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 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
Eastern NC 1,161 74 4.6 3.5- 5.9 1,087 95.4 94.1-96.5
GENDER
Male 518 32 4.0 2.7- 6.0 486 96.0 94.0-97.3
Female 643 42 5.0 3.6- 7.0 601 95.0 93.0-96.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 727 72 7.5 5.8- 9.7 655 92.5 90.3-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 242 *** *** *** 242 100 -
Other 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 196 26 10.4 6.8-15.5 170 89.6 84.5-93.2
75+ 144 31 19.1 12.7-27.6 113 80.9 72.4-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 323 15 3.4 2.0- 6.0 308 96.6 94.0-98.0
College Graduate 421 38 7.4 5.1-10.5 383 92.6 89.5-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 379 36 7.6 5.2-10.9 343 92.4 89.1-94.8
No 749 38 3.3 2.3- 4.8 711 96.7 95.2-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 933 60 4.4 3.3- 5.8 873 95.6 94.2-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 599 19 2.0 1.2- 3.4 580 98.0 96.6-98.8
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 46 12.4 8.9-16.9 287 87.6 83.1-91.1
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 353 23 4.9 3.0- 7.7 330 95.1 92.3-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 251 94.2 90.5-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 581 42 5.0 3.5- 7.1 539 95.0 92.9-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 251 94.2 90.5-96.5
HOUSING
Own 749 64 5.9 4.4- 7.7 685 94.1 92.3-95.6
Rent 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 383 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 682 54 6.2 4.6- 8.3 628 93.8 91.7-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 702 32 3.5 2.3- 5.1 670 96.5 94.9-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 18 11.4 6.7-18.7 104 88.6 81.3-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 24 4.6 2.9- 7.2 313 95.4 92.8-97.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 18 5.6 3.3- 9.5 212 94.4 90.5-96.7
2nd Quartile 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 382 23 4.6 2.9- 7.2 359 95.4 92.8-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 310 95.6 92.6-97.4

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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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