2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,920 111 5.8 4.6- 7.2 1,809 94.2 92.8-95.4
Female 2,291 186 9.2 7.7-11.1 2,105 90.8 88.9-92.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,683 197 7.8 6.6- 9.3 2,486 92.2 90.7-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 707 54 8.5 6.1-11.7 653 91.5 88.3-93.9
Non-Hispanic Other 228 18 7.0 4.0-11.7 210 93.0 88.3-96.0
Hispanic 552 24 4.5 2.8- 7.1 528 95.5 92.9-97.2
AGE
18-34 927 50 6.0 4.4- 8.1 877 94.0 91.9-95.6
35-44 640 34 5.7 3.9- 8.3 606 94.3 91.7-96.1
45-54 666 39 6.0 4.2- 8.7 627 94.0 91.3-95.8
55-64 695 51 8.5 6.1-11.7 644 91.5 88.3-93.9
65-74 649 53 7.6 5.5-10.4 596 92.4 89.6-94.5
75+ 562 69 16.9 12.1-23.1 493 83.1 76.9-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 387 45 15.4 11.1-21.1 342 84.6 78.9-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 908 90 9.7 7.4-12.5 818 90.3 87.5-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,110 89 7.4 5.8- 9.4 1,021 92.6 90.6-94.2
College Graduate 1,788 71 3.3 2.5- 4.3 1,717 96.7 95.7-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,300 297 25.0 22.1-28.3 1,003 75.0 71.7-77.9
No 2,864 *** *** *** 2,864 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 34 6.1 4.1- 8.9 452 93.9 91.1-95.9
Non-Veteran 3,721 263 7.8 6.7- 9.0 3,458 92.2 91.0-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,280 63 3.5 2.6- 4.7 2,217 96.5 95.3-97.4
Unemployed 198 17 7.3 4.4-12.0 181 92.7 88.0-95.6
Retired 1,144 104 10.7 8.2-13.9 1,040 89.3 86.1-91.8
Unable to Work 254 94 37.9 31.1-45.2 160 62.1 54.8-68.9
Other not in Labor Force 293 16 5.8 3.3-10.1 277 94.2 89.9-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 26 21.5 14.3-31.0 121 78.5 69.0-85.7
$15,000- 24,999 275 44 15.1 10.5-21.2 231 84.9 78.8-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 346 35 12.3 8.1-18.2 311 87.7 81.8-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 513 44 9.2 6.5-12.9 469 90.8 87.1-93.5
$50,000-74,999 494 23 4.7 2.8- 7.6 471 95.3 92.4-97.2
$75,000-100,000 467 26 5.6 3.6- 8.6 441 94.4 91.4-96.4
$100,000-150,000 446 *** *** *** 441 99.0 97.4-99.6
$150,000+ 505 *** *** *** 500 98.8 97.1-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,018 89 10.0 7.6-13.1 929 90.0 86.9-92.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 109 17 17.4 10.0-28.4 92 82.6 71.6-90.0
50% to 100% 264 36 14.9 10.3-20.9 228 85.1 79.1-89.7
101% to 150% 420 51 13.1 9.3-18.2 369 86.9 81.8-90.7
151% to 200% 208 19 9.1 5.4-14.9 189 90.9 85.1-94.6
More than 200% 2,165 85 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,080 96.1 95.0-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,018 89 10.0 7.6-13.1 929 90.0 86.9-92.4
HOUSING
Own 2,597 162 6.9 5.7- 8.4 2,435 93.1 91.6-94.3
Rent 1,301 108 9.3 7.5-11.5 1,193 90.7 88.5-92.5
Other arrangement 282 27 9.4 5.7-14.9 255 90.6 85.1-94.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,480 78 4.9 3.8- 6.3 1,402 95.1 93.7-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,215 97 9.4 7.3-11.9 1,118 90.6 88.1-92.7
Rural 1,516 122 8.7 7.0-10.9 1,394 91.3 89.1-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 859 76 9.0 6.9-11.7 783 91.0 88.3-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,339 111 9.3 7.3-11.8 1,228 90.7 88.2-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,013 110 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,903 94.4 93.0-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,479 83 5.7 4.4- 7.4 1,396 94.3 92.6-95.6
2nd Quartile 1,346 103 8.6 6.7-10.9 1,243 91.4 89.1-93.3
3rd Quartile 1,017 78 8.3 6.3-10.9 939 91.7 89.1-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 369 33 8.1 5.5-11.8 336 91.9 88.2-94.5

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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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