2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
Eastern NC 917 416 46.5 42.6-50.3 459 48.5 44.6-52.3 42 5.1 3.6- 7.1
GENDER
Male 388 177 47.3 41.6-53.1 197 49.0 43.2-54.8 14 3.7 2.0- 6.6
Female 529 239 45.7 40.6-50.9 262 48.0 42.9-53.2 28 6.3 4.1- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 265 47.1 42.3-51.9 282 48.1 43.3-53.0 23 4.8 3.1- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 201 78 40.9 33.2-49.0 109 51.6 43.7-59.5 14 7.5 4.2-12.9
Other 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 152 60 39.8 31.2-49.0 73 47.9 39.0-56.9 19 12.3 7.7-19.2
35-44 137 56 44.2 34.9-54.0 74 51.5 42.0-60.9 *** *** ***
45-54 137 62 47.1 37.6-56.8 72 50.9 41.3-60.5 *** *** ***
55-64 183 92 48.3 40.2-56.5 81 47.0 38.9-55.3 *** *** ***
65-74 170 78 49.2 40.4-58.1 91 50.4 41.5-59.2 *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 99 45.1 37.9-52.6 117 49.7 42.4-57.1 13 5.1 2.8- 9.1
Some Post-H.S. 261 111 44.7 37.9-51.7 135 49.7 42.8-56.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 336 167 50.5 44.1-56.8 159 45.4 39.2-51.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 97 32.3 26.4-38.8 193 58.3 51.6-64.7 24 9.4 6.1-14.4
No 598 318 53.5 48.8-58.1 262 43.6 39.0-48.3 18 2.9 1.8- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 74 48.4 39.4-57.6 74 49.9 40.8-59.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 765 341 46.0 41.8-50.3 385 48.2 44.0-52.4 39 5.8 4.1- 8.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 460 213 45.7 40.5-51.0 223 48.5 43.2-53.8 24 5.9 3.8- 9.0
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 286 143 53.4 46.4-60.3 140 45.5 38.7-52.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 63 50.7 40.6-60.7 55 43.1 33.4-53.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 277 156 56.2 49.4-62.7 113 40.8 34.3-47.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 99 45.1 37.2-53.3 127 51.8 43.8-59.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 458 239 52.1 46.8-57.4 200 43.4 38.3-48.7 19 4.4 2.7- 7.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 99 45.1 37.2-53.3 127 51.8 43.8-59.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 619 318 51.1 46.5-55.8 291 46.9 42.3-51.6 *** *** ***
Rent 227 76 32.7 26.2-39.9 132 53.9 46.4-61.3 19 13.4 8.3-20.8
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 288 131 46.3 39.7-53.1 137 46.2 39.5-52.9 20 7.5 4.7-11.8
Rural 555 250 46.1 41.1-51.1 286 50.3 45.3-55.3 19 3.6 2.1- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 236 44.7 39.7-49.7 283 49.6 44.6-54.6 32 5.8 3.9- 8.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 142 51.9 45.1-58.7 126 44.3 37.7-51.1 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 177 87 49.2 40.8-57.7 82 44.6 36.4-53.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 173 83 49.2 40.6-57.9 83 46.0 37.5-54.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 293 131 45.4 38.8-52.2 146 48.7 42.0-55.4 16 5.9 3.5- 9.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 274 115 44.3 37.2-51.6 148 51.9 44.7-59.1 *** *** ***

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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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