86.0 101 19.5 14.0-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 472 346 78.2 72.9-82.6 126 21.8 17.4-27.1
College Graduate 531 462 87.4 82.7-91.0 69 12.6 9.0-17.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 288 56.4 50.1-62.5 246 43.6 37.5-49.9
No 921 821 91.2 88.0-93.6 100 8.8 6.4-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 188 77.7 69.9-84.0 54 22.3 16.0-30.1
Non-Veteran 1,252 956 79.4 75.8-82.7 296 20.6 17.3-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 765 666 88.5 84.6-91.4 99 11.5 8.6-15.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 313 70.9 63.9-77.1 116 29.1 22.9-36.1
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 103 69.1 58.2-78.2 59 30.9 21.8-41.8
$35,000- 49,999 204 150 73.6 62.6-82.3 54 26.4 17.7-37.4
$50,000- 74,999 209 174 85.7 78.8-90.6 35 14.3 9.4-21.2
$75,000+ 424 387 92.1 87.9-94.9 37 7.9 5.1-12.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 229 76.1 68.2-82.6 84 23.9 17.4-31.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 775 663 86.2 82.4-89.2 112 13.8 10.8-17.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 229 76.1 68.2-82.6 84 23.9 17.4-31.8
HOUSING
Own 1,022 802 80.7 76.7-84.1 220 19.3 15.9-23.3
Rent 361 263 79.8 74.2-84.5 98 20.2 15.5-25.8
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 76 82.3 70.9-89.9 18 17.7 10.1-29.1
Regional City or Suburban County 391 324 81.5 75.7-86.2 67 18.5 13.8-24.3
Rural 1,018 750 77.5 73.1-81.3 268 22.5 18.7-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,040 775 77.7 73.4-81.4 265 22.3 18.6-26.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 141 78.6 69.8-85.3 40 21.4 14.7-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 234 83.6 76.6-88.8 48 16.4 11.2-23.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 190 83.3 75.0-89.3 38 16.7 10.7-25.0
2nd Quartile 182 154 84.0 76.2-89.6 28 16.0 10.4-23.8
3rd Quartile 448 354 77.4 71.6-82.3 94 22.6 17.7-28.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 452 76.1 69.8-81.4 193 23.9 18.6-30.2

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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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