2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
Eastern NC 921 509 54.8 51.0-58.7 197 21.3 18.3-24.7 127 14.0 11.6-16.9 48 5.9 4.3- 8.2 40 3.9 2.7- 5.6
GENDER
Male 390 211 54.2 48.3-59.9 88 21.7 17.3-26.8 56 15.5 11.6-20.5 19 5.5 3.2- 9.2 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6
Female 531 298 55.4 50.2-60.4 109 21.0 17.0-25.6 71 12.8 9.9-16.4 29 6.3 4.2- 9.5 24 4.5 2.8- 7.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 317 56.1 51.2-60.8 138 23.5 19.7-27.8 71 11.9 9.1-15.5 26 4.9 3.1- 7.5 18 3.6 2.0- 6.2
Non-Hispanic Black 201 107 51.8 43.8-59.6 31 17.2 11.6-24.6 39 19.8 14.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 139 *** *** *** 26 20.1 12.7-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 151 71 49.0 40.1-58.1 35 22.1 15.6-30.3 23 14.6 9.5-21.9 17 11.4 6.9-18.2 *** *** ***
35-44 142 78 51.2 41.8-60.6 34 25.5 18.2-34.5 17 15.2 9.1-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 70 49.9 40.3-59.5 31 25.9 17.7-36.2 27 17.3 11.4-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 182 105 56.7 48.4-64.7 37 20.2 14.3-27.8 20 11.4 6.9-18.1 *** *** *** 14 8.3 4.7-14.3
65-74 172 97 56.3 47.3-64.9 39 21.2 14.8-29.5 27 16.2 10.5-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 124 82 73.5 63.1-81.7 19 10.5 6.0-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 125 50.8 43.4-58.2 45 21.5 15.8-28.5 36 18.3 13.0-25.2 14 7.1 3.9-12.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 260 140 53.8 46.8-60.6 54 23.1 17.6-29.8 40 13.8 9.8-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 339 184 55.7 49.4-61.9 87 23.3 18.7-28.7 45 12.8 9.3-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 158 48.6 42.1-55.2 68 22.4 17.3-28.5 58 18.5 13.8-24.3 16 5.5 3.1- 9.6 16 5.0 2.8- 8.7
No 600 349 58.0 53.3-62.6 128 21.0 17.3-25.1 68 12.0 9.2-15.5 31 5.6 3.7- 8.4 24 3.4 2.1- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 81 53.8 44.6-62.7 33 24.2 17.1-33.2 24 16.5 10.8-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 770 427 55.0 50.8-59.2 164 20.7 17.5-24.4 103 13.5 10.8-16.7 43 6.6 4.7- 9.3 33 4.2 2.8- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 462 243 51.5 46.2-56.8 113 24.8 20.4-29.7 64 14.3 10.9-18.5 24 6.0 3.8- 9.3 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 285 177 64.5 57.6-70.9 54 15.5 11.3-20.8 34 12.5 8.4-18.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** 21 18.4 11.4-28.2 20 17.4 10.6-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 73 57.7 47.5-67.4 25 18.7 12.2-27.7 17 14.6 8.5-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 277 156 53.9 47.1-60.5 71 26.2 20.6-32.7 33 14.0 9.7-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 133 58.0 50.0-65.5 53 20.4 14.8-27.3 28 11.3 7.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** 15 14.7 8.1-25.3 21 18.7 11.6-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 458 261 55.7 50.4-60.9 106 23.0 18.8-27.8 61 14.9 11.3-19.3 16 3.8 2.2- 6.6 14 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 133 58.0 50.0-65.5 53 20.4 14.8-27.3 28 11.3 7.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 618 357 57.0 52.3-61.5 140 22.3 18.6-26.5 78 12.9 10.0-16.4 24 4.7 3.0- 7.2 19 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Rent 231 118 48.7 41.4-55.9 41 17.6 12.7-23.9 36 17.8 12.7-24.4 19 9.5 5.7-15.4 17 6.4 3.9-10.4
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** 18 21.6 13.0-33.7 13 17.1 9.5-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 290 151 51.9 45.2-58.6 61 20.5 15.6-26.5 50 17.7 13.0-23.7 20 7.9 4.9-12.4 *** *** ***
Rural 554 317 56.4 51.3-61.4 118 21.7 17.8-26.2 64 11.6 8.8-15.2 26 5.4 3.3- 8.6 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 290 53.0 48.0-57.9 116 21.3 17.5-25.8 82 14.7 11.4-18.6 34 6.8 4.6-10.0 29 4.2 2.8- 6.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 169 58.9 52.1-65.4 59 20.2 15.4-26.0 35 13.7 9.6-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 105 57.6 49.1-65.6 39 20.7 14.8-28.2 28 17.0 11.5-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 175 102 59.9 51.2-67.9 37 19.2 13.5-26.6 20 11.6 7.2-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 290 155 50.9 44.1-57.7 64 23.6 18.2-30.1 45 15.7 11.3-21.4 16 6.0 3.4-10.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 147 54.3 47.0-61.4 57 20.5 15.2-27.0 34 12.2 8.2-17.7 17 7.2 4.0-12.5 21 5.8 3.6- 9.3

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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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