2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
Eastern NC 1,150 742 65.0 61.7-68.2 106 9.3 7.5-11.4 108 9.9 8.0-12.3 105 8.2 6.6-10.2 89 7.6 6.0- 9.6
GENDER
Male 514 343 67.6 62.8-72.1 50 9.4 6.9-12.6 42 8.5 6.0-11.9 33 5.8 4.0- 8.4 46 8.7 6.3-12.0
Female 636 399 62.6 58.0-67.0 56 9.2 6.9-12.1 66 11.3 8.5-14.9 72 10.4 7.9-13.5 43 6.6 4.6- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 723 453 63.2 59.0-67.2 64 8.9 6.8-11.6 71 9.8 7.6-12.7 79 10.3 8.0-13.1 56 7.9 5.8-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 235 147 62.9 55.5-69.8 35 13.7 9.6-19.1 22 11.6 7.1-18.2 13 4.3 2.4- 7.6 18 7.6 4.5-12.5
Other 177 130 73.5 64.7-80.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 240 155 64.0 56.9-70.5 28 11.1 7.5-16.1 30 13.4 9.1-19.4 13 5.4 3.0- 9.5 14 6.1 3.4-10.7
35-44 167 112 69.5 60.9-76.8 16 8.6 5.1-14.2 *** *** *** 22 11.7 7.5-18.0 *** *** ***
45-54 172 109 63.5 54.8-71.5 21 12.0 7.6-18.5 19 10.4 6.2-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 223 144 63.4 55.9-70.3 18 8.2 4.9-13.4 22 9.0 5.7-13.9 18 8.1 4.9-13.0 21 11.4 7.2-17.6
65-74 195 115 59.5 51.2-67.2 14 7.7 4.2-13.5 15 7.4 4.2-12.6 22 9.7 6.1-15.0 29 15.8 10.6-22.8
75+ 140 96 72.4 63.0-80.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 10.0 5.7-16.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 304 195 63.2 56.7-69.2 27 9.6 6.5-14.0 28 11.2 7.5-16.4 23 6.4 4.1- 9.8 31 9.6 6.4-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 322 200 63.6 57.4-69.3 26 8.7 5.8-13.0 28 8.3 5.4-12.5 45 12.6 9.1-17.3 23 6.8 4.4-10.5
College Graduate 419 277 67.4 62.0-72.3 47 11.0 8.0-14.8 45 11.4 8.3-15.5 28 5.6 3.7- 8.4 22 4.7 3.0- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 180 51.3 45.2-57.2 34 10.5 7.3-14.9 43 10.0 7.1-13.9 53 12.9 9.5-17.4 63 15.4 11.7-20.0
No 746 542 71.3 67.3-75.0 69 8.7 6.7-11.3 62 10.0 7.5-13.3 49 6.1 4.5- 8.3 24 3.8 2.4- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 224 141 66.2 58.9-72.8 23 8.6 5.5-13.2 18 7.4 4.4-12.2 16 6.6 3.8-11.2 26 11.2 7.2-17.0
Non-Veteran 923 598 64.6 60.9-68.2 83 9.5 7.5-11.9 90 10.6 8.3-13.5 89 8.6 6.8-10.9 63 6.6 5.0- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 599 417 68.1 63.6-72.4 58 9.7 7.4-12.8 60 11.3 8.4-14.9 41 6.7 4.8- 9.4 23 4.1 2.6- 6.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 209 65.6 59.4-71.3 32 9.6 6.5-13.9 22 5.7 3.5- 9.1 33 8.9 6.0-12.8 32 10.3 7.0-14.9
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.0 11.5-29.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.9 6.1-18.7 15 12.0 6.7-20.4
$35,000- 49,999 139 78 56.2 46.1-65.8 15 11.9 6.8-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.7-20.3
$50,000- 74,999 154 102 69.5 60.8-77.0 14 7.7 4.3-13.3 *** *** *** 16 9.6 5.5-16.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 246 68.4 62.5-73.7 37 10.1 7.1-14.1 37 11.6 8.1-16.3 24 6.5 4.2- 9.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 179 67.5 60.4-74.0 19 6.9 4.2-11.3 26 10.9 7.0-16.4 29 9.6 6.2-14.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 73 63.0 52.5-72.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 9.0 5.0-15.9 20 13.8 8.5-21.5
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 577 385 67.0 62.4-71.2 60 10.2 7.8-13.3 57 10.4 7.7-13.7 45 7.2 5.2- 9.9 30 5.3 3.6- 7.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 179 67.5 60.4-74.0 19 6.9 4.2-11.3 26 10.9 7.0-16.4 29 9.6 6.2-14.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 745 498 66.4 62.3-70.3 60 7.6 5.7-10.0 70 10.6 8.1-13.7 66 8.2 6.2-10.7 51 7.2 5.3- 9.8
Rent 315 188 61.2 55.0-67.2 35 13.0 9.1-18.2 28 7.8 5.2-11.6 31 8.0 5.4-11.7 33 10.0 6.8-14.3
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.4 9.5-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 381 241 64.0 58.2-69.4 40 9.6 6.8-13.3 39 10.6 7.4-15.0 35 7.7 5.3-11.0 26 8.2 5.3-12.5
Rural 674 440 65.5 61.1-69.6 59 9.4 7.1-12.3 53 8.7 6.3-11.9 63 8.7 6.5-11.5 59 7.8 5.8-10.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 696 449 64.3 60.0-68.5 67 9.7 7.4-12.5 62 9.9 7.4-13.2 59 7.4 5.4-10.0 59 8.7 6.5-11.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 79 66.8 56.8-75.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.6 7.4-20.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 333 214 66.1 60.1-71.6 28 8.1 5.5-11.8 37 11.4 7.9-16.3 31 8.5 5.8-12.3 23 5.9 3.6- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 148 64.9 57.5-71.6 19 9.5 5.8-15.2 25 11.3 7.3-17.1 22 8.5 5.4-13.3 14 5.8 3.3-10.1
2nd Quartile 219 142 68.4 61.0-74.9 22 8.3 5.3-12.9 21 7.9 4.7-13.0 20 9.3 5.8-14.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 381 249 65.0 59.1-70.4 35 9.6 6.7-13.5 35 10.7 7.3-15.4 32 6.8 4.6-10.0 30 7.9 5.2-11.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 322 203 62.8 56.2-69.0 30 9.4 6.2-13.8 27 9.5 6.1-14.6 31 9.0 5.8-13.5 31 9.4 6.3-13.7

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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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