2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
Eastern NC 913 125 13.3 10.9-16.1 788 86.7 83.9-89.1
GENDER
Male 389 69 16.1 12.4-20.6 320 83.9 79.4-87.6
Female 524 56 10.9 8.1-14.5 468 89.1 85.5-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 565 75 13.0 10.1-16.6 490 87.0 83.4-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 198 35 16.8 11.7-23.5 163 83.2 76.5-88.3
Other 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 153 19 12.2 7.5-19.3 134 87.8 80.7-92.5
35-44 139 17 11.9 7.3-18.9 122 88.1 81.1-92.7
45-54 135 18 13.5 8.0-21.9 117 86.5 78.1-92.0
55-64 178 29 15.2 10.4-21.9 149 84.8 78.1-89.6
65-74 172 24 13.7 8.8-20.7 148 86.3 79.3-91.2
75+ 124 17 14.6 8.1-25.1 107 85.4 74.9-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 25 10.7 7.0-16.1 201 89.3 83.9-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 259 44 16.0 11.5-21.8 215 84.0 78.2-88.5
College Graduate 336 49 14.7 10.9-19.5 287 85.3 80.5-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 41 12.8 9.0-17.8 273 87.2 82.2-91.0
No 593 83 13.8 10.8-17.3 510 86.2 82.7-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 24 16.0 10.3-24.0 123 84.0 76.0-89.7
Non-Veteran 765 101 12.7 10.2-15.7 664 87.3 84.3-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 457 66 14.0 10.8-18.0 391 86.0 82.0-89.2
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 40 13.6 9.5-19.2 244 86.4 80.8-90.5
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 21 17.5 10.8-27.1 98 82.5 72.9-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 124 18 11.9 7.0-19.3 106 88.1 80.7-93.0
$75,000+ 276 42 15.5 11.1-21.1 234 84.5 78.9-88.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 25 11.1 7.0-17.2 204 88.9 82.8-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 455 69 14.4 11.1-18.4 386 85.6 81.6-88.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 25 11.1 7.0-17.2 204 88.9 82.8-93.0
HOUSING
Own 611 84 13.7 10.8-17.2 527 86.3 82.8-89.2
Rent 231 29 11.2 7.6-16.2 202 88.8 83.8-92.4
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 17 17.5 10.4-28.2 60 82.5 71.8-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 282 36 12.8 8.9-18.2 246 87.2 81.8-91.1
Rural 554 72 12.9 10.0-16.6 482 87.1 83.4-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 68 12.6 9.6-16.2 481 87.4 83.8-90.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 45 15.2 11.0-20.5 230 84.8 79.5-89.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 179 31 14.8 10.0-21.2 148 85.2 78.8-90.0
2nd Quartile 170 21 12.2 7.6-18.9 149 87.8 81.1-92.4
3rd Quartile 289 42 14.1 9.9-19.5 247 85.9 80.5-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 275 31 12.3 8.3-17.8 244 87.7 82.2-91.7

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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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