2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
Eastern NC 1,143 56 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,087 95.3 93.7-96.5
GENDER
Male 512 22 3.8 2.3- 6.2 490 96.2 93.8-97.7
Female 631 34 5.5 3.8- 8.0 597 94.5 92.0-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 29 3.8 2.4- 5.8 693 96.2 94.2-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 234 16 5.8 3.5- 9.6 218 94.2 90.4-96.5
Other 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 219 14 6.9 3.9-12.0 205 93.1 88.0-96.1
65-74 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 13 11.9 6.5-20.8 90 88.1 79.2-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 316 17 5.3 3.2- 8.9 299 94.7 91.1-96.8
College Graduate 419 16 4.1 2.3- 7.3 403 95.9 92.7-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 56 14.3 10.7-18.9 324 85.7 81.1-89.3
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 919 49 5.3 3.9- 7.3 870 94.7 92.7-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 595 18 3.3 2.0- 5.6 577 96.7 94.4-98.0
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 24 6.0 3.8- 9.3 311 94.0 90.7-96.2
Unable to Work 86 12 17.4 9.6-29.6 74 82.6 70.4-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 16 4.7 2.6- 8.2 253 95.3 91.8-97.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 581 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 562 96.1 93.6-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 16 4.7 2.6- 8.2 253 95.3 91.8-97.4
HOUSING
Own 745 31 4.1 2.8- 6.1 714 95.9 93.9-97.2
Rent 310 21 6.8 4.2-10.8 289 93.2 89.2-95.8
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 377 17 4.6 2.6- 7.9 360 95.4 92.1-97.4
Rural 669 37 5.2 3.6- 7.4 632 94.8 92.6-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 689 36 4.8 3.2- 7.0 653 95.2 93.0-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 22 6.2 3.8- 9.9 298 93.8 90.1-96.2

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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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