2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
GENDER
Male 1,917 209 11.0 9.4-12.8 1,708 89.0 87.2-90.6
Female 2,288 320 14.5 12.8-16.4 1,968 85.5 83.6-87.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,678 338 13.6 12.0-15.3 2,340 86.4 84.7-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 708 81 10.7 8.4-13.6 627 89.3 86.4-91.6
Non-Hispanic Other 224 32 13.8 9.2-20.2 192 86.2 79.8-90.8
Hispanic 556 74 11.9 9.3-15.0 482 88.1 85.0-90.7
AGE
18-34 931 156 17.3 14.6-20.3 775 82.7 79.7-85.4
35-44 643 86 13.2 10.5-16.6 557 86.8 83.4-89.5
45-54 662 85 11.9 9.3-15.1 577 88.1 84.9-90.7
55-64 696 87 12.6 9.9-15.9 609 87.4 84.1-90.1
65-74 647 54 8.2 5.9-11.2 593 91.8 88.8-94.1
75+ 558 59 9.3 6.8-12.6 499 90.7 87.4-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 390 70 17.6 13.5-22.7 320 82.4 77.3-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 912 135 14.5 12.0-17.4 777 85.5 82.6-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,112 159 14.7 12.4-17.3 953 85.3 82.7-87.6
College Graduate 1,774 164 7.9 6.6- 9.3 1,610 92.1 90.7-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,302 529 42.3 39.0-45.6 773 57.7 54.4-61.0
No 2,864 *** *** *** 2,864 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 72 15.8 12.3-20.0 413 84.2 80.0-87.7
Non-Veteran 3,717 457 12.4 11.2-13.8 3,260 87.6 86.2-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,279 245 11.7 10.2-13.5 2,034 88.3 86.5-89.8
Unemployed 195 40 20.1 14.3-27.6 155 79.9 72.4-85.7
Retired 1,140 107 9.0 7.1-11.2 1,033 91.0 88.8-92.9
Unable to Work 256 91 33.3 26.9-40.3 165 66.7 59.7-73.1
Other not in Labor Force 293 42 13.3 9.3-18.7 251 86.7 81.3-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 35 24.9 17.8-33.8 113 75.1 66.2-82.2
$15,000- 24,999 279 67 22.4 16.9-29.1 212 77.6 70.9-83.1
$25,000- 34,999 348 55 17.5 12.9-23.2 293 82.5 76.8-87.1
$35,000- 49,999 511 65 13.2 9.8-17.6 446 86.8 82.4-90.2
$50,000-74,999 495 63 13.6 10.2-17.9 432 86.4 82.1-89.8
$75,000-100,000 463 52 13.9 10.3-18.5 411 86.1 81.5-89.7
$100,000-150,000 445 33 6.3 4.3- 9.2 412 93.7 90.8-95.7
$150,000+ 503 33 6.8 4.8- 9.6 470 93.2 90.4-95.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,013 126 12.0 9.9-14.6 887 88.0 85.4-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 109 26 21.7 14.4-31.4 83 78.3 68.6-85.6
50% to 100% 264 61 24.6 18.8-31.5 203 75.4 68.5-81.2
101% to 150% 427 70 15.6 11.7-20.5 357 84.4 79.5-88.3
151% to 200% 210 33 16.1 10.9-23.0 177 83.9 77.0-89.1
More than 200% 2,155 210 10.5 9.0-12.2 1,945 89.5 87.8-91.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,013 126 12.0 9.9-14.6 887 88.0 85.4-90.1
HOUSING
Own 2,588 247 10.4 9.0-12.0 2,341 89.6 88.0-91.0
Rent 1,303 226 18.9 16.4-21.6 1,077 81.1 78.4-83.6
Other arrangement 284 54 18.6 13.8-24.5 230 81.4 75.5-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,472 159 10.9 9.1-12.9 1,313 89.1 87.1-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,216 176 14.9 12.6-17.6 1,040 85.1 82.4-87.4
Rural 1,517 194 13.0 11.0-15.2 1,323 87.0 84.8-89.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 859 120 14.3 11.7-17.3 739 85.7 82.7-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,336 195 14.8 12.6-17.4 1,141 85.2 82.6-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,010 214 10.7 9.2-12.4 1,796 89.3 87.6-90.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,477 160 10.7 9.0-12.7 1,317 89.3 87.3-91.0
2nd Quartile 1,348 180 14.1 11.9-16.6 1,168 85.9 83.4-88.1
3rd Quartile 1,010 152 14.4 12.0-17.2 858 85.6 82.8-88.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 370 37 11.0 7.6-15.6 333 89.0 84.4-92.4

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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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