2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 730 121 15.3 12.5-18.6 609 84.7 81.4-87.5
GENDER
Male 280 31 10.3 6.9-15.2 249 89.7 84.8-93.1
Female 450 90 19.4 15.3-24.2 360 80.6 75.8-84.7
AGE
18-34 159 26 14.6 9.5-21.7 133 85.4 78.3-90.5
35-44 128 21 14.7 9.1-22.8 107 85.3 77.2-90.9
45-54 129 24 15.3 9.8-22.9 105 84.7 77.1-90.2
55-64 127 17 13.7 7.9-22.9 110 86.3 77.1-92.1
65-74 111 17 14.6 8.3-24.4 94 85.4 75.6-91.7
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 33 15.1 10.1-22.1 144 84.9 77.9-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 241 38 14.0 9.9-19.4 203 86.0 80.6-90.1
College Graduate 257 40 13.6 9.7-18.7 217 86.4 81.3-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 19 17.9 10.9-27.8 87 82.1 72.2-89.1
$50,000- 74,999 87 13 14.0 7.9-23.7 74 86.0 76.3-92.1
$75,000+ 190 24 11.7 7.3-18.4 166 88.3 81.6-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 56 28.5 21.3-36.9 152 71.5 63.1-78.7
No 492 60 10.0 7.6-13.2 432 90.0 86.8-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 113 16.2 13.1-19.9 529 83.8 80.1-86.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 320 49 15.1 11.1-20.2 271 84.9 79.8-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 192 30 13.8 9.1-20.5 162 86.2 79.5-90.9
Rural 218 42 16.9 11.6-23.9 176 83.1 76.1-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 58 12.3 9.0-16.4 353 87.7 83.6-91.0
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 151 30 20.6 13.4-30.3 121 79.4 69.7-86.6
Unable to Work 78 16 17.9 10.5-28.8 62 82.1 71.2-89.5
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 44 13.1 9.4-18.0 296 86.9 82.0-90.6
HOUSING
Own 353 50 13.5 9.8-18.3 303 86.5 81.7-90.2
Rent 307 59 18.0 13.7-23.3 248 82.0 76.7-86.3
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 220 37 14.4 9.6-21.0 183 85.6 79.0-90.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 39 21.6 15.3-29.6 143 78.4 70.4-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 45 12.0 8.7-16.4 283 88.0 83.6-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 17 7.8 4.6-13.1 140 92.2 86.9-95.4
2nd Quartile 262 52 18.6 13.9-24.6 210 81.4 75.4-86.1
3rd Quartile 210 30 15.0 9.7-22.4 180 85.0 77.6-90.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 101 22 16.8 10.2-26.4 79 83.2 73.6-89.8

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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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