2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,309 1,304 27.9 26.4-29.6 3,005 72.1 70.4-73.6
Eastern NC 1,165 397 30.2 27.2-33.3 768 69.8 66.7-72.8
GENDER
Male 525 164 28.0 23.8-32.5 361 72.0 67.5-76.2
Female 640 233 32.3 28.3-36.6 407 67.7 63.4-71.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 729 269 31.8 28.1-35.7 460 68.2 64.3-71.9
Non-Hispanic Black 242 83 29.5 23.6-36.1 159 70.5 63.9-76.4
Other 179 37 22.4 15.4-31.5 142 77.6 68.5-84.6
AGE
18-34 240 16 7.0 4.1-11.8 224 93.0 88.2-95.9
35-44 170 36 19.9 14.1-27.4 134 80.1 72.6-85.9
45-54 174 59 36.4 28.3-45.3 115 63.6 54.7-71.7
55-64 225 107 49.2 41.8-56.6 118 50.8 43.4-58.2
65-74 198 103 50.7 42.5-58.9 95 49.3 41.1-57.5
75+ 144 72 46.4 36.5-56.6 72 53.6 43.4-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 32 29.7 20.6-40.8 72 70.3 59.2-79.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 98 28.1 22.9-34.1 209 71.9 65.9-77.1
Some Post-H.S. 324 123 33.1 27.6-39.0 201 66.9 61.0-72.4
College Graduate 425 143 30.1 25.5-35.2 282 69.9 64.8-74.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 197 46.8 40.9-52.8 183 53.2 47.2-59.1
No 752 194 22.9 19.7-26.5 558 77.1 73.5-80.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 76 28.6 22.6-35.4 152 71.4 64.6-77.4
Non-Veteran 934 321 30.7 27.4-34.2 613 69.3 65.8-72.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 602 135 20.4 17.0-24.3 467 79.6 75.7-83.0
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 174 51.0 44.5-57.4 161 49.0 42.6-55.5
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 17 16.3 9.7-26.1 59 83.7 73.9-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 29 16.0 10.6-23.4 80 84.0 76.6-89.4
$35,000- 49,999 141 56 34.9 26.4-44.4 85 65.1 55.6-73.6
$50,000- 74,999 157 54 29.0 21.8-37.5 103 71.0 62.5-78.2
$75,000+ 352 117 32.6 27.2-38.4 235 67.4 61.6-72.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 93 30.0 24.0-36.7 181 70.0 63.3-76.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 21 23.1 14.4-34.7 53 76.9 65.3-85.6
101% to 150% 126 49 29.9 21.7-39.7 77 70.1 60.3-78.3
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 202 33.0 28.7-37.5 378 67.0 62.5-71.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 93 30.0 24.0-36.7 181 70.0 63.3-76.0
HOUSING
Own 754 289 34.5 30.7-38.4 465 65.5 61.6-69.3
Rent 319 86 20.3 16.1-25.3 233 79.7 74.7-83.9
Other arrangement 83 20 19.3 11.8-29.9 63 80.7 70.1-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 26 22.9 15.0-33.4 71 77.1 66.6-85.0
Regional City or Suburban County 386 131 29.9 24.9-35.3 255 70.1 64.7-75.1
Rural 682 240 31.3 27.5-35.5 442 68.7 64.5-72.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 707 239 29.9 26.2-34.0 468 70.1 66.0-73.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 41 29.8 21.5-39.7 81 70.2 60.3-78.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 117 30.9 25.7-36.6 219 69.1 63.4-74.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 80 30.5 24.4-37.4 149 69.5 62.6-75.6
2nd Quartile 221 75 30.1 23.6-37.4 146 69.9 62.6-76.4
3rd Quartile 385 125 28.4 23.6-33.7 260 71.6 66.3-76.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 330 117 32.3 26.6-38.6 213 67.7 61.4-73.4

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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.

***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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