2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
Eastern NC 1,167 61 4.5 3.4- 6.1 1,106 95.5 93.9-96.6
GENDER
Male 523 28 4.3 2.8- 6.6 495 95.7 93.4-97.2
Female 644 33 4.7 3.2- 7.0 611 95.3 93.0-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 730 30 3.4 2.3- 5.2 700 96.6 94.8-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 243 22 7.3 4.5-11.5 221 92.7 88.5-95.5
Other 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 15 13.6 7.6-23.2 130 86.4 76.8-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 15 3.1 1.8- 5.5 293 96.9 94.5-98.2
Some Post-H.S. 324 22 6.4 3.9-10.1 302 93.6 89.9-96.1
College Graduate 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 38 9.2 6.4-13.1 344 90.8 86.9-93.6
No 752 22 2.3 1.4- 3.9 730 97.7 96.1-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 936 50 4.7 3.4- 6.4 886 95.3 93.6-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 604 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 26 8.1 5.2-12.4 310 91.9 87.6-94.8
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 583 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 568 97.2 95.1-98.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 755 31 4.1 2.7- 6.0 724 95.9 94.0-97.3
Rent 321 25 6.8 4.3-10.5 296 93.2 89.5-95.7
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 386 24 5.5 3.5- 8.5 362 94.5 91.5-96.5
Rural 684 36 4.4 2.9- 6.4 648 95.6 93.6-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 708 41 4.8 3.4- 6.9 667 95.2 93.1-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 385 25 5.1 3.3- 7.9 360 94.9 92.1-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 330 18 4.8 2.7- 8.3 312 95.2 91.7-97.3

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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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