2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,312 390 7.5 6.6- 8.4 3,922 92.5 91.6-93.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 733 43 5.5 4.0- 7.6 690 94.5 92.4-96.0
GENDER
Male 282 25 7.8 5.0-11.9 257 92.2 88.1-95.0
Female 451 18 3.6 2.2- 5.9 433 96.4 94.1-97.8
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 15 14.9 8.8-24.0 96 85.1 76.0-91.2
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 242 13 5.1 2.8- 9.0 229 94.9 91.0-97.2
College Graduate 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 20 8.4 5.3-13.1 188 91.6 86.9-94.7
No 494 19 3.9 2.3- 6.4 475 96.1 93.6-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 645 36 4.8 3.4- 6.9 609 95.2 93.1-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 16 5.1 3.0- 8.7 306 94.9 91.3-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 219 16 6.2 3.6-10.5 203 93.8 89.5-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 412 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 24 13.7 8.8-20.7 128 86.3 79.3-91.2
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 15 4.1 2.3- 7.3 326 95.9 92.7-97.7
HOUSING
Own 352 26 6.3 4.2- 9.5 326 93.7 90.5-95.8
Rent 309 13 4.0 2.2- 7.0 296 96.0 93.0-97.8
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 16 6.1 3.6-10.1 206 93.9 89.9-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 18 5.7 3.4- 9.5 311 94.3 90.5-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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