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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 707 54 8.5 6.1-11.7 653 91.5 88.3-93.9
GENDER
Male 274 19 6.6 4.0-10.7 255 93.4 89.3-96.0
Female 433 35 10.1 6.6-15.2 398 89.9 84.8-93.4
AGE
18-34 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 19 10.2 5.9-16.8 155 89.8 83.2-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 232 21 9.1 5.4-15.0 211 90.9 85.0-94.6
College Graduate 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** 86 100 . - .
$75,000+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 54 30.9 23.2-39.8 152 69.1 60.2-76.8
No 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 623 49 8.9 6.3-12.5 574 91.1 87.5-93.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 311 24 8.0 5.0-12.5 287 92.0 87.5-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 342 23 8.8 5.5-13.8 319 91.2 86.2-94.5
Rent 297 26 8.9 5.9-13.3 271 91.1 86.7-94.1
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 18 10.4 5.9-17.5 195 89.6 82.5-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 24 8.7 5.3-13.9 294 91.3 86.1-94.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 256 22 8.5 5.2-13.5 234 91.5 86.5-94.8
3rd Quartile 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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