2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 577 39 9.3 6.5-13.0 538 90.7 87.0-93.5
GENDER
Male 217 23 13.8 9.2-20.4 194 86.2 79.6-90.8
Female 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 200 20 13.9 8.6-21.6 180 86.1 78.4-91.4
College Graduate 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 401 27 9.4 6.3-13.9 374 90.6 86.1-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 509 36 9.5 6.5-13.5 473 90.5 86.5-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 242 23 11.2 7.2-16.9 219 88.8 83.1-92.8
Regional City or Suburban County 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 323 31 14.2 9.7-20.2 292 85.8 79.8-90.3
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 16 8.0 4.7-13.2 266 92.0 86.8-95.3
HOUSING
Own 295 17 9.2 5.6-14.9 278 90.8 85.1-94.4
Rent 225 15 7.9 4.6-13.1 210 92.1 86.9-95.4
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 20 12.5 7.8-19.3 239 87.5 80.7-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 197 19 12.5 7.9-19.5 178 87.5 80.5-92.1
3rd Quartile 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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