2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
GENDER
Male 1,464 286 18.8 16.6-21.2 1,178 81.2 78.8-83.4
Female 1,887 215 11.2 9.6-13.1 1,672 88.8 86.9-90.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,141 339 15.6 13.8-17.5 1,802 84.4 82.5-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 586 112 18.6 15.2-22.6 474 81.4 77.4-84.8
Non-Hispanic Other 152 19 9.5 5.5-15.8 133 90.5 84.2-94.5
Hispanic 450 25 5.6 3.7- 8.6 425 94.4 91.4-96.3
AGE
18-34 608 75 12.7 10.0-16.1 533 87.3 83.9-90.0
35-44 523 80 16.5 13.1-20.5 443 83.5 79.5-86.9
45-54 550 86 14.9 11.9-18.6 464 85.1 81.4-88.1
55-64 575 97 15.9 12.8-19.6 478 84.1 80.4-87.2
65-74 564 98 17.0 13.6-20.9 466 83.0 79.1-86.4
75+ 478 58 12.1 8.2-17.6 420 87.9 82.4-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 338 23 8.0 5.2-12.2 315 92.0 87.8-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 708 81 11.4 8.9-14.6 627 88.6 85.4-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 911 153 17.4 14.6-20.4 758 82.6 79.6-85.4
College Graduate 1,386 244 17.4 15.3-19.8 1,142 82.6 80.2-84.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,081 159 14.3 11.9-17.1 922 85.7 82.9-88.1
No 2,235 332 14.9 13.2-16.7 1,903 85.1 83.3-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 361 63 15.4 11.7-20.1 298 84.6 79.9-88.3
Non-Veteran 2,987 438 14.7 13.2-16.3 2,549 85.3 83.7-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,782 284 15.6 13.8-17.7 1,498 84.4 82.3-86.2
Unemployed 141 17 13.4 8.1-21.3 124 86.6 78.7-91.9
Retired 974 142 14.5 11.8-17.7 832 85.5 82.3-88.2
Unable to Work 208 37 16.9 11.8-23.5 171 83.1 76.5-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 216 18 9.2 5.5-14.9 198 90.8 85.1-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 13 14.3 8.2-23.9 93 85.7 76.1-91.8
$15,000- 24,999 215 32 13.8 9.4-19.8 183 86.2 80.2-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 254 35 14.3 9.8-20.4 219 85.7 79.6-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 423 67 14.7 11.1-19.3 356 85.3 80.7-88.9
$50,000-74,999 383 54 12.3 9.1-16.5 329 87.7 83.5-90.9
$75,000-100,000 359 51 15.2 11.3-20.2 308 84.8 79.8-88.7
$100,000-150,000 357 62 15.3 11.6-20.0 295 84.7 80.0-88.4
$150,000+ 404 94 22.9 18.6-27.8 310 77.1 72.2-81.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 93 12.0 9.4-15.2 757 88.0 84.8-90.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 62 93.3 83.5-97.4
50% to 100% 208 33 17.4 12.2-24.1 175 82.6 75.9-87.8
101% to 150% 338 46 13.9 10.0-19.1 292 86.1 80.9-90.0
151% to 200% 164 25 13.7 8.4-21.6 139 86.3 78.4-91.6
More than 200% 1,704 296 16.4 14.5-18.5 1,408 83.6 81.5-85.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 93 12.0 9.4-15.2 757 88.0 84.8-90.6
HOUSING
Own 2,194 336 14.9 13.2-16.7 1,858 85.1 83.3-86.8
Rent 905 127 13.7 11.3-16.4 778 86.3 83.6-88.7
Other arrangement 227 36 17.2 11.9-24.1 191 82.8 75.9-88.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,090 184 16.1 13.8-18.8 906 83.9 81.2-86.2
Regional City or Suburban County 974 135 14.5 11.9-17.5 839 85.5 82.5-88.1
Rural 1,287 182 13.7 11.6-16.1 1,105 86.3 83.9-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 699 88 12.3 9.7-15.5 611 87.7 84.5-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,107 163 14.9 12.4-17.8 944 85.1 82.2-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,545 250 15.7 13.8-17.9 1,295 84.3 82.1-86.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,173 195 15.2 13.0-17.7 978 84.8 82.3-87.0
2nd Quartile 1,042 162 16.7 14.1-19.8 880 83.3 80.2-85.9
3rd Quartile 821 106 12.1 9.8-15.0 715 87.9 85.0-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 315 38 13.0 9.2-18.0 277 87.0 82.0-90.8

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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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