2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
Eastern NC 1,060 396 34.4 31.2-37.8 664 65.6 62.2-68.8
GENDER
Male 462 169 33.3 28.5-38.5 293 66.7 61.5-71.5
Female 598 227 35.5 31.1-40.1 371 64.5 59.9-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 669 279 36.0 31.9-40.2 390 64.0 59.8-68.1
Non-Hispanic Black 218 81 38.4 31.3-46.1 137 61.6 53.9-68.7
Other 159 34 23.7 16.3-33.2 125 76.3 66.8-83.7
AGE
18-34 194 35 18.3 13.1-25.2 159 81.7 74.8-86.9
35-44 152 25 14.7 9.6-21.7 127 85.3 78.3-90.4
45-54 158 27 21.0 13.8-30.6 131 79.0 69.4-86.2
55-64 212 74 37.0 29.9-44.8 138 63.0 55.2-70.1
65-74 194 125 61.2 52.7-69.1 69 38.8 30.9-47.3
75+ 138 108 78.6 68.6-86.1 30 21.4 13.9-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 92 32.1 26.2-38.6 190 67.9 61.4-73.8
Some Post-H.S. 292 126 40.9 34.6-47.5 166 59.1 52.5-65.4
College Graduate 387 149 32.2 27.2-37.5 238 67.8 62.5-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 355 172 46.7 40.6-52.9 183 53.3 47.1-59.4
No 698 221 28.9 25.2-32.9 477 71.1 67.1-74.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 193 93 45.8 37.9-54.0 100 54.2 46.0-62.1
Non-Veteran 866 302 31.5 28.1-35.2 564 68.5 64.8-71.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 541 129 23.0 19.2-27.3 412 77.0 72.7-80.8
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 319 209 64.0 57.4-70.0 110 36.0 30.0-42.6
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 54 38.6 29.2-49.0 75 61.4 51.0-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 144 50 31.4 23.5-40.5 94 68.6 59.5-76.5
$75,000+ 328 117 33.5 28.0-39.6 211 66.5 60.4-72.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 101 36.7 29.8-44.2 151 63.3 55.8-70.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 37 27.6 19.2-38.0 80 72.4 62.0-80.8
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 536 204 35.7 31.2-40.5 332 64.3 59.5-68.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 101 36.7 29.8-44.2 151 63.3 55.8-70.2
HOUSING
Own 698 293 38.2 34.1-42.4 405 61.8 57.6-65.9
Rent 277 78 24.8 19.5-31.0 199 75.2 69.0-80.5
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 337 110 29.3 24.1-35.2 227 70.7 64.8-75.9
Rural 633 256 37.5 33.1-42.0 377 62.5 58.0-66.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 633 222 33.2 29.0-37.7 411 66.8 62.3-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 128 36.0 30.3-42.2 190 64.0 57.8-69.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 220 83 33.9 27.2-41.3 137 66.1 58.7-72.8
2nd Quartile 197 71 30.8 24.0-38.5 126 69.2 61.5-76.0
3rd Quartile 337 123 34.5 28.8-40.6 214 65.5 59.4-71.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 306 119 37.1 30.8-43.9 187 62.9 56.1-69.2

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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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