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 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
Eastern NC 1,143 44 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,099 96.2 94.7-97.3
GENDER
Male 511 22 3.8 2.4- 6.0 489 96.2 94.0-97.6
Female 632 22 3.7 2.2- 6.2 610 96.3 93.8-97.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 720 23 2.6 1.6- 4.0 697 97.4 96.0-98.4
Non-Hispanic Black 233 13 5.6 3.1- 9.9 220 94.4 90.1-96.9
Other 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 15 7.1 4.1-12.1 183 92.9 87.9-95.9
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 316 19 5.9 3.4- 9.9 297 94.1 90.1-96.6
College Graduate 418 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 44 11.6 8.3-16.1 336 88.4 83.9-91.7
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 920 33 3.6 2.4- 5.4 887 96.4 94.6-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 594 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 21 22.4 14.0-33.8 64 77.6 66.2-86.0
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 579 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 745 28 4.1 2.7- 6.2 717 95.9 93.8-97.3
Rent 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 376 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 671 29 4.2 2.7- 6.4 642 95.8 93.6-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 688 33 4.5 3.0- 6.7 655 95.5 93.3-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 374 14 3.2 1.7- 5.7 360 96.8 94.3-98.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 322 18 5.5 3.1- 9.5 304 94.5 90.5-96.9

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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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