2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
Eastern NC 1,166 172 15.5 13.2-18.2 324 28.4 25.5-31.6 440 37.2 33.9-40.5 180 15.4 13.1-18.1 50 3.5 2.6- 4.8
GENDER
Male 523 79 17.6 14.0-21.9 150 28.4 24.2-33.1 191 34.1 29.5-38.9 81 16.6 13.1-20.9 22 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Female 643 93 13.6 10.8-17.0 174 28.4 24.4-32.8 249 40.1 35.6-44.7 99 14.2 11.3-17.7 28 3.7 2.4- 5.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 116 17.2 14.1-20.7 237 34.0 30.1-38.2 248 32.0 28.3-36.0 98 13.0 10.4-16.1 33 3.8 2.5- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 241 31 14.2 9.8-20.3 48 20.2 14.9-26.8 112 43.9 36.8-51.2 43 19.1 13.8-26.0 *** *** ***
Other 178 25 12.8 7.9-20.2 37 21.4 15.0-29.6 71 43.6 34.9-52.8 36 18.0 12.4-25.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 240 50 20.9 15.7-27.3 77 32.7 26.5-39.6 88 35.2 28.8-42.1 23 10.1 6.4-15.6 *** *** ***
35-44 170 34 20.3 14.3-27.9 48 32.1 24.2-41.0 64 34.8 27.2-43.2 19 10.4 6.3-16.7 *** *** ***
45-54 174 19 9.9 5.6-17.0 46 25.6 19.1-33.4 69 39.6 31.6-48.3 29 20.1 13.4-29.1 *** *** ***
55-64 225 33 16.0 11.1-22.6 56 22.7 17.4-29.1 80 35.4 28.7-42.8 43 19.4 14.2-26.1 *** *** ***
65-74 198 23 10.4 6.4-16.4 50 22.8 17.0-30.0 71 38.8 31.0-47.3 38 21.8 15.6-29.6 16 6.1 3.6-10.3
75+ 145 *** *** *** 41 27.8 19.6-37.7 61 42.7 33.0-53.1 28 18.9 12.2-28.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 29.3 20.7-39.7 15 12.0 6.9-19.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 40 13.9 10.0-19.1 75 25.3 20.2-31.2 129 40.8 34.7-47.2 55 18.1 13.5-23.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 323 42 14.8 10.6-20.2 98 33.4 27.7-39.7 122 34.3 28.7-40.3 45 13.2 9.5-18.0 16 4.3 2.4- 7.6
College Graduate 424 83 21.3 17.1-26.2 136 31.6 26.8-36.8 153 36.6 31.5-42.1 43 8.9 6.4-12.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 20 6.3 3.7-10.6 71 20.1 15.6-25.5 146 39.4 33.7-45.4 104 25.9 21.1-31.3 40 8.3 5.9-11.7
No 754 148 20.0 16.9-23.6 245 32.0 28.3-36.0 280 36.2 32.3-40.3 73 10.5 8.0-13.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 42 19.7 14.4-26.5 72 30.4 24.0-37.6 77 35.6 28.7-43.1 29 12.0 8.0-17.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 936 130 14.4 11.9-17.4 250 27.8 24.5-31.4 363 37.7 34.1-41.4 150 16.3 13.6-19.4 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 603 116 19.4 16.0-23.4 186 31.9 27.7-36.4 226 35.6 31.3-40.1 66 11.7 8.9-15.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 34 8.8 6.0-12.8 93 25.8 20.7-31.6 134 42.3 36.0-48.8 61 18.8 14.3-24.4 14 4.3 2.4- 7.6
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 22.9 14.8-33.8
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** 25 24.5 16.0-35.6 *** *** *** 26 21.4 13.6-32.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 15 10.6 6.0-18.2 35 30.9 22.0-41.5 54 36.1 27.4-45.7 23 14.0 8.5-22.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 24 16.4 10.6-24.6 54 34.0 26.0-43.2 57 36.2 28.0-45.3 17 10.6 6.2-17.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 355 70 20.1 15.7-25.4 122 33.5 28.2-39.2 132 36.6 31.0-42.5 31 9.8 6.7-14.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 41 15.6 10.9-22.0 70 24.6 19.2-31.0 112 39.8 33.0-46.9 42 17.2 12.2-23.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 39.9 30.2-50.5 35 22.0 15.0-31.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 583 104 18.5 15.1-22.5 189 32.4 28.1-36.9 216 36.1 31.8-40.7 61 11.2 8.5-14.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 41 15.6 10.9-22.0 70 24.6 19.2-31.0 112 39.8 33.0-46.9 42 17.2 12.2-23.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 754 119 16.1 13.2-19.5 232 29.7 26.1-33.6 274 35.9 32.0-40.0 104 15.2 12.3-18.6 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8
Rent 321 37 12.2 8.6-17.0 68 22.6 17.7-28.4 134 43.8 37.6-50.2 60 16.1 12.2-21.0 22 5.3 3.3- 8.2
Other arrangement 83 15 19.5 11.5-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.7 9.7-27.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 19 22.2 13.9-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 387 60 15.2 11.5-19.7 113 28.6 23.7-34.1 142 37.7 32.2-43.6 59 16.3 12.3-21.2 *** *** ***
Rural 682 93 14.9 11.8-18.5 189 28.7 24.7-32.9 256 36.7 32.6-41.1 111 15.6 12.6-19.1 33 4.2 2.8- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 707 102 15.5 12.5-19.0 182 26.2 22.5-30.2 276 39.2 35.0-43.6 119 15.9 13.0-19.3 28 3.2 2.1- 4.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 20 15.9 10.0-24.3 33 27.7 19.3-38.1 46 37.5 28.0-48.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 50 15.5 11.4-20.7 109 34.3 28.8-40.4 118 31.8 26.6-37.6 46 14.9 10.7-20.4 15 3.5 1.9- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 41 18.9 13.6-25.6 74 32.3 25.9-39.4 81 33.9 27.3-41.1 25 10.7 6.7-16.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 222 32 15.4 10.5-22.0 61 28.7 22.4-36.0 86 37.9 30.9-45.5 36 16.0 11.1-22.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 385 60 14.7 11.2-19.1 113 29.4 24.3-35.0 140 38.2 32.6-44.1 57 14.2 10.5-19.0 15 3.5 2.0- 6.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 39 14.7 10.3-20.5 76 24.7 19.4-30.9 133 37.2 31.3-43.6 62 19.2 14.7-24.8 18 4.2 2.5- 7.0

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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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