2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
Eastern NC 1,165 95 7.4 5.9- 9.2 1,070 92.6 90.8-94.1
GENDER
Male 523 48 8.2 6.0-11.2 475 91.8 88.8-94.0
Female 642 47 6.5 4.7- 8.9 595 93.5 91.1-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 730 66 8.5 6.5-11.1 664 91.5 88.9-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 242 20 6.7 4.2-10.6 222 93.3 89.4-95.8
Other 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 224 22 11.5 7.3-17.8 202 88.5 82.2-92.7
65-74 198 31 15.3 10.5-21.7 167 84.7 78.3-89.5
75+ 144 20 14.6 8.9-23.2 124 85.4 76.8-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 16 14.6 8.5-23.9 89 85.4 76.1-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 28 7.1 4.6-10.6 280 92.9 89.4-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 323 35 9.1 6.3-12.9 288 90.9 87.1-93.7
College Graduate 424 15 3.1 1.7- 5.4 409 96.9 94.6-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 59 14.0 10.5-18.3 321 86.0 81.7-89.5
No 752 34 4.2 2.9- 6.1 718 95.8 93.9-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 18 7.3 4.4-12.0 209 92.7 88.0-95.6
Non-Veteran 935 77 7.4 5.7- 9.5 858 92.6 90.5-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 602 23 3.8 2.5- 5.9 579 96.2 94.1-97.5
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 47 14.6 10.6-19.7 287 85.4 80.3-89.4
Unable to Work 87 20 22.1 13.7-33.7 67 77.9 66.3-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 17 10.5 6.2-17.4 124 89.5 82.6-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 26 7.3 4.7-11.3 246 92.7 88.7-95.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 17 11.4 6.7-18.8 107 88.6 81.2-93.3
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 583 28 5.0 3.3- 7.5 555 95.0 92.5-96.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 26 7.3 4.7-11.3 246 92.7 88.7-95.3
HOUSING
Own 754 63 7.9 6.0-10.2 691 92.1 89.8-94.0
Rent 319 24 6.7 4.3-10.4 295 93.3 89.6-95.7
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 387 25 5.3 3.4- 8.4 362 94.7 91.6-96.6
Rural 683 65 8.8 6.7-11.4 618 91.2 88.6-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 708 64 7.6 5.8-10.0 644 92.4 90.0-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 19 6.0 3.6-10.0 316 94.0 90.0-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 386 30 6.6 4.4- 9.8 356 93.4 90.2-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 41 10.9 7.7-15.1 288 89.1 84.9-92.3

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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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