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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 708 81 10.7 8.4-13.6 627 89.3 86.4-91.6
GENDER
Male 275 26 9.7 6.4-14.4 249 90.3 85.6-93.6
Female 433 55 11.6 8.5-15.5 378 88.4 84.5-91.5
AGE
18-34 154 26 16.5 10.9-24.2 128 83.5 75.8-89.1
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 15 11.4 6.3-19.9 110 88.6 80.1-93.7
55-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 17 9.6 5.5-16.1 157 90.4 83.9-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 233 31 13.1 9.0-18.8 202 86.9 81.2-91.0
College Graduate 251 25 9.2 6.0-13.8 226 90.8 86.2-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 15 6.4 3.7-11.0 173 93.6 89.0-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 81 38.9 31.2-47.1 126 61.1 52.9-68.8
No 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 13 17.0 9.7-28.0 71 83.0 72.0-90.3
Non-Veteran 624 68 9.7 7.4-12.7 556 90.3 87.3-92.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 311 34 10.8 7.4-15.6 277 89.2 84.4-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 183 26 13.2 8.5-19.8 157 86.8 80.2-91.5
Rural 214 21 8.5 5.1-13.7 193 91.5 86.3-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 402 36 9.7 6.7-13.9 366 90.3 86.1-93.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 18 20.4 12.4-31.7 58 79.6 68.3-87.6
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% 338 27 7.3 4.8-11.1 311 92.7 88.9-95.2
HOUSING
Own 343 34 9.0 6.1-13.0 309 91.0 87.0-93.9
Rent 297 38 13.4 9.5-18.6 259 86.6 81.4-90.5
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 32 15.8 10.9-22.4 181 84.2 77.6-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 21 8.6 5.0-14.5 155 91.4 85.5-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 28 8.2 5.5-12.2 291 91.8 87.8-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 151 16 10.1 5.8-17.1 135 89.9 82.9-94.2
2nd Quartile 258 31 11.2 7.5-16.5 227 88.8 83.5-92.5
3rd Quartile 199 24 9.3 5.8-14.7 175 90.7 85.3-94.2
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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