2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,066 1,799 57.8 55.7-59.9 240 7.9 6.8- 9.1 308 10.2 9.0-11.5 257 8.2 7.1- 9.4 462 16.0 14.4-17.6
Eastern NC 841 521 60.2 56.1-64.1 68 8.7 6.6-11.4 74 8.5 6.6-11.0 59 6.9 5.2- 9.1 119 15.7 12.8-19.1
GENDER
Male 362 224 61.4 55.3-67.1 28 8.1 5.3-12.2 31 8.1 5.5-11.9 26 6.6 4.3-10.0 53 15.8 11.7-20.9
Female 479 297 59.1 53.6-64.4 40 9.2 6.3-13.1 43 8.9 6.3-12.5 33 7.1 4.8-10.4 66 15.6 11.8-20.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 545 378 68.7 63.9-73.1 48 8.6 6.3-11.7 43 8.0 5.7-11.1 41 8.0 5.7-11.2 35 6.7 4.5- 9.8
Non-Hispanic Black 192 91 45.2 37.2-53.4 *** *** *** 16 7.5 4.4-12.4 13 6.2 3.4-11.0 60 31.7 24.7-39.7
Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 68 49.7 40.3-59.1 14 10.8 6.1-18.4 16 11.4 6.9-18.5 13 8.0 4.4-14.0 25 20.1 13.1-29.5
35-44 123 61 54.8 44.7-64.6 15 11.8 6.9-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.4 9.8-23.4
45-54 123 72 56.8 46.3-66.7 *** *** *** 13 9.5 5.3-16.3 *** *** *** 20 21.1 13.2-32.1
55-64 169 106 63.9 55.4-71.7 *** *** *** 17 7.7 4.6-12.6 13 9.0 5.0-15.5 20 10.6 6.4-17.2
65-74 160 116 66.8 57.1-75.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.7 7.8-19.9
75+ 120 93 80.1 70.3-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 129 57.3 49.3-64.9 15 10.8 6.4-17.8 22 10.5 6.6-16.4 *** *** *** 30 15.0 10.1-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 245 163 65.2 58.1-71.7 18 6.4 3.9-10.3 16 6.7 3.9-11.2 *** *** *** 38 16.7 12.0-22.9
College Graduate 323 181 51.3 44.7-57.8 30 9.6 6.3-14.4 31 9.9 6.7-14.4 36 11.6 8.3-16.2 45 17.6 12.2-24.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 199 66.8 60.2-72.8 16 5.6 3.3- 9.5 21 5.1 3.1- 8.3 23 8.5 5.4-13.3 38 13.9 9.8-19.3
No 538 318 57.0 52.0-61.9 51 10.3 7.4-14.1 53 10.6 7.8-14.1 36 6.2 4.3- 8.8 80 15.9 12.5-20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 89 62.8 53.4-71.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 15.7 10.3-23.1
Non-Veteran 696 431 59.6 55.1-63.9 55 8.4 6.2-11.4 66 9.1 6.9-11.9 52 7.2 5.3- 9.7 92 15.7 12.5-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 238 57.9 52.3-63.4 41 9.9 7.0-13.9 47 10.2 7.4-13.9 31 7.0 4.7-10.3 60 14.9 11.2-19.5
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 271 192 68.0 60.7-74.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 7.5 4.5-12.3 30 11.6 7.8-16.9
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 120 67 58.2 47.8-67.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.4 13.4-29.7
$75,000+ 267 153 55.2 48.2-61.9 25 9.9 6.3-15.2 26 9.8 6.3-14.8 26 10.3 6.7-15.6 37 14.8 10.5-20.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 203 134 62.7 53.7-70.9 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.6-15.4 *** *** *** 30 17.8 11.4-26.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 69 81.4 71.5-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 441 255 56.0 50.5-61.3 44 10.1 7.2-13.9 39 9.4 6.6-13.2 39 9.2 6.5-13.0 64 15.4 11.8-19.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 203 134 62.7 53.7-70.9 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.6-15.4 *** *** *** 30 17.8 11.4-26.8
HOUSING
Own 574 367 62.1 57.3-66.7 47 8.8 6.3-12.1 49 8.3 6.0-11.3 38 6.9 4.9- 9.7 73 13.9 10.8-17.7
Rent 202 121 59.8 51.9-67.2 17 9.5 5.6-15.6 17 8.3 4.9-13.7 15 6.3 3.7-10.7 32 16.1 11.2-22.7
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 266 158 56.4 49.3-63.3 18 6.0 3.5-10.1 25 9.2 5.8-14.2 22 9.7 6.1-15.1 43 18.7 13.6-25.1
Rural 504 328 63.6 58.3-68.6 43 10.0 7.1-14.0 37 6.5 4.6- 9.2 31 5.6 3.8- 8.1 65 14.3 10.7-18.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 314 61.2 55.9-66.3 38 8.8 6.1-12.7 39 7.8 5.4-10.9 33 6.9 4.7-10.0 72 15.3 11.7-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 152 56.2 49.1-63.1 23 7.6 4.8-11.7 29 11.5 7.6-17.0 20 7.9 5.0-12.3 36 16.8 11.8-23.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 167 96 57.7 49.0-66.0 18 9.4 5.7-15.2 21 13.6 8.2-21.7 14 8.1 4.7-13.8 18 11.1 6.8-17.7
2nd Quartile 163 102 58.4 49.3-67.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 19.1 12.5-28.0
3rd Quartile 265 165 61.2 54.0-67.9 20 8.8 5.2-14.4 19 6.5 3.9-10.5 22 8.1 5.0-13.0 39 15.4 10.9-21.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 246 158 61.6 53.8-68.9 19 9.5 5.6-15.6 19 7.6 4.6-12.1 *** *** *** 37 16.3 10.9-23.5

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

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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