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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
Eastern NC 1,160 110 8.3 6.7-10.3 1,050 91.7 89.7-93.3
GENDER
Male 522 24 4.6 2.8- 7.3 498 95.4 92.7-97.2
Female 638 86 11.8 9.2-15.0 552 88.2 85.0-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 727 70 8.2 6.2-10.8 657 91.8 89.2-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 240 26 8.6 5.6-13.0 214 91.4 87.0-94.4
Other 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 170 15 6.5 3.8-11.1 155 93.5 88.9-96.2
45-54 174 23 13.2 8.0-21.2 151 86.8 78.8-92.0
55-64 222 28 11.8 7.8-17.4 194 88.2 82.6-92.2
65-74 198 21 8.8 5.4-14.0 177 91.2 86.0-94.6
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 31 8.6 5.7-12.6 277 91.4 87.4-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 321 27 8.7 5.6-13.2 294 91.3 86.8-94.4
College Graduate 422 42 7.9 5.7-10.9 380 92.1 89.1-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 379 61 14.3 10.6-19.0 318 85.7 81.0-89.4
No 748 45 5.3 3.8- 7.5 703 94.7 92.5-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 930 98 9.3 7.3-11.6 832 90.7 88.4-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 601 49 6.4 4.7- 8.7 552 93.6 91.3-95.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 28 7.6 4.9-11.6 304 92.4 88.4-95.1
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 15 10.4 5.8-17.9 124 89.6 82.1-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 34 8.5 5.8-12.2 320 91.5 87.8-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 26 9.6 6.0-14.9 246 90.4 85.1-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 20 8.7 5.2-14.3 106 91.3 85.7-94.8
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 46 7.5 5.4-10.4 532 92.5 89.6-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 26 9.6 6.0-14.9 246 90.4 85.1-94.0
HOUSING
Own 753 62 7.8 5.8-10.3 691 92.2 89.7-94.2
Rent 317 40 10.7 7.5-15.1 277 89.3 84.9-92.5
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 385 37 9.1 6.3-12.9 348 90.9 87.1-93.7
Rural 682 66 8.2 6.1-10.9 616 91.8 89.1-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 706 71 8.7 6.6-11.4 635 91.3 88.6-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 13 8.2 4.6-14.1 109 91.8 85.9-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 26 7.3 4.7-11.3 306 92.7 88.7-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 16 5.6 3.2- 9.4 210 94.4 90.6-96.8
2nd Quartile 221 20 9.1 5.6-14.5 201 90.9 85.5-94.4
3rd Quartile 385 36 7.8 5.4-11.3 349 92.2 88.7-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 38 9.9 6.6-14.6 290 90.1 85.4-93.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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