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 4,312 390 7.5 6.6- 8.4 3,922 92.5 91.6-93.4
Eastern NC 1,162 108 7.1 5.7- 8.8 1,054 92.9 91.2-94.3
GENDER
Male 520 48 7.4 5.4-10.0 472 92.6 90.0-94.6
Female 642 60 6.8 5.1- 9.1 582 93.2 90.9-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 727 88 9.3 7.4-11.8 639 90.7 88.2-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 242 14 5.0 2.9- 8.6 228 95.0 91.4-97.1
Other 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 241 *** *** *** 241 100 -
35-44 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 223 15 5.3 3.0- 9.3 208 94.7 90.7-97.0
65-74 196 39 18.9 13.6-25.7 157 81.1 74.3-86.4
75+ 144 40 25.2 17.7-34.6 104 74.8 65.4-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 18 4.8 2.9- 8.0 288 95.2 92.0-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 322 35 8.3 5.7-11.9 287 91.7 88.1-94.3
College Graduate 424 46 8.4 6.1-11.4 378 91.6 88.6-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 61 13.4 10.1-17.4 320 86.6 82.6-89.9
No 748 46 4.3 3.1- 6.0 702 95.7 94.0-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 19 5.4 3.2- 8.8 207 94.6 91.2-96.8
Non-Veteran 933 89 7.6 6.0- 9.5 844 92.4 90.5-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 601 21 2.2 1.3- 3.6 580 97.8 96.4-98.7
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 68 19.0 14.7-24.3 265 81.0 75.7-85.3
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 18 8.8 5.3-14.4 122 91.2 85.6-94.7
$50,000- 74,999 156 18 8.1 4.7-13.7 138 91.9 86.3-95.3
$75,000+ 352 27 5.7 3.7- 8.6 325 94.3 91.4-96.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 24 6.6 4.1-10.3 248 93.4 89.7-95.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 13 9.5 5.2-16.5 113 90.5 83.5-94.8
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 56 7.0 5.2- 9.4 522 93.0 90.6-94.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 24 6.6 4.1-10.3 248 93.4 89.7-95.9
HOUSING
Own 750 87 8.7 6.9-11.0 663 91.3 89.0-93.1
Rent 320 19 4.1 2.5- 6.7 301 95.9 93.3-97.5
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 383 25 4.6 2.9- 7.2 358 95.4 92.8-97.1
Rural 683 72 8.2 6.3-10.5 611 91.8 89.5-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 706 54 5.7 4.2- 7.6 652 94.3 92.4-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 17 10.1 5.8-17.2 105 89.9 82.8-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 334 37 9.5 6.6-13.5 297 90.5 86.5-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 28 11.3 7.5-16.8 201 88.7 83.2-92.5
2nd Quartile 220 18 5.2 2.9- 8.9 202 94.8 91.1-97.1
3rd Quartile 384 31 5.7 3.8- 8.4 353 94.3 91.6-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 31 7.8 5.3-11.3 298 92.2 88.7-94.7

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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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