2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
Eastern NC 1,149 1,060 92.6 90.6-94.1 89 7.4 5.9- 9.4
GENDER
Male 514 474 92.5 89.4-94.8 40 7.5 5.2-10.6
Female 635 586 92.6 89.9-94.6 49 7.4 5.4-10.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 700 96.3 94.1-97.7 22 3.7 2.3- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 175 116 69.9 61.4-77.1 59 30.1 22.9-38.6
AGE
18-34 234 202 88.9 84.0-92.4 32 11.1 7.6-16.0
35-44 166 148 89.6 82.6-94.0 18 10.4 6.0-17.4
45-54 173 148 88.3 82.6-92.4 25 11.7 7.6-17.4
55-64 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 197 197 100 - *** *** ***
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 64 68.1 57.8-76.9 41 31.9 23.1-42.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 279 93.7 89.7-96.2 20 6.3 3.8-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 424 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 355 94.1 90.7-96.3 23 5.9 3.7- 9.3
No 739 676 92.1 89.6-94.0 63 7.9 6.0-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 919 832 90.6 88.1-92.6 87 9.4 7.4-11.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 593 537 91.5 88.7-93.6 56 8.5 6.4-11.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 59 84.2 73.7-91.0 15 15.8 9.0-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 95 89.2 81.5-93.9 13 10.8 6.1-18.5
$35,000- 49,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 154 139 90.3 83.5-94.5 15 9.7 5.5-16.5
$75,000+ 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 238 91.6 87.4-94.4 27 8.4 5.6-12.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 55 79.2 67.6-87.4 18 20.8 12.6-32.4
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 577 555 95.3 92.5-97.0 22 4.7 3.0- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 265 238 91.6 87.4-94.4 27 8.4 5.6-12.6
HOUSING
Own 744 712 95.1 92.9-96.6 32 4.9 3.4- 7.1
Rent 319 269 85.2 80.3-89.0 50 14.8 11.0-19.7
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 378 360 95.8 93.0-97.5 18 4.2 2.5- 7.0
Rural 675 611 90.4 87.4-92.7 64 9.6 7.3-12.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 702 641 91.9 89.3-93.9 61 8.1 6.1-10.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 306 93.3 89.2-95.8 22 6.7 4.2-10.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 381 358 94.2 91.0-96.3 23 5.8 3.7- 9.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 327 285 87.4 82.5-91.1 42 12.6 8.9-17.5

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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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