2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,746 1,637 93.9 92.4-95.1 109 6.1 4.9- 7.6
GENDER
Female 1,746 1,637 93.9 92.4-95.1 109 6.1 4.9- 7.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,165 1,087 93.4 91.5-94.9 78 6.6 5.1- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 327 309 94.0 89.8-96.5 18 6.0 3.5-10.2
Non-Hispanic Other 75 72 97.9 93.3-99.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 165 156 94.0 88.4-97.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 271 260 96.3 92.7-98.1 11 3.7 1.9- 7.3
35-44 281 272 96.1 92.4-98.0 *** *** ***
45-54 319 305 94.9 90.9-97.2 14 5.1 2.8- 9.1
55-64 328 313 94.4 90.1-96.9 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9
65-74 288 262 90.8 86.2-94.0 26 9.2 6.0-13.8
75+ 233 200 87.3 81.0-91.7 33 12.7 8.3-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 95 93.6 85.3-97.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 293 269 91.9 87.2-95.0 24 8.1 5.0-12.8
Some Post-H.S. 517 487 94.2 91.4-96.1 30 5.8 3.9- 8.6
College Graduate 829 781 94.7 92.8-96.1 48 5.3 3.9- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 526 480 92.3 89.3-94.5 46 7.7 5.5-10.7
No 1,203 1,141 94.6 92.8-95.9 62 5.4 4.1- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 57 94.4 82.8-98.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,685 1,579 93.9 92.4-95.1 106 6.1 4.9- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 864 835 96.6 94.8-97.8 29 3.4 2.2- 5.2
Unemployed 68 64 94.6 86.1-98.0 *** *** ***
Retired 531 473 89.1 85.3-92.0 58 10.9 8.0-14.7
Unable to Work 110 101 91.5 83.7-95.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 156 150 95.3 89.2-98.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 61 91.4 81.8-96.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 109 91.5 83.9-95.6 12 8.5 4.4-16.1
$25,000- 34,999 150 142 96.1 91.7-98.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 195 94.2 88.6-97.1 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 221 203 92.9 87.7-96.0 18 7.1 4.0-12.3
$75,000-100,000 195 185 93.7 87.4-96.9 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 189 179 94.3 88.6-97.2 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 204 194 93.9 88.7-96.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 369 94.5 91.2-96.6 24 5.5 3.4- 8.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 47 91.7 80.3-96.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 98 94.2 88.7-97.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 187 176 94.7 89.1-97.5 11 5.3 2.5-10.9
151% to 200% 85 79 94.3 87.1-97.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 917 863 93.5 91.2-95.2 54 6.5 4.8- 8.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 369 94.5 91.2-96.6 24 5.5 3.4- 8.8
HOUSING
Own 1,178 1,090 93.1 91.2-94.6 88 6.9 5.4- 8.8
Rent 478 460 96.3 93.9-97.8 18 3.7 2.2- 6.1
Other arrangement 82 79 96.6 89.6-98.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 600 565 93.9 91.3-95.8 35 6.1 4.2- 8.7
Regional City or Suburban County 488 459 94.2 91.3-96.2 29 5.8 3.8- 8.7
Rural 658 613 93.6 90.9-95.6 45 6.4 4.4- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 328 94.0 90.4-96.4 21 6.0 3.6- 9.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 565 522 92.9 89.8-95.1 43 7.1 4.9-10.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 832 787 94.6 92.5-96.1 45 5.4 3.9- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 633 593 94.3 92.0-96.0 40 5.7 4.0- 8.0
2nd Quartile 544 511 93.4 90.5-95.5 33 6.6 4.5- 9.5
3rd Quartile 417 389 94.3 91.2-96.3 28 5.7 3.7- 8.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 152 144 92.8 84.7-96.8 *** *** ***

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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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