2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
Eastern NC 926 88 10.9 8.6-13.7 838 89.1 86.3-91.4
GENDER
Male 393 44 12.7 9.1-17.4 349 87.3 82.6-90.9
Female 533 44 9.3 6.6-13.0 489 90.7 87.0-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 572 36 8.1 5.6-11.6 536 91.9 88.4-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 203 26 12.2 8.1-18.0 177 87.8 82.0-91.9
Other 140 24 19.2 11.8-29.7 116 80.8 70.3-88.2
AGE
18-34 154 25 16.2 10.7-23.8 129 83.8 76.2-89.3
35-44 140 16 12.6 7.2-21.2 124 87.4 78.8-92.8
45-54 139 23 18.1 11.4-27.5 116 81.9 72.5-88.6
55-64 182 21 12.1 7.5-19.1 161 87.9 80.9-92.5
65-74 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 14 15.4 8.7-25.7 74 84.6 74.3-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 27 13.8 9.2-20.2 204 86.2 79.8-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 263 23 9.5 6.0-14.8 240 90.5 85.2-94.0
College Graduate 340 23 7.4 4.6-11.7 317 92.6 88.3-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 35 13.7 9.4-19.5 283 86.3 80.5-90.6
No 602 52 9.1 6.7-12.1 550 90.9 87.9-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 77 11.2 8.7-14.4 698 88.8 85.6-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 466 58 12.6 9.5-16.5 408 87.4 83.5-90.5
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** 58 81.6 69.0-89.8
$35,000- 49,999 120 17 16.8 9.8-27.4 103 83.2 72.6-90.2
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 279 17 8.7 5.2-14.2 262 91.3 85.8-94.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 15 8.1 4.5-14.2 218 91.9 85.8-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 35 9.2 6.4-13.0 426 90.8 87.0-93.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 15 8.1 4.5-14.2 218 91.9 85.8-95.5
HOUSING
Own 623 38 8.1 5.7-11.4 585 91.9 88.6-94.3
Rent 232 38 18.6 13.3-25.4 194 81.4 74.6-86.7
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 291 29 12.1 8.1-17.6 262 87.9 82.4-91.9
Rural 558 50 10.1 7.3-13.8 508 89.9 86.2-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 555 53 11.3 8.3-15.2 502 88.7 84.8-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 26 10.4 6.8-15.4 255 89.6 84.6-93.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 17 9.3 5.5-15.5 164 90.7 84.5-94.5
2nd Quartile 175 17 12.5 7.5-20.0 158 87.5 80.0-92.5
3rd Quartile 294 25 8.6 5.6-13.2 269 91.4 86.8-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 29 13.1 8.6-19.5 247 86.9 80.5-91.4

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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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