2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
Eastern NC 1,166 936 81.1 78.3-83.6 230 18.9 16.4-21.7
GENDER
Male 523 420 80.1 75.7-83.8 103 19.9 16.2-24.3
Female 643 516 82.0 78.3-85.3 127 18.0 14.7-21.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 601 83.2 79.9-86.2 131 16.8 13.8-20.1
Non-Hispanic Black 241 191 78.3 71.4-83.9 50 21.7 16.1-28.6
Other 178 133 77.9 70.2-84.0 45 22.1 16.0-29.8
AGE
18-34 240 215 88.8 83.1-92.7 25 11.2 7.3-16.9
35-44 170 146 87.1 80.5-91.7 24 12.9 8.3-19.5
45-54 174 134 75.2 66.3-82.4 40 24.8 17.6-33.7
55-64 225 169 74.1 67.0-80.2 56 25.9 19.8-33.0
65-74 198 144 72.1 64.1-78.8 54 27.9 21.2-35.9
75+ 145 114 78.4 68.8-85.6 31 21.6 14.4-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 244 80.0 74.2-84.8 65 20.0 15.2-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 323 262 82.5 77.3-86.7 61 17.5 13.3-22.7
College Graduate 424 372 89.5 86.1-92.2 52 10.5 7.8-13.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 237 65.8 60.1-71.1 144 34.2 28.9-39.9
No 754 673 88.3 85.0-90.9 81 11.7 9.1-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 191 85.7 80.0-90.0 36 14.3 10.0-20.0
Non-Veteran 936 743 79.9 76.6-82.8 193 20.1 17.2-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 603 528 86.9 83.3-89.9 75 13.1 10.1-16.7
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 261 76.9 71.1-81.9 75 23.1 18.1-28.9
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 76 74.4 63.6-82.8 32 25.6 17.2-36.4
$35,000- 49,999 141 104 77.6 68.6-84.6 37 22.4 15.4-31.4
$50,000- 74,999 157 135 86.6 79.4-91.6 22 13.4 8.4-20.6
$75,000+ 355 324 90.2 85.8-93.3 31 9.8 6.7-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 223 80.0 73.4-85.3 50 20.0 14.7-26.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 84 73.4 63.9-81.1 42 26.6 18.9-36.1
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 583 509 87.0 83.5-89.9 74 13.0 10.1-16.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 223 80.0 73.4-85.3 50 20.0 14.7-26.6
HOUSING
Own 754 625 81.7 78.2-84.8 129 18.3 15.2-21.8
Rent 321 239 78.6 73.4-83.0 82 21.4 17.0-26.6
Other arrangement 83 65 80.4 69.5-88.1 18 19.6 11.9-30.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 387 315 81.5 76.5-85.7 72 18.5 14.3-23.5
Rural 682 538 80.2 76.5-83.5 144 19.8 16.5-23.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 707 560 80.9 77.3-84.0 147 19.1 16.0-22.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 99 81.2 70.7-88.5 22 18.8 11.5-29.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 277 81.7 76.1-86.2 61 18.3 13.8-23.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 196 85.1 78.7-89.8 35 14.9 10.2-21.3
2nd Quartile 222 179 82.0 75.4-87.2 43 18.0 12.8-24.6
3rd Quartile 385 313 82.2 77.3-86.3 72 17.8 13.7-22.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 248 76.6 70.8-81.5 80 23.4 18.5-29.2

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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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