2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,061 2,101 51.4 49.2-53.6 1,374 31.7 29.7-33.7 586 16.9 15.3-18.6
Eastern NC 1,499 766 49.2 45.5-52.9 532 35.5 32.0-39.1 201 15.3 12.8-18.2
GENDER
Male 638 309 46.4 41.0-52.0 213 34.3 29.2-39.7 116 19.3 15.2-24.2
Female 861 457 51.8 46.9-56.7 319 36.6 32.0-41.5 85 11.6 8.9-15.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 731 378 49.9 45.3-54.6 278 37.1 32.6-41.7 75 13.0 10.1-16.6
Non-Hispanic Black 292 135 45.8 38.1-53.8 127 43.3 35.7-51.2 30 10.9 7.0-16.6
Other 456 243 52.0 42.4-61.5 121 15.4 10.4-22.1 92 32.6 24.0-42.7
AGE
18-34 267 114 43.1 36.0-50.6 66 27.0 20.8-34.3 87 29.9 23.8-36.8
35-44 220 116 54.7 44.3-64.8 59 25.7 18.0-35.3 45 19.5 12.4-29.5
45-54 222 123 54.0 44.5-63.2 73 33.9 25.5-43.5 26 12.1 7.0-20.0
55-64 302 176 53.6 45.0-62.0 101 40.1 31.8-48.9 25 6.3 3.8-10.4
65-74 290 148 51.1 42.8-59.4 128 44.5 36.4-52.9 *** *** ***
75+ 183 77 39.3 29.7-49.8 102 60.5 50.0-70.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 184 48.5 40.8-56.2 123 32.1 25.4-39.5 60 19.5 13.9-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 471 237 49.9 43.8-56.0 175 35.8 30.1-41.9 59 14.3 10.5-19.2
College Graduate 528 288 52.9 47.1-58.6 198 39.8 34.2-45.6 42 7.3 5.1-10.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 535 235 40.9 35.0-47.2 242 46.5 40.2-52.8 58 12.6 9.2-17.0
No 916 502 53.3 48.7-57.9 277 30.4 26.3-34.8 137 16.3 13.2-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 97 35.2 28.2-42.8 112 48.7 40.9-56.6 32 16.1 10.9-23.2
Non-Veteran 1,249 664 52.2 48.0-56.3 417 32.6 28.8-36.7 168 15.2 12.4-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 760 423 53.4 48.4-58.4 204 27.8 23.5-32.4 133 18.8 15.3-23.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 207 48.7 41.9-55.5 203 48.0 41.2-54.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 14.5 8.7-23.3
$35,000- 49,999 204 *** *** *** 66 34.9 26.0-44.9 39 22.6 15.2-32.3
$50,000- 74,999 204 105 49.0 39.7-58.4 69 29.2 22.0-37.6 30 21.8 13.7-32.7
$75,000+ 423 239 54.4 47.8-60.8 161 39.2 33.0-45.7 23 6.4 3.8-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 157 50.2 41.9-58.5 106 32.2 24.7-40.7 48 17.6 12.4-24.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** 29 18.1 10.8-28.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 770 401 49.2 44.3-54.1 296 38.9 34.2-43.7 73 11.9 8.7-16.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 157 50.2 41.9-58.5 106 32.2 24.7-40.7 48 17.6 12.4-24.3
HOUSING
Own 1,020 561 52.3 47.6-56.9 376 37.6 33.2-42.1 83 10.1 7.4-13.7
Rent 361 159 44.7 38.1-51.5 109 27.8 22.2-34.3 93 27.5 22.0-33.7
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.5 11.3-31.6
Regional City or Suburban County 388 189 48.2 42.2-54.3 134 33.9 28.2-40.0 65 17.9 13.8-23.0
Rural 1,018 530 50.0 45.1-54.9 368 36.6 32.0-41.5 120 13.4 10.3-17.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,039 531 49.0 44.3-53.7 362 35.8 31.3-40.5 146 15.3 12.2-19.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 88 44.1 35.2-53.4 73 43.6 34.5-53.1 18 12.3 7.2-20.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 147 52.8 45.1-60.4 97 29.9 23.8-36.8 37 17.3 12.1-24.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 118 53.1 45.0-61.1 81 32.4 25.5-40.2 28 14.4 9.5-21.3
2nd Quartile 179 85 44.6 35.5-54.1 65 33.9 26.1-42.8 29 21.4 14.6-30.3
3rd Quartile 447 221 48.6 42.6-54.6 168 37.9 32.1-43.9 58 13.6 10.1-18.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 646 342 50.4 43.3-57.5 218 35.1 28.5-42.4 86 14.5 9.9-20.6

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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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