2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
GENDER
Male 1,926 214 10.4 8.9-12.2 1,712 89.6 87.8-91.1
Female 2,305 156 6.0 4.9- 7.4 2,149 94.0 92.6-95.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,695 292 10.0 8.7-11.5 2,403 90.0 88.5-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 709 37 5.4 3.6- 8.1 672 94.6 91.9-96.4
Non-Hispanic Other 228 14 4.8 2.6- 9.0 214 95.2 91.0-97.4
Hispanic 557 23 4.2 2.7- 6.6 534 95.8 93.4-97.3
AGE
18-34 935 26 3.3 2.1- 5.0 909 96.7 95.0-97.9
35-44 647 20 3.4 2.1- 5.4 627 96.6 94.6-97.9
45-54 668 29 4.8 3.2- 7.2 639 95.2 92.8-96.8
55-64 697 64 10.3 7.8-13.5 633 89.7 86.5-92.2
65-74 650 93 14.5 11.5-18.1 557 85.5 81.9-88.5
75+ 563 136 23.2 18.8-28.4 427 76.8 71.6-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 53 15.0 11.0-20.2 338 85.0 79.8-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 914 83 7.9 6.1-10.1 831 92.1 89.9-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,118 98 8.2 6.5-10.3 1,020 91.8 89.7-93.5
College Graduate 1,790 134 6.1 5.0- 7.4 1,656 93.9 92.6-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,307 370 27.0 24.1-30.0 937 73.0 70.0-75.9
No 2,864 *** *** *** 2,864 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 97 17.3 13.9-21.3 393 82.7 78.7-86.1
Non-Veteran 3,737 273 6.9 6.0- 8.0 3,464 93.1 92.0-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,295 95 4.2 3.3- 5.3 2,200 95.8 94.7-96.7
Unemployed 198 13 5.6 2.8-10.9 185 94.4 89.1-97.2
Retired 1,147 213 18.4 15.7-21.4 934 81.6 78.6-84.3
Unable to Work 256 38 17.0 12.0-23.6 218 83.0 76.4-88.0
Other not in Labor Force 294 *** *** *** 285 96.7 93.0-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 14 8.0 4.5-14.0 134 92.0 86.0-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 280 36 12.3 8.4-17.6 244 87.7 82.4-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 350 37 8.5 5.8-12.2 313 91.5 87.8-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 515 53 9.4 6.7-13.0 462 90.6 87.0-93.3
$50,000-74,999 499 47 9.7 7.0-13.3 452 90.3 86.7-93.0
$75,000-100,000 469 31 6.8 4.4-10.4 438 93.2 89.6-95.6
$100,000-150,000 446 30 6.2 3.9- 9.6 416 93.8 90.4-96.1
$150,000+ 508 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9 484 96.3 94.1-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,016 98 9.3 7.3-11.8 918 90.7 88.2-92.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** 102 93.1 86.3-96.7
50% to 100% 265 28 9.7 6.3-14.5 237 90.3 85.5-93.7
101% to 150% 429 46 9.6 6.7-13.6 383 90.4 86.4-93.3
151% to 200% 210 21 8.6 5.2-13.9 189 91.4 86.1-94.8
More than 200% 2,174 167 7.2 6.0- 8.6 2,007 92.8 91.4-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,016 98 9.3 7.3-11.8 918 90.7 88.2-92.7
HOUSING
Own 2,604 271 9.7 8.4-11.1 2,333 90.3 88.9-91.6
Rent 1,315 78 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,237 95.0 93.5-96.2
Other arrangement 282 21 4.7 2.9- 7.5 261 95.3 92.5-97.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,481 80 5.1 4.0- 6.6 1,401 94.9 93.4-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,225 102 6.9 5.5- 8.7 1,123 93.1 91.3-94.5
Rural 1,525 188 12.2 10.3-14.5 1,337 87.8 85.5-89.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 865 96 11.3 8.9-14.2 769 88.7 85.8-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,344 148 10.1 8.3-12.2 1,196 89.9 87.8-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,022 126 5.3 4.3- 6.6 1,896 94.7 93.4-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,485 123 7.3 5.9- 8.9 1,362 92.7 91.1-94.1
2nd Quartile 1,355 96 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,259 94.0 92.3-95.3
3rd Quartile 1,019 111 11.0 8.8-13.7 908 89.0 86.3-91.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 372 40 11.3 7.9-15.9 332 88.7 84.1-92.1

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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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