2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 732 598 82.3 78.7-85.3 134 17.7 14.7-21.3
GENDER
Male 281 237 83.8 78.1-88.3 44 16.2 11.7-21.9
Female 451 361 81.0 76.3-84.9 90 19.0 15.1-23.7
AGE
18-34 160 142 89.0 82.0-93.5 18 11.0 6.5-18.0
35-44 128 112 87.7 80.0-92.7 16 12.3 7.3-20.0
45-54 129 105 79.4 69.2-86.8 24 20.6 13.2-30.8
55-64 128 90 71.7 61.8-80.0 38 28.3 20.0-38.2
65-74 111 85 78.6 69.0-85.8 26 21.4 14.2-31.0
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 142 80.7 73.0-86.6 37 19.3 13.4-27.0
Some Post-H.S. 241 194 82.7 77.0-87.2 47 17.3 12.8-23.0
College Graduate 257 232 92.2 88.1-94.9 25 7.8 5.1-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 91 87.9 79.9-92.9 16 12.1 7.1-20.1
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 173 90.3 83.7-94.3 17 9.7 5.7-16.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 128 63.0 54.7-70.6 79 37.0 29.4-45.3
No 495 448 90.1 86.4-92.9 47 9.9 7.1-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 74 86.8 77.0-92.8 12 13.2 7.2-23.0
Non-Veteran 645 524 81.7 77.8-85.0 121 18.3 15.0-22.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 273 87.1 82.9-90.5 49 12.9 9.5-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 192 159 80.4 72.4-86.5 33 19.6 13.5-27.6
Rural 218 166 77.0 69.3-83.2 52 23.0 16.8-30.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 370 89.4 85.1-92.6 41 10.6 7.4-14.9
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 123 81.5 72.4-88.1 29 18.5 11.9-27.6
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 342 307 89.7 85.3-92.9 35 10.3 7.1-14.7
HOUSING
Own 351 290 82.9 77.7-87.1 61 17.1 12.9-22.3
Rent 309 244 78.6 73.2-83.2 65 21.4 16.8-26.8
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 171 75.9 68.2-82.3 50 24.1 17.7-31.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 144 82.0 74.6-87.6 37 18.0 12.4-25.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 283 87.1 82.6-90.5 47 12.9 9.5-17.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 137 90.0 84.4-93.7 21 10.0 6.3-15.6
2nd Quartile 263 220 86.1 81.1-90.0 43 13.9 10.0-18.9
3rd Quartile 209 162 75.3 67.1-82.0 47 24.7 18.0-32.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 79 75.8 64.4-84.4 23 24.2 15.6-35.6

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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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