2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 731 53 6.1 4.5- 8.2 678 93.9 91.8-95.5
GENDER
Male 282 15 4.4 2.6- 7.5 267 95.6 92.5-97.4
Female 449 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 411 92.6 89.4-94.9
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 16 14.4 8.3-23.8 94 85.6 76.2-91.7
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 242 23 7.5 4.7-11.7 219 92.5 88.3-95.3
College Graduate 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 32 12.9 8.8-18.5 174 87.1 81.5-91.2
No 494 21 3.8 2.4- 6.2 473 96.2 93.8-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 644 45 5.7 4.1- 7.9 599 94.3 92.1-95.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 20 5.3 3.2- 8.6 302 94.7 91.4-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 192 17 6.5 3.7-11.2 175 93.5 88.8-96.3
Rural 217 16 6.7 3.9-11.2 201 93.3 88.8-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 412 16 3.2 1.9- 5.4 396 96.8 94.6-98.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 18 10.6 6.2-17.5 131 89.4 82.5-93.8
Unable to Work 78 13 15.9 9.0-26.6 65 84.1 73.4-91.0
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 16 4.9 2.9- 8.2 325 95.1 91.8-97.1
HOUSING
Own 350 20 5.0 3.1- 8.0 330 95.0 92.0-96.9
Rent 309 30 9.5 6.5-13.7 279 90.5 86.3-93.5
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 220 18 7.0 4.2-11.3 202 93.0 88.7-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 25 6.2 3.9- 9.6 304 93.8 90.4-96.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 263 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 244 94.2 90.5-96.5
3rd Quartile 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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