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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
Eastern NC 1,146 113 9.1 7.4-11.2 1,033 90.9 88.8-92.6
GENDER
Male 511 68 12.6 9.6-16.2 443 87.4 83.8-90.4
Female 635 45 6.0 4.2- 8.4 590 94.0 91.6-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 724 79 10.4 8.1-13.3 645 89.6 86.7-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 233 19 7.1 4.3-11.4 214 92.9 88.6-95.7
Other 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 219 24 11.8 7.7-17.6 195 88.2 82.4-92.3
65-74 198 37 19.0 13.2-26.4 161 81.0 73.6-86.8
75+ 145 30 22.0 14.6-31.9 115 78.0 68.1-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 21 20.4 12.9-30.9 82 79.6 69.1-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 30 8.4 5.6-12.3 271 91.6 87.7-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 316 27 8.4 5.5-12.8 289 91.6 87.2-94.5
College Graduate 421 34 7.1 4.8-10.2 387 92.9 89.8-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 113 28.2 23.2-33.8 268 71.8 66.2-76.8
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 37 15.5 10.9-21.6 184 84.5 78.4-89.1
Non-Veteran 924 76 7.4 5.7- 9.6 848 92.6 90.4-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 594 29 4.6 3.1- 6.9 565 95.4 93.1-96.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 59 18.2 13.7-23.6 276 81.8 76.4-86.3
Unable to Work 86 19 21.7 13.1-33.6 67 78.3 66.4-86.9
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 14 10.8 5.9-18.9 94 89.2 81.1-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 140 18 13.2 7.6-21.9 122 86.8 78.1-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 156 16 10.1 5.9-16.9 140 89.9 83.1-94.1
$75,000+ 354 23 5.6 3.6- 8.7 331 94.4 91.3-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 26 9.3 6.0-14.3 243 90.7 85.7-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 16 11.7 6.5-20.2 109 88.3 79.8-93.5
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 581 49 8.0 5.8-10.8 532 92.0 89.2-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 26 9.3 6.0-14.3 243 90.7 85.7-94.0
HOUSING
Own 746 80 9.9 7.8-12.6 666 90.1 87.4-92.2
Rent 310 25 7.4 4.7-11.5 285 92.6 88.5-95.3
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 377 29 6.9 4.5-10.4 348 93.1 89.6-95.5
Rural 672 79 11.0 8.5-14.0 593 89.0 86.0-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 690 70 9.6 7.4-12.4 620 90.4 87.6-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 19 16.0 9.8-25.2 100 84.0 74.8-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 24 5.4 3.3- 8.6 313 94.6 91.4-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 18 6.9 4.0-11.7 211 93.1 88.3-96.0
2nd Quartile 220 17 6.9 3.9-11.8 203 93.1 88.2-96.1
3rd Quartile 375 43 10.3 7.4-14.2 332 89.7 85.8-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 322 35 10.6 7.2-15.4 287 89.4 84.6-92.8

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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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