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 4,312 390 7.5 6.6- 8.4 3,922 92.5 91.6-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,973 172 7.4 6.2- 8.7 1,801 92.6 91.3-93.8
Female 2,339 218 7.5 6.4- 8.8 2,121 92.5 91.2-93.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,720 329 9.8 8.7-11.1 2,391 90.2 88.9-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 733 43 5.5 4.0- 7.6 690 94.5 92.4-96.0
Non-Hispanic Other 236 *** *** *** 231 97.5 92.6-99.2
Hispanic 579 *** *** *** 569 98.2 96.3-99.1
AGE
18-34 969 *** *** *** 964 99.6 99.1-99.9
35-44 659 19 2.9 1.8- 4.7 640 97.1 95.3-98.2
45-54 679 35 4.9 3.4- 7.0 644 95.1 93.0-96.6
55-64 709 71 9.8 7.4-12.8 638 90.2 87.2-92.6
65-74 654 117 18.3 15.1-22.1 537 81.7 77.9-84.9
75+ 565 139 21.0 17.1-25.5 426 79.0 74.5-82.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 27 5.7 3.6- 8.8 376 94.3 91.2-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 933 73 7.4 5.7- 9.5 860 92.6 90.5-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,136 115 7.8 6.3- 9.7 1,021 92.2 90.3-93.7
College Graduate 1,817 173 7.8 6.6- 9.2 1,644 92.2 90.8-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,311 204 12.6 10.7-14.7 1,107 87.4 85.3-89.3
No 2,855 175 5.2 4.4- 6.2 2,680 94.8 93.8-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 499 63 10.4 7.8-13.6 436 89.6 86.4-92.2
Non-Veteran 3,803 326 7.1 6.2- 8.0 3,477 92.9 92.0-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,328 89 3.4 2.6- 4.3 2,239 96.6 95.7-97.4
Unemployed 206 *** *** *** 198 96.6 92.2-98.6
Retired 1,152 244 19.2 16.7-22.1 908 80.8 77.9-83.3
Unable to Work 260 37 13.6 9.5-19.1 223 86.4 80.9-90.5
Other not in Labor Force 299 *** *** *** 291 98.2 95.9-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 22 9.2 5.7-14.3 178 90.8 85.7-94.3
$15,000- 24,999 282 28 8.8 5.7-13.3 254 91.2 86.7-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 354 31 7.1 4.6-10.8 323 92.9 89.2-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 516 54 8.4 6.1-11.5 462 91.6 88.5-93.9
$50,000-74,999 503 48 8.8 6.2-12.4 455 91.2 87.6-93.8
$75,000-100,000 468 35 5.4 3.7- 7.8 433 94.6 92.2-96.3
$100,000-150,000 451 36 6.1 4.1- 9.1 415 93.9 90.9-95.9
$150,000+ 509 42 7.6 5.4-10.5 467 92.4 89.5-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,029 94 7.3 5.8- 9.2 935 92.7 90.8-94.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 11 7.0 3.7-12.8 102 93.0 87.2-96.3
50% to 100% 267 17 5.6 3.3- 9.5 250 94.4 90.5-96.7
101% to 150% 433 45 9.1 6.3-13.0 388 90.9 87.0-93.7
151% to 200% 212 19 6.5 3.6-11.6 193 93.5 88.4-96.4
More than 200% 2,183 199 7.6 6.5- 8.9 1,984 92.4 91.1-93.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,029 94 7.3 5.8- 9.2 935 92.7 90.8-94.2
HOUSING
Own 2,634 304 9.2 8.1-10.5 2,330 90.8 89.5-91.9
Rent 1,352 69 3.5 2.7- 4.6 1,283 96.5 95.4-97.3
Other arrangement 291 14 3.2 1.8- 5.8 277 96.8 94.2-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,512 95 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,417 94.5 93.1-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,247 117 8.3 6.7-10.2 1,130 91.7 89.8-93.3
Rural 1,553 178 8.7 7.2-10.4 1,375 91.3 89.6-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 888 82 6.8 5.3- 8.7 806 93.2 91.3-94.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 143 8.3 6.8-10.0 1,223 91.7 90.0-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,058 165 7.2 6.0- 8.6 1,893 92.8 91.4-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,513 145 8.9 7.3-10.8 1,368 91.1 89.2-92.7
2nd Quartile 1,377 107 6.0 4.8- 7.5 1,270 94.0 92.5-95.2
3rd Quartile 1,040 99 7.4 5.8- 9.2 941 92.6 90.8-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 382 39 8.3 5.9-11.6 343 91.7 88.4-94.1

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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 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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