2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
GENDER
Male 1,970 120 5.9 4.8- 7.2 1,850 94.1 92.8-95.2
Female 2,333 290 12.5 10.9-14.2 2,043 87.5 85.8-89.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,716 257 9.1 8.0-10.5 2,459 90.9 89.5-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 729 89 11.1 8.7-14.1 640 88.9 85.9-91.3
Non-Hispanic Other 236 27 11.0 7.1-16.8 209 89.0 83.2-92.9
Hispanic 577 32 5.4 3.7- 7.9 545 94.6 92.1-96.3
AGE
18-34 961 77 8.7 6.8-11.1 884 91.3 88.9-93.2
35-44 658 60 8.6 6.5-11.2 598 91.4 88.8-93.5
45-54 680 81 11.3 8.9-14.4 599 88.7 85.6-91.1
55-64 704 75 9.9 7.7-12.7 629 90.1 87.3-92.3
65-74 658 66 9.3 7.1-12.2 592 90.7 87.8-92.9
75+ 565 40 7.9 5.1-11.9 525 92.1 88.1-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 36 9.9 6.7-14.3 366 90.1 85.7-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 933 95 9.1 7.2-11.3 838 90.9 88.7-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,134 107 9.7 7.8-12.0 1,027 90.3 88.0-92.2
College Graduate 1,811 172 9.1 7.7-10.7 1,639 90.9 89.3-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,305 194 15.0 12.7-17.6 1,111 85.0 82.4-87.3
No 2,854 196 6.7 5.7- 7.8 2,658 93.3 92.2-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 499 22 4.3 2.6- 7.0 477 95.7 93.0-97.4
Non-Veteran 3,794 388 10.0 8.9-11.2 3,406 90.0 88.8-91.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,323 199 7.8 6.7- 9.0 2,124 92.2 91.0-93.3
Unemployed 202 17 11.2 6.2-19.5 185 88.8 80.5-93.8
Retired 1,150 102 9.2 7.3-11.6 1,048 90.8 88.4-92.7
Unable to Work 259 57 21.4 16.1-27.9 202 78.6 72.1-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 301 28 10.8 7.1-16.2 273 89.2 83.8-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 21 11.5 6.6-19.2 177 88.5 80.8-93.4
$15,000- 24,999 280 41 14.1 9.7-20.0 239 85.9 80.0-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 353 30 7.6 5.1-11.2 323 92.4 88.8-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 513 48 9.2 6.7-12.6 465 90.8 87.4-93.3
$50,000-74,999 501 36 6.3 4.3- 9.0 465 93.7 91.0-95.7
$75,000-100,000 466 49 11.0 7.9-15.1 417 89.0 84.9-92.1
$100,000-150,000 451 43 8.8 6.4-12.0 408 91.2 88.0-93.6
$150,000+ 510 40 7.3 5.3-10.1 470 92.7 89.9-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 102 10.2 8.1-12.7 929 89.8 87.3-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 *** *** *** 103 90.6 76.9-96.6
50% to 100% 263 33 14.3 9.7-20.5 230 85.7 79.5-90.3
101% to 150% 433 54 8.9 6.5-12.1 379 91.1 87.9-93.5
151% to 200% 211 16 7.1 4.0-12.2 195 92.9 87.8-96.0
More than 200% 2,179 191 8.7 7.4-10.2 1,988 91.3 89.8-92.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 102 10.2 8.1-12.7 929 89.8 87.3-91.9
HOUSING
Own 2,631 234 8.7 7.5-10.0 2,397 91.3 90.0-92.5
Rent 1,347 144 11.3 9.4-13.5 1,203 88.7 86.5-90.6
Other arrangement 290 30 10.3 6.9-15.2 260 89.7 84.8-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,503 131 9.0 7.4-10.9 1,372 91.0 89.1-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,249 120 9.4 7.7-11.4 1,129 90.6 88.6-92.3
Rural 1,551 159 9.6 7.9-11.5 1,392 90.4 88.5-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 887 93 9.8 7.6-12.5 794 90.2 87.5-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,364 157 11.5 9.6-13.7 1,207 88.5 86.3-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,052 160 7.5 6.3- 9.0 1,892 92.5 91.0-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,508 115 7.2 5.8- 9.0 1,393 92.8 91.0-94.2
2nd Quartile 1,375 145 10.4 8.7-12.4 1,230 89.6 87.6-91.3
3rd Quartile 1,039 105 9.9 8.0-12.3 934 90.1 87.7-92.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 45 10.5 7.3-15.0 336 89.5 85.0-92.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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