2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
Eastern NC 915 334 34.8 31.3-38.6 550 62.1 58.3-65.8 31 3.0 2.0- 4.5
GENDER
Male 387 127 29.9 25.0-35.4 249 67.5 61.9-72.6 *** *** ***
Female 528 207 39.0 34.1-44.2 301 57.6 52.4-62.7 20 3.4 2.0- 5.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 568 238 39.7 35.2-44.5 323 59.1 54.4-63.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 197 55 26.0 19.6-33.6 131 69.4 61.6-76.2 *** *** ***
Other 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 153 45 28.9 21.3-37.7 106 70.3 61.4-77.9 *** *** ***
35-44 138 50 37.6 28.6-47.6 83 57.8 47.9-67.1 *** *** ***
45-54 137 55 41.8 32.5-51.7 73 54.1 44.3-63.6 *** *** ***
55-64 181 64 33.7 26.5-41.8 108 61.5 53.3-69.1 *** *** ***
65-74 170 66 35.0 27.1-43.7 100 62.0 53.1-70.1 *** *** ***
75+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 76 32.2 25.7-39.4 141 64.0 56.6-70.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 261 92 35.9 29.5-42.8 160 62.1 55.1-68.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 338 148 42.6 36.4-49.1 184 54.8 48.3-61.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 96 30.3 24.6-36.8 198 65.6 59.0-71.6 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1
No 599 236 36.3 31.9-40.8 348 61.2 56.6-65.6 15 2.6 1.4- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 53 34.9 26.7-44.0 93 64.7 55.5-72.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 767 280 34.8 30.9-39.0 457 61.6 57.4-65.7 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 458 156 32.9 28.2-38.0 285 63.8 58.6-68.6 17 3.3 2.0- 5.6
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 285 122 38.2 31.8-45.1 160 59.9 52.9-66.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 40 29.1 20.1-40.2 76 68.0 57.0-77.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 50 41.1 31.5-51.4 71 57.0 46.6-66.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 277 142 47.8 41.1-54.5 130 49.2 42.5-55.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 63 25.6 18.9-33.7 162 72.0 63.9-78.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 458 212 42.7 37.6-48.0 236 54.5 49.2-59.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 63 25.6 18.9-33.7 162 72.0 63.9-78.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 617 247 36.1 31.9-40.6 358 61.5 57.0-65.8 *** *** ***
Rent 227 60 25.2 19.4-32.0 151 69.2 62.2-75.4 16 5.6 3.4- 9.2
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 287 102 35.9 29.7-42.7 178 62.2 55.5-68.5 *** *** ***
Rural 551 205 34.2 29.5-39.1 322 61.8 56.8-66.6 24 4.1 2.6- 6.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 547 164 30.2 25.7-35.1 356 65.5 60.5-70.1 27 4.4 2.8- 6.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 127 43.9 37.4-50.7 149 55.4 48.6-62.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 85 45.8 37.6-54.3 94 53.3 44.9-61.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 173 74 41.0 32.8-49.7 98 58.8 50.0-67.0 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 291 94 30.9 25.0-37.4 187 66.4 59.8-72.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 271 81 29.0 22.7-36.3 171 64.5 57.2-71.3 19 6.4 3.8-10.6

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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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