2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
Eastern NC 1,158 615 54.9 51.5-58.3 377 29.7 26.8-32.8 166 15.3 13.0-18.0
GENDER
Male 521 263 53.5 48.5-58.5 157 26.6 22.5-31.2 101 19.8 16.2-24.0
Female 637 352 56.3 51.6-60.8 220 32.6 28.5-37.0 65 11.1 8.4-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 727 385 52.7 48.4-56.9 262 33.7 29.9-37.8 80 13.5 10.8-16.9
Non-Hispanic Black 239 143 64.1 57.0-70.7 83 29.2 23.3-35.9 13 6.7 3.7-11.8
Other 177 78 48.5 39.3-57.8 27 14.3 9.2-21.5 72 37.2 29.1-46.1
AGE
18-34 240 105 46.6 39.6-53.8 61 25.4 19.7-32.1 74 28.0 22.3-34.5
35-44 165 98 61.5 52.8-69.6 34 17.8 12.4-24.8 33 20.7 14.3-28.9
45-54 173 103 61.8 53.2-69.6 47 26.6 19.8-34.8 23 11.6 7.5-17.5
55-64 223 123 59.4 52.0-66.4 81 33.4 26.9-40.6 19 7.2 4.4-11.6
65-74 199 104 53.3 45.2-61.3 86 42.8 35.0-50.9 *** *** ***
75+ 144 71 52.6 42.4-62.6 66 43.2 33.5-53.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** 21 17.9 11.1-27.4 35 27.9 19.6-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 155 54.4 48.0-60.7 97 29.6 24.2-35.6 55 16.0 12.0-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 320 176 55.3 48.9-61.4 103 30.4 25.0-36.4 41 14.4 10.3-19.6
College Graduate 422 234 55.8 50.2-61.3 155 33.6 28.7-38.9 33 10.6 7.3-15.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 379 178 49.7 43.8-55.7 164 39.3 33.7-45.1 37 11.0 7.6-15.6
No 750 423 57.6 53.5-61.7 207 25.9 22.4-29.7 120 16.5 13.7-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 115 54.6 47.2-61.8 87 36.2 29.5-43.6 23 9.2 5.9-14.0
Non-Veteran 930 498 55.0 51.2-58.8 290 28.0 24.8-31.4 142 17.0 14.2-20.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 595 337 58.9 54.3-63.4 151 23.1 19.5-27.1 107 18.0 14.8-21.8
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 174 53.7 47.3-60.0 147 42.8 36.6-49.2 15 3.5 2.0- 6.3
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.5 6.5-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 139 73 54.6 44.5-64.3 44 29.3 21.2-38.9 22 16.1 9.9-25.2
$50,000- 74,999 156 88 54.9 45.7-63.8 46 28.3 20.8-37.2 22 16.8 10.7-25.3
$75,000+ 354 199 58.3 52.4-64.0 119 30.2 25.2-35.8 36 11.4 8.1-15.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 143 54.5 47.3-61.6 82 27.0 21.3-33.5 47 18.5 13.6-24.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.6 9.7-26.8
101% to 150% 124 66 57.5 47.0-67.4 43 26.8 19.2-36.1 15 15.7 9.0-25.8
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 325 57.4 52.7-61.9 192 30.3 26.2-34.8 63 12.3 9.4-15.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 143 54.5 47.3-61.6 82 27.0 21.3-33.5 47 18.5 13.6-24.5
HOUSING
Own 751 430 58.5 54.3-62.5 246 30.0 26.4-33.9 75 11.5 9.0-14.5
Rent 315 143 45.3 39.0-51.7 102 29.4 24.0-35.4 70 25.3 20.0-31.5
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.5-30.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** 34 29.7 20.5-40.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 382 198 51.6 45.7-57.4 133 33.5 28.2-39.2 51 14.9 11.2-19.6
Rural 679 365 56.5 52.1-60.9 210 27.4 23.8-31.4 104 16.0 13.0-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 702 370 55.1 50.7-59.4 216 28.4 24.7-32.4 116 16.5 13.5-20.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** 44 33.5 24.5-43.7 14 13.4 7.6-22.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 184 55.3 49.1-61.3 117 31.5 26.1-37.4 36 13.2 9.4-18.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 124 56.7 49.3-63.8 81 30.8 24.5-37.8 25 12.5 8.2-18.6
2nd Quartile 221 117 52.7 45.1-60.2 77 32.9 26.2-40.4 27 14.4 9.7-20.8
3rd Quartile 379 200 54.0 48.1-59.8 126 30.6 25.5-36.2 53 15.4 11.6-20.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 174 56.6 50.0-62.9 93 25.8 20.7-31.7 61 17.6 13.2-23.1

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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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