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 4,224 642 13.9 12.7-15.2 3,582 86.1 84.8-87.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 704 119 15.0 12.1-18.3 585 85.0 81.7-87.9
GENDER
Male 274 37 13.6 9.5-19.0 237 86.4 81.0-90.5
Female 430 82 16.1 12.5-20.5 348 83.9 79.5-87.5
AGE
18-34 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 125 19 15.0 9.0-24.2 106 85.0 75.8-91.0
55-64 121 35 26.3 18.2-36.3 86 73.7 63.7-81.8
65-74 109 33 25.0 17.1-35.0 76 75.0 65.0-82.9
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 37 16.9 11.6-24.0 138 83.1 76.0-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 230 42 13.1 9.4-18.0 188 86.9 82.0-90.6
College Graduate 249 20 6.9 4.1-11.3 229 93.1 88.7-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 17 18.0 10.8-28.3 87 82.0 71.7-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 119 54.1 45.8-62.3 87 45.9 37.7-54.2
No 495 *** *** *** 495 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 620 110 15.5 12.5-19.2 510 84.5 80.8-87.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 43 11.3 8.2-15.5 265 88.7 84.5-91.8
Regional City or Suburban County 183 34 17.8 12.1-25.5 149 82.2 74.5-87.9
Rural 213 42 17.6 12.1-24.7 171 82.4 75.3-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 30 7.4 4.8-11.3 370 92.6 88.7-95.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 145 37 25.4 17.5-35.3 108 74.6 64.7-82.5
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% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 336 31 10.3 6.9-15.0 305 89.7 85.0-93.1
HOUSING
Own 338 47 13.9 10.1-18.8 291 86.1 81.2-89.9
Rent 297 64 19.4 15.0-24.7 233 80.6 75.3-85.0
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 212 41 18.4 12.8-25.8 171 81.6 74.2-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 29 13.7 8.8-20.6 147 86.3 79.4-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 49 13.2 9.7-17.7 267 86.8 82.3-90.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 23 12.2 7.6-19.1 126 87.8 80.9-92.4
2nd Quartile 256 44 14.1 10.1-19.2 212 85.9 80.8-89.9
3rd Quartile 199 34 18.1 12.2-26.1 165 81.9 73.9-87.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 18 14.3 8.5-23.2 82 85.7 76.8-91.5

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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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