2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 586 112 18.6 15.2-22.6 474 81.4 77.4-84.8
GENDER
Male 218 56 24.0 18.2-31.0 162 76.0 69.0-81.8
Female 368 56 14.5 10.9-19.1 312 85.5 80.9-89.1
AGE
18-34 114 22 18.4 11.7-27.6 92 81.6 72.4-88.3
35-44 105 20 16.9 10.4-26.2 85 83.1 73.8-89.6
45-54 99 20 20.7 12.9-31.5 79 79.3 68.5-87.1
55-64 103 18 18.5 11.0-29.4 85 81.5 70.6-89.0
65-74 102 19 19.6 12.1-30.2 83 80.4 69.8-87.9
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 203 50 26.2 19.8-33.8 153 73.8 66.2-80.2
College Graduate 203 44 21.3 15.5-28.4 159 78.7 71.6-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 23 24.2 15.5-35.8 72 75.8 64.2-84.5
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 158 36 22.7 16.0-31.1 122 77.3 68.9-84.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 33 22.3 15.6-30.9 138 77.7 69.1-84.4
No 410 77 17.2 13.4-21.7 333 82.8 78.3-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 518 97 18.6 15.0-22.8 421 81.4 77.2-85.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 54 22.4 16.9-29.1 195 77.6 70.9-83.1
Regional City or Suburban County 147 25 13.7 8.7-20.7 122 86.3 79.3-91.3
Rural 190 33 17.5 12.0-24.7 157 82.5 75.3-88.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 329 60 18.1 13.8-23.4 269 81.9 76.6-86.2
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 133 29 20.0 13.1-29.2 104 80.0 70.8-86.9
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 284 62 21.7 16.6-27.8 222 78.3 72.2-83.4
HOUSING
Own 293 54 18.0 13.5-23.5 239 82.0 76.5-86.5
Rent 234 45 17.9 13.3-23.7 189 82.1 76.3-86.7
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 27 13.0 8.4-19.6 152 87.0 80.4-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 21 16.4 10.3-25.2 120 83.6 74.8-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 266 64 23.8 18.4-30.3 202 76.2 69.7-81.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 28 20.2 13.4-29.3 102 79.8 70.7-86.6
2nd Quartile 199 45 22.6 16.6-30.1 154 77.4 69.9-83.4
3rd Quartile 166 23 12.1 7.7-18.6 143 87.9 81.4-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 16 19.0 11.1-30.6 75 81.0 69.4-88.9

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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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