2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,273 3,459 79.2 77.7-80.7 350 9.3 8.2-10.5 210 5.5 4.7- 6.4 215 5.3 4.6- 6.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.0
Eastern NC 1,161 974 83.0 80.2-85.4 80 7.9 6.1-10.2 45 4.3 3.1- 5.9 53 4.3 3.2- 5.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 519 418 79.8 75.4-83.5 34 8.0 5.4-11.6 29 5.8 3.9- 8.5 33 5.7 4.0- 8.2 *** *** ***
Female 642 556 86.0 82.3-89.0 46 7.8 5.5-11.1 16 2.8 1.6- 5.0 20 2.9 1.8- 4.8 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 729 619 83.2 79.7-86.2 50 7.9 5.7-10.8 25 3.9 2.5- 6.0 32 4.7 3.2- 6.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 241 224 90.2 83.7-94.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 176 120 70.3 61.8-77.6 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.6-15.8 18 8.3 5.0-13.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 236 166 70.3 63.3-76.4 29 14.5 9.9-20.8 21 7.8 4.9-12.3 18 6.7 4.1-10.6 *** *** ***
35-44 169 130 77.8 69.7-84.3 19 10.6 6.1-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 174 141 83.4 76.7-88.4 14 6.6 3.7-11.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 225 195 88.0 82.6-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 72 73.7 63.7-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 305 253 82.7 77.2-87.1 21 7.8 4.7-12.7 *** *** *** 17 4.8 2.9- 7.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 323 277 84.2 78.7-88.5 18 7.6 4.5-12.5 14 4.9 2.8- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 425 370 86.4 82.2-89.8 33 7.5 5.1-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 335 85.5 80.4-89.4 19 6.9 4.1-11.3 *** *** *** 14 3.3 1.8- 5.9 *** *** ***
No 747 616 82.4 79.0-85.4 57 8.1 6.0-11.0 32 4.2 2.8- 6.1 38 4.8 3.4- 6.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 206 91.6 86.7-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 931 766 80.7 77.4-83.6 72 9.1 6.9-11.8 38 4.7 3.3- 6.6 46 4.8 3.5- 6.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 599 473 77.6 73.4-81.3 53 10.0 7.3-13.5 31 5.7 3.8- 8.3 36 6.0 4.2- 8.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 318 96.2 93.5-97.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 84 75.4 64.3-83.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 117 81.8 72.0-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 129 80.6 71.8-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 356 308 85.1 80.2-88.9 18 5.7 3.4- 9.5 16 5.2 3.1- 8.7 14 4.0 2.3- 6.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 220 82.0 75.9-86.8 24 9.1 5.6-14.5 *** *** *** 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 106 83.1 73.4-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 581 497 84.4 80.5-87.6 36 7.0 4.8-10.2 21 3.9 2.4- 6.1 25 4.5 2.9- 6.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 270 220 82.0 75.9-86.8 24 9.1 5.6-14.5 *** *** *** 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 756 670 86.9 83.6-89.5 41 6.8 4.8- 9.6 20 3.2 2.0- 5.2 23 2.9 1.9- 4.5 *** *** ***
Rent 317 239 72.7 66.4-78.2 32 10.7 7.0-16.0 20 7.9 4.9-12.4 20 7.1 4.4-11.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 80 61 76.7 65.1-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 77 79.8 69.5-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 386 328 84.3 79.7-88.1 26 6.5 4.1-10.0 15 4.3 2.5- 7.2 16 4.6 2.7- 7.7 *** *** ***
Rural 678 569 82.6 78.7-85.9 43 8.3 5.8-11.7 26 4.2 2.7- 6.6 34 4.2 2.9- 6.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 592 83.4 79.8-86.5 46 7.6 5.3-10.8 28 4.1 2.7- 6.2 34 4.2 2.9- 6.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 98 82.0 72.4-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 284 82.3 76.9-86.6 23 7.7 4.9-11.8 *** *** *** 16 5.2 3.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 192 81.3 74.5-86.7 18 10.2 6.1-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 220 186 83.1 76.6-88.1 16 7.0 4.0-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 381 324 84.4 79.6-88.2 25 6.7 4.2-10.4 18 5.1 3.0- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 272 82.1 76.2-86.9 21 8.6 5.0-14.5 *** *** *** 20 4.6 2.9- 7.4 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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