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 4,224 642 13.9 12.7-15.2 3,582 86.1 84.8-87.3
Eastern NC 1,145 200 15.6 13.4-18.1 945 84.4 81.9-86.6
GENDER
Male 513 81 14.1 11.0-17.8 432 85.9 82.2-89.0
Female 632 119 17.0 13.9-20.6 513 83.0 79.4-86.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 130 16.3 13.4-19.5 592 83.7 80.5-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 233 45 16.1 11.6-21.9 188 83.9 78.1-88.4
Other 175 21 11.2 6.7-18.2 154 88.8 81.8-93.3
AGE
18-34 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 171 25 14.4 9.1-21.9 146 85.6 78.1-90.9
55-64 220 55 26.0 19.9-33.1 165 74.0 66.9-80.1
65-74 197 51 27.0 20.2-35.0 146 73.0 65.0-79.8
75+ 145 45 31.5 22.8-41.7 100 68.5 58.3-77.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 25 23.1 15.2-33.6 78 76.9 66.4-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 46 13.4 9.7-18.2 256 86.6 81.8-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 315 71 18.9 14.7-24.0 244 81.1 76.0-85.3
College Graduate 420 58 12.1 9.1-15.9 362 87.9 84.1-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 383 200 47.8 41.9-53.7 183 52.2 46.3-58.1
No 754 *** *** *** 754 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 46 18.5 13.5-24.6 176 81.5 75.4-86.5
Non-Veteran 922 154 14.8 12.4-17.6 768 85.2 82.4-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 595 51 8.2 6.0-11.1 544 91.8 88.9-94.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 83 26.3 20.9-32.4 250 73.7 67.6-79.1
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 20 14.5 8.7-23.0 88 85.5 77.0-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 140 31 21.3 14.4-30.3 109 78.7 69.7-85.6
$50,000- 74,999 156 25 13.5 8.8-20.3 131 86.5 79.7-91.2
$75,000+ 355 37 10.7 7.5-15.1 318 89.3 84.9-92.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 47 14.6 10.7-19.7 221 85.4 80.3-89.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** 55 77.0 65.0-85.9
101% to 150% 125 29 18.5 11.9-27.8 96 81.5 72.2-88.1
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 582 86 14.7 11.7-18.4 496 85.3 81.6-88.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 47 14.6 10.7-19.7 221 85.4 80.3-89.3
HOUSING
Own 746 129 16.1 13.3-19.3 617 83.9 80.7-86.7
Rent 310 59 16.4 12.4-21.3 251 83.6 78.7-87.6
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 375 63 14.7 11.1-19.3 312 85.3 80.7-88.9
Rural 673 124 16.7 13.7-20.1 549 83.3 79.9-86.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 689 121 15.3 12.5-18.6 568 84.7 81.4-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 20 16.4 10.0-25.8 99 83.6 74.2-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 59 15.9 12.0-20.7 278 84.1 79.3-88.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 39 16.0 11.4-22.0 190 84.0 78.0-88.6
2nd Quartile 219 40 15.9 11.3-21.9 179 84.1 78.1-88.7
3rd Quartile 374 59 14.0 10.4-18.6 315 86.0 81.4-89.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 323 62 17.0 12.9-22.1 261 83.0 77.9-87.1

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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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