2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 710 42 5.5 3.8- 8.0 668 94.5 92.0-96.2
GENDER
Male 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 434 30 6.7 4.2-10.3 404 93.3 89.7-95.8
AGE
18-34 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 233 18 6.4 3.9-10.3 215 93.6 89.7-96.1
College Graduate 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 42 20.0 14.0-27.8 166 80.0 72.2-86.0
No 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 626 40 6.0 4.0- 8.8 586 94.0 91.2-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 14 3.8 2.2- 6.6 298 96.2 93.4-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 12 14.1 7.8-24.1 65 85.9 75.9-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 299 23 6.9 4.5-10.5 276 93.1 89.5-95.5
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 13 3.8 2.2- 6.8 307 96.2 93.2-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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