2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
Eastern NC 1,060 349 33.8 30.5-37.3 115 11.9 9.6-14.5 334 25.9 23.1-29.0 83 8.1 6.3-10.3 149 17.4 14.8-20.5 30 2.8 1.9- 4.3
GENDER
Male 474 151 32.4 27.7-37.5 51 11.6 8.5-15.6 137 23.9 19.9-28.4 28 5.8 3.8- 8.8 99 24.3 20.0-29.2 *** *** ***
Female 586 198 35.2 30.7-40.0 64 12.1 9.1-15.9 197 27.9 24.0-32.1 55 10.2 7.6-13.7 50 10.9 8.0-14.7 22 3.7 2.3- 5.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 700 240 36.8 32.7-41.1 78 11.3 8.8-14.2 239 27.9 24.3-31.7 33 4.7 3.2- 6.8 87 16.4 13.2-20.3 23 2.9 1.9- 4.5
Non-Hispanic Black 234 64 28.4 22.1-35.7 14 8.2 4.6-14.2 75 26.7 21.0-33.3 36 15.5 10.7-21.8 38 17.3 12.5-23.5 *** *** ***
Other 116 40 29.7 20.8-40.5 *** *** *** 17 12.7 7.4-21.1 13 8.5 4.7-15.0 23 23.6 15.1-34.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 202 81 36.2 29.3-43.7 23 13.8 9.0-20.6 13 7.2 4.1-12.4 19 10.0 6.1-16.1 59 29.4 22.9-36.8 *** *** ***
35-44 148 73 52.2 43.0-61.2 24 15.5 10.1-23.1 *** *** *** 26 14.5 9.5-21.4 20 15.1 9.5-23.0 *** *** ***
45-54 148 70 47.3 38.1-56.7 20 14.3 8.9-22.0 *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.5-13.6 24 19.2 12.4-28.4 *** *** ***
55-64 211 91 40.9 33.7-48.6 34 14.8 10.3-20.7 36 16.6 11.8-22.9 17 8.6 5.1-14.0 23 14.7 9.7-21.7 *** *** ***
65-74 197 21 11.9 7.1-19.2 *** *** *** 144 67.7 59.0-75.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 85.0 76.5-90.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 279 75 27.6 22.0-34.1 35 13.9 9.7-19.6 85 25.0 19.9-30.9 28 9.5 6.1-14.5 47 20.2 15.2-26.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 303 93 34.0 28.0-40.5 27 9.9 6.6-14.6 105 27.5 22.4-33.1 24 7.9 5.1-12.0 46 18.4 13.7-24.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 412 172 45.3 39.9-50.9 43 10.6 7.5-14.6 118 22.2 18.3-26.7 *** *** *** 53 16.0 12.1-20.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 355 79 25.5 20.3-31.5 23 5.2 3.2- 8.3 158 37.8 32.2-43.8 34 9.5 6.6-13.5 53 19.2 14.6-24.9 *** *** ***
No 676 260 38.3 34.1-42.7 88 15.0 11.9-18.8 170 20.3 17.2-23.9 47 7.2 5.1- 9.9 89 16.1 13.0-19.9 22 3.0 1.9- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 38 16.4 11.7-22.5 *** *** *** 50 15.9 11.4-21.7 *** *** *** 123 61.0 53.7-67.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 832 310 39.2 35.3-43.2 106 14.1 11.3-17.3 283 29.0 25.7-32.6 81 10.5 8.2-13.3 26 4.0 2.6- 6.2 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 537 277 50.5 45.6-55.4 75 13.5 10.5-17.1 40 5.5 3.9- 7.9 36 7.6 5.2-10.9 96 20.3 16.6-24.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 333 45 14.8 10.6-20.2 *** *** *** 230 64.4 57.9-70.5 *** *** *** 24 9.1 5.9-13.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 25.5 17.1-36.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 128 35 31.5 22.3-42.5 *** *** *** 45 30.1 21.8-40.1 16 14.1 8.3-23.2 14 13.6 7.9-22.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 139 54 38.4 29.3-48.3 17 11.2 6.7-18.3 35 21.5 15.0-30.0 *** *** *** 26 23.3 15.8-32.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 346 175 51.8 45.7-57.8 35 10.5 7.2-15.1 67 14.5 11.0-18.8 *** *** *** 61 20.9 16.3-26.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 238 54 21.3 16.0-27.9 34 21.1 14.9-29.1 105 37.8 30.9-45.3 19 7.3 4.2-12.4 19 9.7 5.6-16.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 21 21.5 13.4-32.5 *** *** *** 46 36.0 26.6-46.7 22 16.0 9.9-24.8 14 13.6 7.7-23.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 555 247 45.3 40.6-50.2 53 9.6 7.1-12.9 136 19.5 16.2-23.3 *** *** *** 96 21.3 17.4-25.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 238 54 21.3 16.0-27.9 34 21.1 14.9-29.1 105 37.8 30.9-45.3 19 7.3 4.2-12.4 19 9.7 5.6-16.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 712 241 34.6 30.6-38.9 76 11.8 9.2-15.0 249 28.5 25.0-32.3 27 5.3 3.5- 7.9 99 17.3 14.1-21.0 20 2.5 1.5- 4.2
Rent 269 87 34.0 27.8-40.9 32 13.0 8.6-18.9 66 17.8 13.6-23.0 43 16.6 12.1-22.3 35 15.7 11.2-21.7 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.1 11.2-30.7 13 14.5 7.9-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 23.0 14.4-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 360 130 36.4 30.8-42.3 33 10.2 6.9-14.8 71 15.0 11.4-19.5 21 5.2 3.2- 8.2 90 28.6 23.3-34.4 15 4.7 2.7- 8.3
Rural 611 177 29.8 25.6-34.3 69 12.8 9.9-16.5 241 33.3 29.3-37.7 57 10.2 7.6-13.6 54 12.0 9.1-15.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 641 190 29.5 25.5-33.8 62 10.6 8.0-14.0 197 25.8 22.2-29.8 63 9.7 7.3-12.8 112 21.5 17.8-25.6 17 2.9 1.6- 5.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 113 34 29.6 20.7-40.5 14 17.0 9.6-28.6 40 26.3 18.7-35.6 *** *** *** 16 19.4 11.8-30.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 306 125 46.7 40.3-53.2 39 12.9 9.1-17.9 97 26.2 21.1-32.0 14 4.8 2.7- 8.2 21 6.3 3.9- 9.9 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 84 44.3 36.8-52.1 28 13.1 8.6-19.4 70 27.3 21.2-34.3 *** *** *** 15 7.3 4.2-12.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 203 75 39.4 32.0-47.4 23 11.7 7.4-18.0 46 17.7 12.6-24.3 *** *** *** 42 22.5 16.4-30.1 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 358 115 32.7 27.1-38.8 33 11.6 7.9-16.6 100 21.6 17.4-26.5 29 7.4 4.9-11.0 69 23.3 18.5-29.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 75 24.7 19.3-30.9 31 11.6 7.7-17.1 118 37.0 30.7-43.8 33 12.6 8.4-18.4 23 12.1 7.9-18.2 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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