2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 734 314 46.7 42.4-51.1 190 25.5 22.0-29.5 230 27.7 24.2-31.6
GENDER
Male 283 129 50.0 43.4-56.7 71 24.3 19.0-30.5 83 25.6 20.5-31.6
Female 451 185 44.0 38.5-49.7 119 26.5 21.9-31.7 147 29.5 24.8-34.7
AGE
18-34 161 98 63.1 54.4-71.1 50 29.6 22.3-38.1 13 7.2 4.0-12.6
35-44 128 77 61.3 51.4-70.4 28 23.1 15.7-32.6 23 15.6 9.9-23.6
45-54 129 57 46.6 36.7-56.8 33 27.5 19.1-37.8 39 25.9 18.5-35.0
55-64 129 *** *** *** 33 22.3 15.1-31.7 53 39.3 30.0-49.4
65-74 111 21 23.8 15.6-34.7 25 20.1 13.0-29.8 *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 74 48.3 39.7-57.1 49 27.9 20.7-36.5 56 23.8 17.8-30.9
Some Post-H.S. 242 108 47.1 40.0-54.3 51 21.2 15.9-27.7 83 31.7 25.5-38.7
College Graduate 258 115 48.5 41.6-55.4 80 30.7 24.8-37.3 63 20.8 15.9-26.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** 22 19.5 12.4-29.3 38 34.0 24.6-44.8
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** 18 19.6 12.1-30.1 26 29.4 20.1-40.7
$75,000+ 190 99 50.6 42.4-58.8 54 29.4 22.4-37.6 37 20.0 14.1-27.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 31 19.1 12.9-27.2 58 30.1 22.9-38.4 119 50.8 42.6-59.0
No 495 270 57.4 52.2-62.4 124 24.3 20.2-28.9 101 18.4 14.8-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 646 285 48.9 44.2-53.5 162 24.4 20.7-28.5 199 26.8 23.0-30.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 155 51.9 45.6-58.2 85 25.3 20.3-31.0 82 22.8 18.0-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 193 78 44.6 36.3-53.2 50 25.0 18.5-32.9 65 30.4 23.6-38.2
Rural 219 81 41.3 33.5-49.5 55 26.4 19.8-34.3 83 32.3 25.5-40.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 412 226 56.7 51.0-62.1 109 26.5 21.8-31.8 77 16.8 13.2-21.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 33 26.7 18.5-36.8 37 24.0 16.9-32.8 82 49.3 39.7-59.0
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.2-27.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 168 47.7 41.7-53.8 87 26.5 21.4-32.3 87 25.8 20.8-31.5
HOUSING
Own 353 146 45.9 39.9-52.1 89 24.7 19.8-30.2 118 29.4 24.4-34.9
Rent 309 134 47.2 41.0-53.5 76 23.9 19.1-29.5 99 28.9 23.7-34.7
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 76 39.6 32.1-47.6 64 27.9 21.4-35.5 82 32.6 25.9-40.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 84 48.3 39.7-56.9 44 26.2 19.2-34.6 54 25.6 19.0-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 154 51.1 44.7-57.4 82 23.4 18.7-29.0 94 25.5 20.6-31.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 74 50.8 41.5-60.0 37 24.3 17.2-33.1 47 25.0 18.2-33.3
2nd Quartile 263 115 48.2 41.1-55.4 71 24.8 19.3-31.2 77 27.0 21.3-33.5
3rd Quartile 211 95 48.6 40.7-56.5 51 24.5 18.3-32.0 65 26.9 20.5-34.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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