2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
GENDER
Male 1,544 1,014 68.5 65.8-71.1 530 31.5 28.9-34.2
Female 1,964 1,325 69.6 67.1-72.1 639 30.4 27.9-32.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,218 1,565 72.6 70.3-74.8 653 27.4 25.2-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 625 511 80.4 76.2-84.0 114 19.6 16.0-23.8
Non-Hispanic Other 162 109 65.6 56.1-74.0 53 34.4 26.0-43.9
Hispanic 475 136 29.7 25.2-34.6 339 70.3 65.4-74.8
AGE
18-34 627 399 68.6 64.4-72.6 228 31.4 27.4-35.6
35-44 541 367 68.5 63.8-72.8 174 31.5 27.2-36.2
45-54 587 396 70.7 66.4-74.6 191 29.3 25.4-33.6
55-64 617 437 72.2 67.7-76.2 180 27.8 23.8-32.3
65-74 586 410 72.6 68.2-76.5 176 27.4 23.5-31.8
75+ 491 286 58.3 52.0-64.4 205 41.7 35.6-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 348 119 40.9 34.8-47.3 229 59.1 52.7-65.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 741 453 66.2 62.0-70.1 288 33.8 29.9-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 949 657 72.1 68.7-75.2 292 27.9 24.8-31.3
College Graduate 1,455 1,104 79.4 76.9-81.6 351 20.6 18.4-23.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,102 715 66.3 62.7-69.7 387 33.7 30.3-37.3
No 2,313 1,575 70.9 68.7-73.0 738 29.1 27.0-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 282 78.3 73.3-82.7 97 21.7 17.3-26.7
Non-Veteran 3,124 2,052 67.9 65.9-69.9 1,072 32.1 30.1-34.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,870 1,290 71.4 69.0-73.7 580 28.6 26.3-31.0
Unemployed 142 59 44.7 35.0-54.8 83 55.3 45.2-65.0
Retired 1,011 671 67.8 63.9-71.4 340 32.2 28.6-36.1
Unable to Work 213 159 76.5 69.3-82.4 54 23.5 17.6-30.7
Other not in Labor Force 221 132 68.0 60.7-74.4 89 32.0 25.6-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 74 55.6 45.3-65.5 59 44.4 34.5-54.7
$15,000- 24,999 218 113 50.5 42.4-58.6 105 49.5 41.4-57.6
$25,000- 34,999 270 144 56.5 49.0-63.6 126 43.5 36.4-51.0
$35,000- 49,999 432 248 61.6 56.0-66.9 184 38.4 33.1-44.0
$50,000-74,999 402 281 71.2 65.7-76.2 121 28.8 23.8-34.3
$75,000-100,000 375 290 77.1 71.7-81.7 85 22.9 18.3-28.3
$100,000-150,000 370 301 84.8 80.4-88.4 69 15.2 11.6-19.6
$150,000+ 418 345 83.4 79.0-87.1 73 16.6 12.9-21.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 890 543 64.6 60.5-68.4 347 35.4 31.6-39.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 216 92 44.1 36.5-52.0 124 55.9 48.0-63.5
101% to 150% 341 199 62.3 55.7-68.5 142 37.7 31.5-44.3
151% to 200% 174 106 62.0 53.0-70.2 68 38.0 29.8-47.0
More than 200% 1,768 1,341 77.7 75.4-79.9 427 22.3 20.1-24.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 890 543 64.6 60.5-68.4 347 35.4 31.6-39.5
HOUSING
Own 2,323 1,641 71.8 69.5-73.9 682 28.2 26.1-30.5
Rent 937 532 57.9 54.3-61.4 405 42.1 38.6-45.7
Other arrangement 222 149 72.4 65.3-78.5 73 27.6 21.5-34.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,130 773 71.8 68.8-74.6 357 28.2 25.4-31.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,033 692 69.0 65.5-72.4 341 31.0 27.6-34.5
Rural 1,345 874 66.8 63.6-69.9 471 33.2 30.1-36.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 736 483 67.5 63.3-71.5 253 32.5 28.5-36.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,152 771 69.7 66.4-72.9 381 30.3 27.1-33.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 1,085 69.4 66.7-72.0 535 30.6 28.0-33.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,224 812 68.9 65.6-71.9 412 31.1 28.1-34.4
2nd Quartile 1,091 746 71.1 67.8-74.2 345 28.9 25.8-32.2
3rd Quartile 861 570 68.3 64.6-71.9 291 31.7 28.1-35.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 332 211 65.2 58.7-71.2 121 34.8 28.8-41.3

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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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