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 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
Eastern NC 924 62 6.6 4.9- 8.8 862 93.4 91.2-95.1
GENDER
Male 391 27 5.5 3.6- 8.2 364 94.5 91.8-96.4
Female 533 35 7.5 5.1-11.0 498 92.5 89.0-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 573 30 4.9 3.2- 7.4 543 95.1 92.6-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 200 20 9.5 5.9-14.8 180 90.5 85.2-94.1
Other 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 140 17 10.1 6.0-16.7 123 89.9 83.3-94.0
45-54 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 183 14 7.7 4.3-13.4 169 92.3 86.6-95.7
65-74 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 264 21 8.2 5.0-13.2 243 91.8 86.8-95.0
College Graduate 340 19 5.3 3.1- 8.9 321 94.7 91.1-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 30 9.8 6.4-14.8 288 90.2 85.2-93.6
No 600 32 5.1 3.4- 7.4 568 94.9 92.6-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 774 57 7.3 5.4- 9.9 717 92.7 90.1-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 462 41 8.4 6.0-11.7 421 91.6 88.3-94.0
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 14 13.3 7.4-23.0 84 86.7 77.0-92.6
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 460 18 4.4 2.6- 7.2 442 95.6 92.8-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 623 31 5.6 3.8- 8.3 592 94.4 91.7-96.2
Rent 231 27 11.2 7.4-16.7 204 88.8 83.3-92.6
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 290 20 7.2 4.3-11.7 270 92.8 88.3-95.7
Rural 558 32 5.7 3.8- 8.5 526 94.3 91.5-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 555 41 7.3 5.1-10.4 514 92.7 89.6-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 17 6.2 3.6-10.5 262 93.8 89.5-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 14 7.4 4.2-12.9 166 92.6 87.1-95.8
2nd Quartile 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 294 21 5.6 3.3- 9.3 273 94.4 90.7-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 20 7.9 4.8-12.9 256 92.1 87.1-95.2

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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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