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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
Eastern NC 1,139 142 13.3 11.0-15.9 997 86.7 84.1-89.0
GENDER
Male 509 58 12.3 9.2-16.2 451 87.7 83.8-90.8
Female 630 84 14.2 11.2-17.9 546 85.8 82.1-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 717 84 12.2 9.5-15.4 633 87.8 84.6-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 233 31 15.2 10.5-21.5 202 84.8 78.5-89.5
Other 174 25 14.0 8.6-22.0 149 86.0 78.0-91.4
AGE
18-34 230 35 15.7 11.1-21.7 195 84.3 78.3-88.9
35-44 166 26 16.6 10.9-24.5 140 83.4 75.5-89.1
45-54 169 28 15.8 10.3-23.5 141 84.2 76.5-89.7
55-64 220 28 13.7 9.0-20.2 192 86.3 79.8-91.0
65-74 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 17 11.8 7.0-19.3 86 88.2 80.7-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 35 13.0 9.1-18.4 264 87.0 81.6-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 316 46 16.5 12.1-22.1 270 83.5 77.9-87.9
College Graduate 416 43 9.9 7.1-13.6 373 90.1 86.4-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 142 41.0 35.2-47.2 236 59.0 52.8-64.8
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 32 16.6 11.5-23.2 186 83.4 76.8-88.5
Non-Veteran 920 110 12.4 10.0-15.3 810 87.6 84.7-90.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 592 72 14.3 11.1-18.2 520 85.7 81.8-88.9
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 26 8.2 5.2-12.6 306 91.8 87.4-94.8
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 17 17.1 10.0-27.5 91 82.9 72.5-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 137 20 15.3 9.2-24.2 117 84.7 75.8-90.8
$50,000- 74,999 156 24 16.2 10.0-25.2 132 83.8 74.8-90.0
$75,000+ 352 34 11.6 8.1-16.3 318 88.4 83.7-91.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 20 6.9 4.2-11.2 248 93.1 88.8-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 27 18.7 11.9-28.1 98 81.3 71.9-88.1
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 576 65 13.5 10.4-17.5 511 86.5 82.5-89.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 20 6.9 4.2-11.2 248 93.1 88.8-95.8
HOUSING
Own 744 73 11.7 9.1-15.0 671 88.3 85.0-90.9
Rent 305 52 17.7 13.1-23.4 253 82.3 76.6-86.9
Other arrangement 81 16 18.8 11.0-30.1 65 81.2 69.9-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 374 63 18.0 13.7-23.2 311 82.0 76.8-86.3
Rural 668 69 11.0 8.4-14.4 599 89.0 85.6-91.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 685 95 14.7 11.7-18.2 590 85.3 81.8-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 117 14 16.3 9.2-27.1 103 83.7 72.9-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 33 8.7 5.9-12.6 304 91.3 87.4-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 21 9.1 5.5-14.8 208 90.9 85.2-94.5
2nd Quartile 219 34 16.7 11.7-23.4 185 83.3 76.6-88.3
3rd Quartile 370 55 15.3 11.3-20.4 315 84.7 79.6-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 321 32 10.8 7.2-15.9 289 89.2 84.1-92.8

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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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