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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 709 37 5.4 3.6- 8.1 672 94.6 91.9-96.4
GENDER
Male 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 436 24 5.7 3.4- 9.5 412 94.3 90.5-96.6
AGE
18-34 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 37 19.8 13.5-28.0 169 80.2 72.0-86.5
No 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 626 29 4.9 3.0- 7.8 597 95.1 92.2-97.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 20 15.5 9.0-25.2 129 84.5 74.8-91.0
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 342 25 6.9 4.2-11.1 317 93.1 88.9-95.8
Rent 300 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 18 9.0 5.0-15.6 195 91.0 84.4-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 200 18 10.3 5.7-18.0 182 89.7 82.0-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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