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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
Eastern NC 1,137 78 6.7 5.2- 8.6 1,059 93.3 91.4-94.8
GENDER
Male 507 32 5.8 3.9- 8.7 475 94.2 91.3-96.1
Female 630 46 7.4 5.3-10.3 584 92.6 89.7-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 718 51 6.6 4.8- 9.0 667 93.4 91.0-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 232 15 7.0 4.0-12.1 217 93.0 87.9-96.0
Other 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 227 13 5.6 3.2- 9.8 214 94.4 90.2-96.8
35-44 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 20 9.5 5.9-14.9 178 90.5 85.1-94.1
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 22 6.9 4.2-11.0 277 93.1 89.0-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 313 29 8.0 5.3-11.8 284 92.0 88.2-94.7
College Graduate 419 17 3.8 2.2- 6.6 402 96.2 93.4-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 376 78 20.7 16.3-26.0 298 79.3 74.0-83.7
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 15 6.8 3.9-11.8 203 93.2 88.2-96.1
Non-Veteran 918 63 6.6 5.0- 8.8 855 93.4 91.2-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 590 18 3.8 2.3- 6.3 572 96.2 93.7-97.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 29 8.2 5.3-12.4 305 91.8 87.6-94.7
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 15 12.3 7.1-20.4 124 87.7 79.6-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 18 6.3 3.8-10.3 251 93.7 89.7-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 15 12.8 6.9-22.3 108 87.2 77.7-93.1
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 577 27 4.4 2.9- 6.8 550 95.6 93.2-97.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 18 6.3 3.8-10.3 251 93.7 89.7-96.2
HOUSING
Own 747 48 6.5 4.7- 8.9 699 93.5 91.1-95.3
Rent 302 24 8.5 5.3-13.2 278 91.5 86.8-94.7
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 372 30 7.6 5.0-11.5 342 92.4 88.5-95.0
Rural 668 45 6.6 4.7- 9.2 623 93.4 90.8-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 684 57 8.2 6.1-10.9 627 91.8 89.1-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 334 15 3.6 1.9- 6.4 319 96.4 93.6-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 217 17 7.1 4.1-12.2 200 92.9 87.8-95.9
3rd Quartile 372 24 6.7 4.1-10.5 348 93.3 89.5-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 29 8.6 5.7-12.8 291 91.4 87.2-94.3

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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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