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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 733 59 6.7 4.9- 9.1 674 93.3 90.9-95.1
GENDER
Male 282 20 7.1 4.2-11.7 262 92.9 88.3-95.8
Female 451 39 6.4 4.5- 9.1 412 93.6 90.9-95.5
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** 161 100 . - .
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 17 12.6 7.1-21.4 94 87.4 78.6-92.9
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 18 5.9 3.5- 9.9 161 94.1 90.1-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 242 21 8.7 5.3-14.1 221 91.3 85.9-94.7
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 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 34 12.4 8.4-17.9 173 87.6 82.1-91.6
No 495 20 4.2 2.4- 7.2 475 95.8 92.8-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 645 51 6.2 4.5- 8.6 594 93.8 91.4-95.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 23 6.5 3.9-10.7 299 93.5 89.3-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 193 15 6.4 3.7-11.1 178 93.6 88.9-96.3
Rural 218 21 7.2 4.2-12.1 197 92.8 87.9-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 412 16 4.1 2.2- 7.2 396 95.9 92.8-97.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 20 10.7 6.2-17.6 132 89.3 82.4-93.8
Unable to Work 78 22 22.4 14.3-33.3 56 77.6 66.7-85.7
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% 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 353 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 331 93.6 89.9-96.0
Rent 309 34 8.8 6.1-12.4 275 91.2 87.6-93.9
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 21 7.0 4.2-11.4 201 93.0 88.6-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 28 7.6 5.0-11.6 302 92.4 88.4-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 17 8.5 4.8-14.7 140 91.5 85.3-95.2
2nd Quartile 263 19 7.4 4.4-12.3 244 92.6 87.7-95.6
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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