2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
GENDER
Male 1,925 72 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,853 96.5 95.4-97.4
Female 2,301 67 2.5 1.8- 3.4 2,234 97.5 96.6-98.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,690 80 2.4 1.8- 3.1 2,610 97.6 96.9-98.2
Non-Hispanic Black 708 30 3.7 2.5- 5.4 678 96.3 94.6-97.5
Non-Hispanic Other 229 11 5.3 2.5-10.7 218 94.7 89.3-97.5
Hispanic 557 14 3.0 1.7- 5.4 543 97.0 94.6-98.3
AGE
18-34 935 11 1.0 0.5- 1.9 924 99.0 98.1-99.5
35-44 645 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8 631 97.9 96.2-98.8
45-54 668 21 3.7 2.2- 6.2 647 96.3 93.8-97.8
55-64 695 39 5.8 4.0- 8.5 656 94.2 91.5-96.0
65-74 651 34 4.9 3.3- 7.4 617 95.1 92.6-96.7
75+ 560 18 2.1 1.1- 4.0 542 97.9 96.0-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 27 7.8 5.0-12.1 364 92.2 87.9-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 915 33 2.6 1.7- 3.8 882 97.4 96.2-98.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,117 41 3.0 2.0- 4.3 1,076 97.0 95.7-98.0
College Graduate 1,785 38 1.8 1.2- 2.5 1,747 98.2 97.5-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 139 9.8 8.0-11.9 1,167 90.2 88.1-92.0
No 2,864 *** *** *** 2,864 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 492 22 3.6 2.2- 5.7 470 96.4 94.3-97.8
Non-Veteran 3,730 117 2.9 2.3- 3.6 3,613 97.1 96.4-97.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,291 22 1.0 0.6- 1.6 2,269 99.0 98.4-99.4
Unemployed 199 *** *** *** 191 95.5 88.7-98.3
Retired 1,143 42 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,101 96.6 95.0-97.7
Unable to Work 257 59 21.2 15.9-27.8 198 78.8 72.2-84.1
Other not in Labor Force 294 *** *** *** 287 98.3 96.1-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 11 6.5 3.5-11.9 138 93.5 88.1-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 279 24 6.0 3.8- 9.4 255 94.0 90.6-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 349 14 3.8 1.8- 7.8 335 96.2 92.2-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 513 23 5.3 3.3- 8.5 490 94.7 91.5-96.7
$50,000-74,999 499 *** *** *** 490 98.4 96.7-99.3
$75,000-100,000 466 *** *** *** 459 98.8 97.2-99.5
$100,000-150,000 446 *** *** *** 443 99.4 97.9-99.8
$150,000+ 506 *** *** *** 503 99.1 97.1-99.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,019 45 3.9 2.7- 5.7 974 96.1 94.3-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** 102 93.6 86.8-97.0
50% to 100% 266 20 6.2 3.8-10.0 246 93.8 90.0-96.2
101% to 150% 427 20 4.1 2.2- 7.4 407 95.9 92.6-97.8
151% to 200% 209 *** *** *** 199 96.0 92.1-98.0
More than 200% 2,168 35 1.6 1.1- 2.4 2,133 98.4 97.6-98.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,019 45 3.9 2.7- 5.7 974 96.1 94.3-97.3
HOUSING
Own 2,598 76 2.8 2.1- 3.6 2,522 97.2 96.4-97.9
Rent 1,312 50 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,262 96.7 95.5-97.6
Other arrangement 285 13 4.4 2.1- 8.9 272 95.6 91.1-97.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,479 35 1.8 1.3- 2.6 1,444 98.2 97.4-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,223 42 3.5 2.4- 5.1 1,181 96.5 94.9-97.6
Rural 1,524 62 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,462 96.4 95.0-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 864 42 4.3 3.0- 6.2 822 95.7 93.8-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,341 43 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,298 97.3 96.1-98.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,021 54 2.6 1.8- 3.5 1,967 97.4 96.5-98.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,483 37 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,446 97.2 95.9-98.1
2nd Quartile 1,351 43 2.7 1.9- 3.8 1,308 97.3 96.2-98.1
3rd Quartile 1,020 39 2.9 1.9- 4.2 981 97.1 95.8-98.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 372 20 5.1 2.9- 8.8 352 94.9 91.2-97.1

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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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