2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
GENDER
Male 1,969 138 5.8 4.8- 7.1 1,831 94.2 92.9-95.2
Female 2,343 165 6.1 5.0- 7.3 2,178 93.9 92.7-95.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,720 291 9.1 8.0-10.4 2,429 90.9 89.6-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 733 *** *** *** 730 98.8 96.0-99.7
Non-Hispanic Other 235 *** *** *** 230 98.6 96.0-99.5
Hispanic 580 *** *** *** 577 99.5 98.4-99.9
AGE
18-34 969 *** *** *** 967 99.9 99.6- 100
35-44 658 *** *** *** 654 99.2 97.9-99.7
45-54 678 24 3.7 2.3- 5.7 654 96.3 94.3-97.7
55-64 710 52 8.3 6.1-11.2 658 91.7 88.8-93.9
65-74 654 100 15.5 12.5-19.0 554 84.5 81.0-87.5
75+ 566 118 18.2 14.4-22.9 448 81.8 77.1-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 20 4.5 2.4- 8.2 383 95.5 91.8-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 937 55 4.8 3.6- 6.4 882 95.2 93.6-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,137 66 5.6 4.2- 7.4 1,071 94.4 92.6-95.8
College Graduate 1,813 162 7.9 6.6- 9.4 1,651 92.1 90.6-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,309 129 8.4 6.8-10.4 1,180 91.6 89.6-93.2
No 2,858 168 5.0 4.1- 5.9 2,690 95.0 94.1-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 46 7.6 5.5-10.6 451 92.4 89.4-94.5
Non-Veteran 3,805 257 5.7 4.9- 6.6 3,548 94.3 93.4-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,324 79 3.2 2.4- 4.1 2,245 96.8 95.9-97.6
Unemployed 206 *** *** *** 199 97.5 94.5-98.9
Retired 1,152 196 15.8 13.3-18.6 956 84.2 81.4-86.7
Unable to Work 261 14 6.0 3.2-11.1 247 94.0 88.9-96.8
Other not in Labor Force 301 *** *** *** 294 98.7 97.1-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 13 5.3 2.9- 9.5 187 94.7 90.5-97.1
$15,000- 24,999 283 17 6.2 3.3-11.2 266 93.8 88.8-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 353 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 339 97.3 95.2-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 518 43 5.9 4.1- 8.3 475 94.1 91.7-95.9
$50,000-74,999 502 32 5.5 3.7- 8.1 470 94.5 91.9-96.3
$75,000-100,000 469 32 6.5 4.3- 9.6 437 93.5 90.4-95.7
$100,000-150,000 449 33 6.7 4.4-10.2 416 93.3 89.8-95.6
$150,000+ 509 43 7.4 5.3-10.1 466 92.6 89.9-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,029 76 6.0 4.5- 8.1 953 94.0 91.9-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 *** *** *** 108 96.2 90.1-98.6
50% to 100% 266 *** *** *** 256 97.0 94.3-98.5
101% to 150% 434 28 5.5 3.4- 8.7 406 94.5 91.3-96.6
151% to 200% 211 12 3.6 1.9- 6.8 199 96.4 93.2-98.1
More than 200% 2,184 171 6.9 5.7- 8.2 2,013 93.1 91.8-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,029 76 6.0 4.5- 8.1 953 94.0 91.9-95.5
HOUSING
Own 2,630 257 7.8 6.8- 9.0 2,373 92.2 91.0-93.2
Rent 1,356 39 2.0 1.4- 2.8 1,317 98.0 97.2-98.6
Other arrangement 291 *** *** *** 285 99.2 98.1-99.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,512 88 5.3 4.2- 6.8 1,424 94.7 93.2-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,247 62 3.9 2.9- 5.3 1,185 96.1 94.7-97.1
Rural 1,553 153 8.3 6.8-10.0 1,400 91.7 90.0-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 884 53 5.9 4.1- 8.2 831 94.1 91.8-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 121 7.2 5.8- 9.0 1,245 92.8 91.0-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,062 129 5.1 4.2- 6.1 1,933 94.9 93.9-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,515 114 6.0 4.8- 7.3 1,401 94.0 92.7-95.2
2nd Quartile 1,378 85 5.1 3.9- 6.5 1,293 94.9 93.5-96.1
3rd Quartile 1,038 78 6.8 5.1- 8.9 960 93.2 91.1-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 26 6.9 4.4-10.7 355 93.1 89.3-95.6

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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 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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