2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,961 2,549 87.2 85.8-88.6 412 12.8 11.4-14.2
Eastern NC 796 709 90.1 87.5-92.2 87 9.9 7.8-12.5
GENDER
Male 355 317 90.3 86.3-93.3 38 9.7 6.7-13.7
Female 441 392 89.8 86.2-92.6 49 10.2 7.4-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 464 443 95.0 91.9-96.9 21 5.0 3.1- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 156 98 65.8 56.6-74.0 58 34.2 26.0-43.4
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 188 91.4 86.1-94.8 20 8.6 5.2-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 223 201 90.9 85.8-94.4 22 9.1 5.6-14.2
No 545 483 90.0 87.0-92.4 62 10.0 7.6-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 156 100 - *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 638 552 87.4 84.1-90.0 86 12.6 10.0-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 549 494 91.1 88.2-93.4 55 8.9 6.6-11.8
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 56 83.8 73.1-90.8 15 16.2 9.2-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 66 86.8 77.2-92.7 12 13.2 7.3-22.8
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 111 96 87.4 78.8-92.9 15 12.6 7.1-21.2
$75,000+ 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 146 120 86.4 79.8-91.1 26 13.6 8.9-20.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 420 398 93.9 90.4-96.2 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 146 120 86.4 79.8-91.1 26 13.6 8.9-20.2
HOUSING
Own 459 427 92.8 89.7-95.1 32 7.2 4.9-10.3
Rent 269 220 83.6 78.2-87.9 49 16.4 12.1-21.8
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 300 283 95.1 91.8-97.1 17 4.9 2.9- 8.2
Rural 425 362 85.9 81.7-89.3 63 14.1 10.7-18.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 498 438 89.2 85.8-91.9 60 10.8 8.1-14.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 221 200 91.2 85.9-94.6 21 8.8 5.4-14.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 267 244 92.2 88.0-95.0 23 7.8 5.0-12.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 173 81.9 75.1-87.2 41 18.1 12.8-24.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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