2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 718 475 67.0 62.8-71.0 81 9.6 7.6-12.1 65 9.0 6.7-11.9 48 7.2 5.1-10.0 49 7.2 5.2-10.0
GENDER
Male 276 198 72.7 66.3-78.3 27 8.6 5.7-12.7 20 6.9 4.1-11.4 *** *** *** 18 6.6 3.9-10.9
Female 442 277 62.4 56.7-67.7 54 10.4 7.8-13.8 45 10.7 7.6-14.8 35 8.8 5.8-13.1 31 7.7 5.0-11.7
AGE
18-34 159 107 67.8 58.9-75.5 19 10.4 6.4-16.5 18 11.2 6.6-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 123 91 73.4 63.1-81.7 14 10.7 6.0-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 126 78 66.1 56.1-74.8 16 10.8 6.5-17.4 18 13.9 7.9-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 126 77 62.5 51.9-71.9 14 9.1 5.2-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.7 10.7-27.9
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 119 69.5 60.9-76.8 17 8.0 4.8-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 239 162 68.6 61.4-74.9 21 8.1 5.1-12.7 19 8.3 4.9-13.6 19 8.1 4.7-13.7 18 7.0 4.3-11.2
College Graduate 251 167 68.9 62.3-74.9 35 13.4 9.3-18.7 28 10.4 7.0-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** 15 14.6 8.4-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 188 133 74.1 66.5-80.4 24 10.2 6.6-15.6 23 11.8 7.3-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 100 49.1 40.8-57.5 28 12.8 8.4-18.9 23 9.5 6.0-14.9 25 14.1 8.7-22.1 26 14.5 9.2-22.1
No 486 354 73.5 68.6-77.8 50 8.6 6.4-11.5 38 8.3 5.7-12.0 22 4.9 3.1- 7.8 22 4.7 2.9- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 632 414 65.9 61.3-70.2 73 10.2 7.9-13.0 58 9.0 6.6-12.1 45 7.7 5.4-10.8 42 7.2 5.1-10.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 316 219 71.3 65.3-76.6 30 8.0 5.4-11.6 28 7.7 5.1-11.6 21 7.6 4.6-12.3 18 5.4 3.2- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 188 126 66.8 58.2-74.4 21 9.4 5.8-14.7 17 9.0 5.2-15.2 *** *** *** 14 8.8 4.9-15.4
Rural 214 130 61.1 52.8-68.7 30 12.1 8.1-17.7 20 10.7 6.3-17.7 17 7.8 4.6-12.9 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 283 69.5 63.8-74.7 46 10.5 7.7-14.2 41 10.9 7.6-15.3 19 5.6 3.1-10.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 96 66.3 56.6-74.9 19 8.8 5.2-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.6 7.6-23.0
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 336 229 70.2 64.4-75.4 47 12.4 9.1-16.6 37 10.9 7.5-15.5 13 3.7 2.0- 6.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 346 227 66.8 60.7-72.3 33 7.5 5.2-10.7 37 10.4 7.2-14.9 24 7.3 4.6-11.6 25 8.0 5.2-12.3
Rent 302 195 64.6 58.3-70.4 42 14.1 10.2-19.1 25 8.1 5.3-12.2 18 5.9 3.6- 9.6 22 7.3 4.5-11.6
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 216 136 62.9 54.9-70.3 31 12.0 8.1-17.4 20 10.4 6.2-17.1 *** *** *** 19 10.2 5.9-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 176 116 66.9 58.4-74.5 16 8.4 5.0-13.7 16 8.0 4.4-14.0 18 10.0 5.7-16.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 223 70.0 63.9-75.6 34 8.6 5.9-12.4 29 8.5 5.6-12.7 20 7.5 4.4-12.6 20 5.3 3.2- 8.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 104 67.6 58.0-75.9 18 11.0 6.4-18.1 16 9.1 5.3-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 257 175 68.7 61.7-74.9 27 8.6 5.7-12.8 19 7.9 4.7-13.1 24 10.0 6.3-15.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 205 137 66.8 58.7-74.1 20 7.9 4.9-12.4 23 10.1 6.1-16.4 *** *** *** 16 11.2 6.5-18.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** 16 14.2 8.2-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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