2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
Eastern NC 1,165 165 12.5 10.5-14.8 1,000 87.5 85.2-89.5
GENDER
Male 524 50 9.5 6.9-12.9 474 90.5 87.1-93.1
Female 641 115 15.3 12.5-18.8 526 84.7 81.2-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 731 104 12.7 10.2-15.8 627 87.3 84.2-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 241 38 11.2 7.8-15.8 203 88.8 84.2-92.2
Other 178 22 14.6 9.0-22.8 156 85.4 77.2-91.0
AGE
18-34 240 29 11.6 7.8-16.8 211 88.4 83.2-92.2
35-44 170 23 10.1 6.5-15.4 147 89.9 84.6-93.5
45-54 174 29 16.2 10.5-24.2 145 83.8 75.8-89.5
55-64 224 41 17.0 12.2-23.2 183 83.0 76.8-87.8
65-74 198 27 12.1 7.8-18.3 171 87.9 81.7-92.2
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 14 12.1 6.7-20.9 90 87.9 79.1-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 47 13.4 9.8-18.2 261 86.6 81.8-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 322 39 11.6 8.1-16.5 283 88.4 83.5-91.9
College Graduate 426 65 12.9 9.9-16.6 361 87.1 83.4-90.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 80 18.4 14.3-23.3 301 81.6 76.7-85.7
No 751 81 9.8 7.6-12.6 670 90.2 87.4-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 19 7.9 4.8-12.8 209 92.1 87.2-95.2
Non-Veteran 934 146 13.8 11.4-16.5 788 86.2 83.5-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 603 81 11.3 8.9-14.4 522 88.7 85.6-91.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 40 10.4 7.2-14.9 295 89.6 85.1-92.8
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 14 16.5 9.0-28.4 63 83.5 71.6-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 15 9.1 5.1-15.7 94 90.9 84.3-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 140 27 17.7 11.6-26.1 113 82.3 73.9-88.4
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 356 51 14.4 10.6-19.2 305 85.6 80.8-89.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 37 12.5 8.5-18.0 236 87.5 82.0-91.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 26 12.0 7.6-18.3 100 88.0 81.7-92.4
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 582 74 12.3 9.5-15.8 508 87.7 84.2-90.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 37 12.5 8.5-18.0 236 87.5 82.0-91.5
HOUSING
Own 757 90 11.4 9.0-14.3 667 88.6 85.7-91.0
Rent 318 63 17.1 13.0-22.2 255 82.9 77.8-87.0
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 15 14.2 8.1-23.8 80 85.8 76.2-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 387 55 12.6 9.3-16.7 332 87.4 83.3-90.7
Rural 683 95 12.2 9.7-15.4 588 87.8 84.6-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 707 101 12.6 10.0-15.7 606 87.4 84.3-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 17 11.1 6.7-18.0 105 88.9 82.0-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 47 12.9 9.4-17.5 289 87.1 82.5-90.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 30 11.7 7.8-17.0 199 88.3 83.0-92.2
2nd Quartile 222 29 12.2 8.1-17.8 193 87.8 82.2-91.9
3rd Quartile 386 51 10.8 7.9-14.6 335 89.2 85.4-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 55 15.4 11.1-20.8 273 84.6 79.2-88.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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