2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,400 388 10.7 9.6-12.0 3,012 89.3 88.0-90.4
Eastern NC 926 119 11.5 9.4-14.0 807 88.5 86.0-90.6
GENDER
Male 393 42 9.4 6.7-13.1 351 90.6 86.9-93.3
Female 533 77 13.3 10.4-16.9 456 86.7 83.1-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 573 38 5.7 3.9- 8.4 535 94.3 91.6-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 202 57 22.7 17.2-29.4 145 77.3 70.6-82.8
Other 140 24 15.1 9.6-22.8 116 84.9 77.2-90.4
AGE
18-34 154 19 10.4 6.4-16.5 135 89.6 83.5-93.6
35-44 140 27 17.4 11.5-25.3 113 82.6 74.7-88.5
45-54 139 16 8.2 4.8-13.6 123 91.8 86.4-95.2
55-64 183 27 13.9 9.3-20.2 156 86.1 79.8-90.7
65-74 173 17 10.1 6.0-16.5 156 89.9 83.5-94.0
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** 65 75.5 64.0-84.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 42 14.2 10.1-19.4 188 85.8 80.6-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 264 38 11.2 7.8-15.8 226 88.8 84.2-92.2
College Graduate 340 16 4.2 2.4- 7.5 324 95.8 92.5-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 62 16.9 12.8-22.0 258 83.1 78.0-87.2
No 600 57 9.0 6.7-11.8 543 91.0 88.2-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 109 12.8 10.4-15.6 666 87.2 84.4-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 41 8.6 6.2-11.9 424 91.4 88.1-93.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 25 8.9 5.6-13.7 263 91.1 86.3-94.4
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 15 13.1 7.5-21.9 105 86.9 78.1-92.5
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 28 9.0 5.9-13.4 205 91.0 86.6-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 31 27.9 19.0-39.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6 447 96.8 94.4-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 28 9.0 5.9-13.4 205 91.0 86.6-94.1
HOUSING
Own 623 39 6.9 4.9- 9.7 584 93.1 90.3-95.1
Rent 232 58 26.0 20.0-33.0 174 74.0 67.0-80.0
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 290 34 11.0 7.5-15.9 256 89.0 84.1-92.5
Rural 559 82 12.6 9.9-15.9 477 87.4 84.1-90.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 555 89 14.0 11.2-17.5 466 86.0 82.5-88.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 20 7.2 4.3-11.8 261 92.8 88.2-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 174 19 11.0 6.5-17.9 155 89.0 82.1-93.5
3rd Quartile 294 41 11.0 7.8-15.4 253 89.0 84.6-92.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 48 15.0 11.1-20.1 229 85.0 79.9-88.9

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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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