2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
Eastern NC 924 93 9.6 7.6-12.0 831 90.4 88.0-92.4
GENDER
Male 392 36 8.0 5.6-11.4 356 92.0 88.6-94.4
Female 532 57 10.9 8.1-14.6 475 89.1 85.4-91.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 574 31 5.4 3.6- 8.0 543 94.6 92.0-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 199 38 16.2 11.5-22.3 161 83.8 77.7-88.5
Other 140 23 14.7 8.9-23.5 117 85.3 76.5-91.1
AGE
18-34 154 21 11.1 7.0-17.3 133 88.9 82.7-93.0
35-44 140 23 12.3 7.8-18.8 117 87.7 81.2-92.2
45-54 137 18 14.8 8.7-24.0 119 85.2 76.0-91.3
55-64 183 21 12.0 7.6-18.6 162 88.0 81.4-92.4
65-74 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 19 20.1 12.4-30.8 69 79.9 69.2-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 25 9.1 6.0-13.6 204 90.9 86.4-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 263 27 10.2 6.6-15.5 236 89.8 84.5-93.4
College Graduate 340 21 5.4 3.3- 8.7 319 94.6 91.3-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 51 15.0 10.9-20.1 267 85.0 79.9-89.1
No 601 42 7.0 5.0- 9.7 559 93.0 90.3-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 774 87 10.7 8.5-13.5 687 89.3 86.5-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 463 53 10.3 7.7-13.8 410 89.7 86.2-92.3
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 18 15.6 9.5-24.6 102 84.4 75.4-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 19 8.8 5.2-14.6 214 91.2 85.4-94.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 18 15.2 8.9-24.8 81 84.8 75.2-91.1
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 460 24 5.7 3.7- 8.7 436 94.3 91.3-96.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 19 8.8 5.2-14.6 214 91.2 85.4-94.8
HOUSING
Own 622 31 6.1 4.2- 8.9 591 93.9 91.1-95.8
Rent 231 52 23.6 17.8-30.6 179 76.4 69.4-82.2
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 12 15.9 8.6-27.5 65 84.1 72.5-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 289 25 7.8 5.0-12.1 264 92.2 87.9-95.0
Rural 558 56 9.7 7.2-13.0 502 90.3 87.0-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 554 60 9.8 7.3-13.0 494 90.2 87.0-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 24 9.6 6.2-14.5 256 90.4 85.5-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 18 11.7 7.2-18.4 163 88.3 81.6-92.8
2nd Quartile 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 293 30 9.1 6.1-13.4 263 90.9 86.6-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 34 10.8 7.2-15.9 242 89.2 84.1-92.8

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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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