2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
Eastern NC 1,170 457 42.9 39.5-46.3 318 27.2 24.3-30.3 395 29.9 27.0-33.0
GENDER
Male 525 237 48.7 43.8-53.7 131 25.0 20.9-29.6 157 26.2 22.2-30.6
Female 645 220 37.4 32.9-42.1 187 29.2 25.2-33.5 238 33.5 29.3-37.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 254 38.7 34.6-43.0 204 29.2 25.4-33.2 275 32.1 28.4-36.1
Non-Hispanic Black 243 91 44.1 36.9-51.5 67 24.6 19.1-31.2 85 31.3 25.2-38.1
Other 179 106 57.5 48.2-66.3 43 24.3 17.3-33.0 30 18.2 11.9-26.7
AGE
18-34 242 156 63.4 56.3-70.0 71 29.6 23.6-36.4 15 7.0 4.0-11.8
35-44 170 85 49.9 41.3-58.5 50 30.3 22.9-38.8 35 19.9 14.0-27.4
45-54 174 71 41.9 33.6-50.7 46 24.2 17.8-32.0 57 33.9 26.0-42.7
55-64 226 70 29.6 23.4-36.7 58 23.4 18.0-29.8 98 47.0 39.7-54.4
65-74 199 45 23.7 17.3-31.6 50 26.8 19.9-35.0 104 49.5 41.3-57.7
75+ 145 23 19.8 12.4-30.0 40 26.2 18.5-35.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** 21 18.6 11.7-28.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 133 44.9 38.6-51.3 82 29.4 23.7-35.7 94 25.8 20.8-31.4
Some Post-H.S. 324 113 39.2 33.2-45.6 90 25.9 21.0-31.5 121 34.9 29.2-41.0
College Graduate 427 161 42.6 37.0-48.4 124 29.1 24.4-34.4 142 28.3 23.8-33.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 383 63 18.2 13.9-23.5 98 28.4 23.2-34.3 222 53.4 47.3-59.3
No 754 373 53.4 49.2-57.5 215 27.5 23.9-31.3 166 19.1 16.2-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 87 40.9 33.7-48.4 67 29.5 23.2-36.7 74 29.7 23.4-36.7
Non-Veteran 939 367 43.3 39.5-47.2 251 26.6 23.4-30.1 321 30.1 26.8-33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 604 308 53.0 48.4-57.6 166 27.5 23.5-31.8 130 19.5 16.2-23.4
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 337 75 22.6 17.6-28.5 92 28.8 23.2-35.0 170 48.6 42.3-55.0
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** 17 14.3 8.4-23.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.9 8.4-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 20.7 14.1-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 141 48 40.9 31.3-51.2 34 19.9 13.8-27.7 59 39.2 30.1-49.2
$50,000- 74,999 157 68 44.1 35.4-53.2 31 24.9 17.4-34.2 58 31.0 23.6-39.5
$75,000+ 356 139 40.3 34.7-46.3 114 31.4 26.1-37.2 103 28.3 23.2-34.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 116 47.8 40.5-55.2 71 24.0 18.6-30.4 87 28.2 22.4-34.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** 40 32.8 23.8-43.2 50 30.6 22.3-40.3
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 584 229 40.9 36.4-45.6 162 28.0 23.9-32.4 193 31.1 26.9-35.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 116 47.8 40.5-55.2 71 24.0 18.6-30.4 87 28.2 22.4-34.8
HOUSING
Own 757 268 38.8 34.8-43.0 201 26.9 23.3-30.7 288 34.3 30.6-38.2
Rent 321 141 49.7 43.4-56.0 91 28.4 23.0-34.4 89 21.9 17.4-27.2
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.7 7.7-22.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 23.0 15.0-33.8
Regional City or Suburban County 388 163 45.6 39.9-51.4 97 26.2 21.3-31.7 128 28.2 23.5-33.5
Rural 685 253 40.8 36.4-45.4 189 27.3 23.5-31.4 243 31.9 28.0-36.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 710 281 43.3 38.9-47.7 187 27.0 23.3-31.1 242 29.7 26.0-33.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** 34 28.9 20.5-39.1 43 30.8 22.4-40.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 131 43.1 37.1-49.3 97 26.8 21.8-32.5 110 30.1 24.9-36.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 88 43.1 35.9-50.7 72 27.6 21.7-34.5 71 29.2 23.1-36.2
2nd Quartile 222 93 46.3 38.8-53.9 55 24.7 18.8-31.9 74 29.0 22.7-36.2
3rd Quartile 387 153 43.7 37.9-49.7 105 27.6 22.7-33.1 129 28.7 23.9-34.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 330 123 39.5 33.1-46.2 86 28.0 22.5-34.3 121 32.5 26.8-38.8

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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