2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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including dental insurance prepaid plans such as HMOs or government plans such as Medicaid?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
Eastern NC 960 656 71.0 67.6-74.3 304 29.0 25.7-32.4
GENDER
Male 406 274 70.7 65.4-75.5 132 29.3 24.5-34.6
Female 554 382 71.3 66.6-75.6 172 28.7 24.4-33.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 583 404 71.3 66.9-75.4 179 28.7 24.6-33.1
Non-Hispanic Black 217 184 85.8 79.5-90.4 33 14.2 9.6-20.5
Other 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 156 107 72.1 63.7-79.3 49 27.9 20.7-36.3
35-44 144 104 73.9 65.0-81.2 40 26.1 18.8-35.0
45-54 148 106 75.6 66.9-82.6 42 24.4 17.4-33.1
55-64 192 139 72.7 65.0-79.2 53 27.3 20.8-35.0
65-74 178 122 71.3 63.1-78.3 56 28.7 21.7-36.9
75+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 152 69.6 62.7-75.8 84 30.4 24.2-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 275 193 72.5 66.1-78.1 82 27.5 21.9-33.9
College Graduate 357 276 82.0 77.4-85.8 81 18.0 14.2-22.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 323 205 65.0 58.6-70.9 118 35.0 29.1-41.4
No 616 435 73.9 69.8-77.7 181 26.1 22.3-30.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 121 81.0 73.3-86.9 35 19.0 13.1-26.7
Non-Veteran 802 533 68.9 65.0-72.5 269 31.1 27.5-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 478 341 75.1 70.5-79.2 137 24.9 20.8-29.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 299 196 67.1 60.4-73.1 103 32.9 26.9-39.6
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 122 78 68.8 58.3-77.7 44 31.2 22.3-41.7
$50,000- 74,999 127 90 73.2 63.6-81.0 37 26.8 19.0-36.4
$75,000+ 284 228 81.5 75.8-86.1 56 18.5 13.9-24.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 249 160 68.0 60.7-74.5 89 32.0 25.5-39.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 468 359 79.0 74.5-82.9 109 21.0 17.1-25.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 249 160 68.0 60.7-74.5 89 32.0 25.5-39.3
HOUSING
Own 651 457 72.2 68.0-76.0 194 27.8 24.0-32.0
Rent 240 148 64.5 57.5-70.9 92 35.5 29.1-42.5
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 302 223 77.7 72.0-82.5 79 22.3 17.5-28.0
Rural 580 382 67.8 63.0-72.1 198 32.2 27.9-37.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 577 391 71.4 66.9-75.5 186 28.6 24.5-33.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 288 200 72.3 66.1-77.8 88 27.7 22.2-33.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 184 124 71.5 63.8-78.2 60 28.5 21.8-36.2
2nd Quartile 182 137 77.0 69.2-83.3 45 23.0 16.7-30.8
3rd Quartile 306 209 70.3 64.0-75.9 97 29.7 24.1-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 186 67.7 60.9-73.9 102 32.3 26.1-39.1

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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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