2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
Eastern NC 923 35 4.1 2.7- 6.0 78 8.1 6.3-10.3 81 8.9 6.9-11.4 729 79.0 75.7-82.0
GENDER
Male 391 *** *** *** 31 7.6 5.1-11.1 32 8.4 5.5-12.6 316 81.3 76.3-85.4
Female 532 23 5.2 3.2- 8.4 47 8.4 6.1-11.6 49 9.3 6.8-12.5 413 77.1 72.5-81.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 574 *** *** *** 29 5.8 3.8- 8.7 47 8.3 5.9-11.4 484 83.8 79.9-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 199 *** *** *** 29 12.5 8.4-18.2 25 12.6 8.1-18.9 133 67.9 60.0-74.9
Other 139 *** *** *** 19 9.3 5.5-15.2 *** *** *** 102 78.6 69.9-85.3
AGE
18-34 154 *** *** *** 20 10.9 6.7-17.2 20 14.8 9.3-22.6 107 70.0 61.3-77.4
35-44 140 *** *** *** 17 11.1 6.5-18.5 *** *** *** 101 74.4 64.8-82.0
45-54 137 *** *** *** 13 9.6 5.4-16.4 *** *** *** 109 81.3 73.3-87.3
55-64 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.2 6.0-16.8 147 79.0 71.2-85.1
65-74 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 86.5 79.9-91.2
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 91.8 86.1-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** 22 21.0 13.4-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 *** *** *** 24 8.8 5.6-13.5 25 11.0 7.0-16.7 167 76.2 69.5-81.8
Some Post-H.S. 264 *** *** *** 20 7.1 4.2-11.5 24 9.5 6.0-14.5 208 79.3 73.1-84.3
College Graduate 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 6.9 4.5-10.5 297 88.4 84.0-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 23 6.8 4.3-10.5 31 8.5 5.7-12.4 37 11.1 7.6-15.9 227 73.6 67.7-78.8
No 599 *** *** *** 46 7.8 5.6-10.7 43 7.7 5.4-10.8 498 81.8 77.6-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 87.9 80.8-92.6
Non-Veteran 773 32 4.7 3.1- 7.0 73 8.9 6.9-11.5 69 9.3 7.1-12.2 599 77.1 73.4-80.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 463 *** *** *** 37 7.8 5.4-11.0 44 10.9 7.8-15.0 366 77.2 72.2-81.5
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 4.8 2.8- 8.1 247 88.4 83.8-91.8
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.4-23.8 16 13.4 7.7-22.1 85 67.2 56.0-76.8
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 82.7 74.1-89.0
$75,000+ 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 261 91.9 86.4-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 *** *** *** 21 7.6 4.7-12.1 20 9.7 5.9-15.5 187 80.7 74.1-86.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.0 6.3-18.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 459 *** *** *** 20 5.3 3.3- 8.4 29 6.3 4.0- 9.7 408 88.0 83.9-91.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 *** *** *** 21 7.6 4.7-12.1 20 9.7 5.9-15.5 187 80.7 74.1-86.0
HOUSING
Own 623 *** *** *** 26 5.1 3.3- 7.7 43 7.3 5.2-10.3 541 85.1 81.2-88.2
Rent 230 14 7.5 4.2-13.2 46 20.5 15.2-27.0 32 16.0 10.9-22.9 138 56.0 48.5-63.3
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 289 *** *** *** 22 8.5 5.4-13.4 26 9.2 5.9-13.9 235 79.9 73.9-84.9
Rural 557 25 4.9 3.1- 7.8 50 7.6 5.6-10.4 49 8.7 6.2-12.0 433 78.8 74.4-82.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 553 23 4.8 3.0- 7.7 53 8.3 6.1-11.2 53 9.8 7.1-13.3 424 77.1 72.7-81.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 78.2 67.3-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 *** *** *** 19 7.5 4.6-12.2 16 6.4 3.7-10.8 238 83.7 77.8-88.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 181 *** *** *** 12 8.5 4.7-14.8 *** *** *** 153 80.6 72.5-86.7
2nd Quartile 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 85.1 77.5-90.5
3rd Quartile 293 *** *** *** 30 11.1 7.5-16.2 33 9.6 6.5-13.9 219 75.2 68.9-80.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 275 14 5.2 3.0- 9.0 27 6.4 4.2- 9.8 26 10.0 6.3-15.5 208 78.4 72.2-83.5

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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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