2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cognitive Decline

During the past 12 months, have you experienced difficulties with thinking or memory that are happening more often or are getting worse?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,259 288 12.4 10.9-14.2 1,971 87.6 85.8-89.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 373 50 12.0 8.8-16.1 323 88.0 83.9-91.2
GENDER
Male 134 19 13.4 8.3-21.0 115 86.6 79.0-91.7
Female 239 31 10.8 7.2-16.0 208 89.2 84.0-92.8
AGE
45-54 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 104 17 12.6 7.4-20.7 87 87.4 79.3-92.6
65-74 102 13 13.4 7.4-23.2 89 86.6 76.8-92.6
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 19 13.2 7.9-21.1 115 86.8 78.9-92.1
College Graduate 115 18 15.7 9.5-24.8 97 84.3 75.2-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 13 12.1 6.7-20.9 84 87.9 79.1-93.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 134 32 21.3 14.4-30.3 102 78.7 69.7-85.6
No 235 16 6.9 4.0-11.6 219 93.1 88.4-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 318 39 10.1 7.1-14.2 279 89.9 85.8-92.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 145 14 9.6 5.3-16.7 131 90.4 83.3-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 93 20 17.4 10.6-27.3 73 82.6 72.7-89.4
Rural 135 16 10.9 6.2-18.4 119 89.1 81.6-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 162 16 8.7 5.1-14.6 146 91.3 85.4-94.9
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 133 21 15.0 9.2-23.6 112 85.0 76.4-90.8
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 182 25 10.9 6.9-16.6 157 89.1 83.4-93.1
HOUSING
Own 230 32 11.8 8.0-17.0 198 88.2 83.0-92.0
Rent 127 17 13.6 8.3-21.6 110 86.4 78.4-91.7
Other arrangement 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 129 26 19.4 12.8-28.3 103 80.6 71.7-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 16 8.8 4.9-15.3 142 91.2 84.7-95.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 107 15 11.0 6.2-18.6 92 89.0 81.4-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked only of Respondents aged 45 or older.

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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