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 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
GENDER
Male 1,974 89 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,885 95.6 94.4-96.6
Female 2,343 100 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,243 96.1 95.0-97.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,723 112 4.0 3.1- 5.0 2,611 96.0 95.0-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 733 59 6.7 4.9- 9.1 674 93.3 90.9-95.1
Non-Hispanic Other 236 *** *** *** 230 97.7 94.9-99.0
Hispanic 580 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 569 98.6 97.2-99.3
AGE
18-34 970 *** *** *** 969 100 99.8- 100
35-44 660 18 2.0 1.2- 3.4 642 98.0 96.6-98.8
45-54 678 32 5.2 3.6- 7.6 646 94.8 92.4-96.4
55-64 712 31 4.8 3.0- 7.4 681 95.2 92.6-97.0
65-74 658 53 8.1 5.9-11.0 605 91.9 89.0-94.1
75+ 564 52 11.3 7.7-16.3 512 88.7 83.7-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 30 7.8 5.1-11.7 374 92.2 88.3-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 936 49 4.1 2.8- 6.0 887 95.9 94.0-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,138 65 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,073 94.8 93.1-96.1
College Graduate 1,816 42 1.7 1.2- 2.3 1,774 98.3 97.7-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,309 121 8.6 6.9-10.7 1,188 91.4 89.3-93.1
No 2,862 63 2.2 1.6- 3.0 2,799 97.8 97.0-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 25 4.5 2.8- 7.3 475 95.5 92.7-97.2
Non-Veteran 3,807 164 4.1 3.3- 4.9 3,643 95.9 95.1-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,331 43 2.0 1.4- 2.9 2,288 98.0 97.1-98.6
Unemployed 206 *** *** *** 201 97.1 91.5-99.1
Retired 1,154 89 8.1 6.1-10.6 1,065 91.9 89.4-93.9
Unable to Work 260 48 16.1 11.7-21.7 212 83.9 78.3-88.3
Other not in Labor Force 300 *** *** *** 297 99.2 97.6-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 17 6.0 3.4-10.3 183 94.0 89.7-96.6
$15,000- 24,999 282 29 7.6 4.9-11.6 253 92.4 88.4-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 354 23 4.5 2.8- 7.3 331 95.5 92.7-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 518 27 5.1 3.2- 8.1 491 94.9 91.9-96.8
$50,000-74,999 503 18 3.8 2.3- 6.3 485 96.2 93.7-97.7
$75,000-100,000 469 11 2.7 1.3- 5.3 458 97.3 94.7-98.7
$100,000-150,000 451 *** *** *** 444 97.7 94.4-99.0
$150,000+ 510 *** *** *** 502 98.4 96.4-99.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,030 49 5.1 3.5- 7.3 981 94.9 92.7-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** 104 95.7 90.8-98.1
50% to 100% 267 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1 246 95.0 91.9-97.0
101% to 150% 434 36 6.6 4.5- 9.6 398 93.4 90.4-95.5
151% to 200% 212 13 4.1 2.2- 7.4 199 95.9 92.6-97.8
More than 200% 2,187 60 3.1 2.3- 4.2 2,127 96.9 95.8-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,030 49 5.1 3.5- 7.3 981 94.9 92.7-96.5
HOUSING
Own 2,637 105 4.2 3.4- 5.4 2,532 95.8 94.6-96.6
Rent 1,355 69 4.3 3.3- 5.6 1,286 95.7 94.4-96.7
Other arrangement 291 15 2.8 1.5- 5.0 276 97.2 95.0-98.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,513 50 3.0 2.1- 4.1 1,463 97.0 95.9-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,251 58 4.8 3.4- 6.7 1,193 95.2 93.3-96.6
Rural 1,553 81 4.6 3.5- 6.1 1,472 95.4 93.9-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 890 49 4.8 3.5- 6.7 841 95.2 93.3-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,364 62 4.4 3.1- 6.3 1,302 95.6 93.7-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,063 78 3.5 2.7- 4.6 1,985 96.5 95.4-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,515 66 4.1 3.1- 5.5 1,449 95.9 94.5-96.9
2nd Quartile 1,380 55 4.1 2.9- 5.8 1,325 95.9 94.2-97.1
3rd Quartile 1,039 49 4.1 2.9- 5.8 990 95.9 94.2-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 383 19 4.1 2.4- 7.1 364 95.9 92.9-97.6

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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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