2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,606 1,434 36.3 34.1-38.6 2,172 63.7 61.4-65.9
Eastern NC 1,340 562 38.1 34.4-41.9 778 61.9 58.1-65.6
GENDER
Male 546 217 34.9 29.7-40.6 329 65.1 59.4-70.3
Female 794 345 40.7 35.8-45.9 449 59.3 54.1-64.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 661 267 38.2 33.6-43.1 394 61.8 56.9-66.4
Non-Hispanic Black 263 122 46.6 38.6-54.9 141 53.4 45.1-61.4
Other 398 168 23.4 16.6-32.0 230 76.6 68.0-83.4
AGE
18-34 193 18 8.5 4.7-14.8 175 91.5 85.2-95.3
35-44 185 50 23.2 15.7-32.8 135 76.8 67.2-84.3
45-54 204 86 41.3 32.2-51.1 118 58.7 48.9-67.8
55-64 287 138 55.4 46.9-63.6 149 44.6 36.4-53.1
65-74 280 162 55.3 46.8-63.5 118 44.7 36.5-53.2
75+ 178 101 65.7 55.7-74.4 77 34.3 25.6-44.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 138 40.3 32.3-48.8 168 59.7 51.2-67.7
Some Post-H.S. 422 171 37.2 31.2-43.5 251 62.8 56.5-68.8
College Graduate 499 191 32.6 27.4-38.3 308 67.4 61.7-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 259 49.4 42.9-55.9 233 50.6 44.1-57.1
No 806 291 31.9 27.6-36.6 515 68.1 63.4-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 90 38.7 30.6-47.4 121 61.3 52.6-69.4
Non-Veteran 1,121 469 38.0 34.0-42.2 652 62.0 57.8-66.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 662 203 27.3 22.8-32.3 459 72.7 67.7-77.2
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 408 221 56.6 49.7-63.3 187 43.4 36.7-50.3
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 188 65 30.2 22.6-39.0 123 69.8 61.0-77.4
$75,000+ 403 135 34.0 28.0-40.6 268 66.0 59.4-72.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 264 127 40.3 31.7-49.5 137 59.7 50.5-68.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 720 275 37.6 32.9-42.6 445 62.4 57.4-67.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 264 127 40.3 31.7-49.5 137 59.7 50.5-68.3
HOUSING
Own 960 423 41.9 37.4-46.6 537 58.1 53.4-62.6
Rent 284 99 27.9 21.8-35.0 185 72.1 65.0-78.2
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 338 114 30.4 24.8-36.7 224 69.6 63.3-75.2
Rural 922 411 42.2 37.3-47.3 511 57.8 52.7-62.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 924 397 40.1 35.3-45.0 527 59.9 55.0-64.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 65 37.7 28.6-47.6 98 62.3 52.4-71.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 100 32.9 26.2-40.3 153 67.1 59.7-73.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 203 84 35.2 27.9-43.4 119 64.8 56.6-72.1
2nd Quartile 157 47 25.7 18.3-34.7 110 74.3 65.3-81.7
3rd Quartile 396 157 39.0 33.0-45.3 239 61.0 54.7-67.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 584 274 45.9 38.7-53.2 310 54.1 46.8-61.3

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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.

***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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