2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
GENDER
Male 1,939 1,324 69.5 67.1-71.9 171 8.1 6.9- 9.5 197 10.3 8.8-12.1 119 5.8 4.7- 7.1 128 6.3 5.1- 7.6
Female 2,306 1,484 64.5 62.1-66.9 199 8.5 7.3-10.0 259 11.3 9.8-13.0 214 9.6 8.2-11.2 150 6.0 5.0- 7.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,679 1,713 64.8 62.7-66.9 244 8.6 7.5- 9.9 308 11.9 10.5-13.5 228 8.4 7.2- 9.7 186 6.2 5.3- 7.3
Non-Hispanic Black 718 475 67.0 62.8-71.0 81 9.6 7.6-12.1 65 9.0 6.7-11.9 48 7.2 5.1-10.0 49 7.2 5.2-10.0
Non-Hispanic Other 232 157 68.4 60.8-75.2 19 8.6 5.0-14.3 24 9.9 6.2-15.3 16 7.2 4.2-12.3 16 5.9 3.2-10.3
Hispanic 572 433 77.2 73.3-80.8 25 4.3 2.9- 6.5 53 8.9 6.6-11.8 38 5.9 4.1- 8.3 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8
AGE
18-34 962 639 65.5 61.9-69.0 99 10.1 8.1-12.6 132 14.0 11.6-16.8 64 7.5 5.7- 9.8 28 2.9 1.9- 4.3
35-44 650 453 71.3 67.3-75.1 68 9.7 7.5-12.4 64 9.8 7.4-12.8 42 6.0 4.3- 8.2 23 3.2 2.0- 5.1
45-54 674 429 65.8 61.6-69.8 66 8.9 6.9-11.4 78 11.0 8.5-14.1 52 7.9 5.7-10.8 49 6.4 4.7- 8.7
55-64 696 443 62.9 58.6-67.1 59 8.2 6.2-10.9 66 9.0 6.9-11.7 58 9.1 6.6-12.3 70 10.8 8.3-13.9
65-74 644 406 64.3 59.8-68.6 44 6.2 4.5- 8.6 69 10.2 7.8-13.2 63 8.7 6.5-11.6 62 10.6 8.0-13.8
75+ 545 376 72.5 67.2-77.2 31 3.6 2.3- 5.6 45 8.2 5.7-11.7 50 8.3 5.7-11.9 43 7.3 4.7-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 394 272 69.5 63.7-74.8 15 3.9 2.1- 7.1 30 6.8 4.4-10.4 34 8.2 5.5-12.1 43 11.6 8.1-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 913 606 67.2 63.5-70.7 63 6.8 5.2- 8.9 94 10.8 8.6-13.5 72 7.5 5.7- 9.7 78 7.7 6.0- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,125 725 64.9 61.6-68.0 74 6.9 5.4- 8.9 128 12.2 10.1-14.6 122 10.4 8.5-12.8 76 5.6 4.4- 7.2
College Graduate 1,792 1,191 67.9 65.4-70.3 215 12.4 10.7-14.2 203 11.0 9.5-12.7 103 5.2 4.1- 6.5 80 3.6 2.8- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,267 613 49.7 46.3-53.2 102 7.5 6.0- 9.4 175 13.9 11.7-16.4 181 14.7 12.3-17.4 196 14.2 12.0-16.6
No 2,837 2,098 74.3 72.3-76.1 255 8.6 7.5- 9.9 264 9.4 8.2-10.8 144 4.9 4.0- 5.9 76 2.8 2.2- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 491 327 68.2 63.2-72.8 42 7.6 5.3-10.8 44 8.3 5.9-11.6 35 7.8 5.3-11.4 43 8.0 5.7-11.2
Non-Veteran 3,744 2,471 66.7 64.8-68.5 328 8.4 7.5- 9.5 412 11.2 10.0-12.5 298 7.8 6.8- 8.9 235 5.9 5.1- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,310 1,618 69.9 67.6-72.0 229 9.3 8.1-10.8 255 11.8 10.2-13.5 130 5.9 4.8- 7.2 78 3.1 2.4- 4.0
Unemployed 201 127 64.6 56.2-72.2 15 8.8 4.7-16.0 23 10.5 6.6-16.2 20 10.1 5.8-17.0 16 6.0 3.5-10.2
Retired 1,126 737 68.5 65.1-71.8 81 6.0 4.6- 7.8 107 8.6 6.9-10.7 100 7.8 6.2- 9.9 101 9.0 7.1-11.4
Unable to Work 248 82 32.4 25.9-39.6 11 4.4 2.2- 8.6 26 8.1 5.2-12.3 57 24.1 18.3-31.2 72 31.0 24.5-38.3
Other not in Labor Force 297 192 64.4 57.7-70.6 33 11.3 7.9-15.9 38 12.7 8.7-18.0 23 8.1 5.1-12.8 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 192 106 54.6 45.8-63.1 12 7.6 3.5-15.8 25 11.2 7.2-16.8 19 10.1 6.1-16.4 30 16.6 11.1-24.0
$15,000- 24,999 279 166 61.7 54.3-68.5 21 7.3 4.3-12.3 26 8.6 5.4-13.4 33 12.2 7.8-18.6 33 10.2 6.7-15.0
$25,000- 34,999 347 214 60.6 54.0-66.8 27 8.5 5.5-13.0 28 8.4 5.3-13.0 44 13.1 9.3-18.1 34 9.4 6.2-14.0
$35,000- 49,999 507 319 64.8 59.7-69.6 46 8.6 6.2-11.8 49 9.4 6.7-12.9 44 9.0 6.4-12.5 49 8.3 6.0-11.4
$50,000-74,999 495 332 70.1 65.3-74.5 49 8.2 6.0-11.1 52 10.4 7.6-14.0 37 6.9 4.8- 9.8 25 4.5 2.9- 6.9
$75,000-100,000 468 319 68.5 63.2-73.3 46 8.2 5.8-11.5 47 11.4 8.2-15.5 34 7.2 4.8-10.5 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6
$100,000-150,000 448 298 67.4 62.3-72.2 52 10.6 7.9-14.1 65 15.1 11.6-19.5 20 4.5 2.8- 7.1 13 2.4 1.3- 4.4
$150,000+ 508 372 72.2 67.5-76.4 51 11.1 8.3-14.6 55 11.8 8.8-15.6 21 3.3 2.1- 5.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,001 682 68.7 65.0-72.1 66 6.2 4.7- 8.1 109 10.4 8.4-13.0 81 8.2 6.2-10.8 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.9 6.6-20.7 11 9.5 5.0-17.0 16 15.0 8.6-25.0
50% to 100% 260 151 57.5 50.1-64.5 16 7.8 4.4-13.6 25 9.5 5.9-15.2 38 15.1 10.4-21.5 30 10.0 6.6-14.8
101% to 150% 427 264 65.8 60.1-71.1 31 6.1 4.1- 8.9 37 8.0 5.3-11.8 50 10.4 7.3-14.6 45 9.8 6.9-13.7
151% to 200% 211 127 59.9 51.7-67.7 21 9.9 5.9-16.3 16 6.5 3.6-11.4 23 14.1 9.1-21.4 24 9.5 5.9-14.9
More than 200% 2,165 1,465 68.3 66.0-70.6 225 9.8 8.5-11.3 252 12.4 10.8-14.2 127 5.5 4.5- 6.6 96 4.0 3.2- 5.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,001 682 68.7 65.0-72.1 66 6.2 4.7- 8.1 109 10.4 8.4-13.0 81 8.2 6.2-10.8 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7
HOUSING
Own 2,592 1,758 68.3 66.2-70.4 212 7.7 6.6- 8.9 261 10.5 9.1-12.0 198 7.6 6.5- 9.0 163 5.9 5.0- 7.1
Rent 1,334 840 63.5 60.5-66.4 130 9.6 7.9-11.5 160 12.2 10.2-14.4 108 7.9 6.3- 9.8 96 6.9 5.5- 8.6
Other arrangement 286 183 62.2 55.1-68.8 27 11.6 7.7-17.2 32 10.4 6.7-15.6 25 9.2 5.9-14.2 19 6.6 3.8-11.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,489 1,013 68.9 66.1-71.6 140 8.7 7.2-10.4 173 11.9 10.0-14.0 94 6.4 5.1- 8.1 69 4.2 3.2- 5.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,230 814 67.2 64.0-70.2 109 8.2 6.7-10.1 136 11.1 9.2-13.3 96 7.5 5.8- 9.5 75 6.0 4.6- 7.8
Rural 1,526 981 64.7 61.7-67.7 121 8.1 6.6- 9.9 147 9.6 7.9-11.6 143 9.4 7.7-11.4 134 8.2 6.7-10.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 870 567 64.8 60.9-68.6 76 8.3 6.5-10.6 79 9.5 7.3-12.2 74 8.4 6.3-11.0 74 9.0 6.9-11.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,344 878 67.6 64.5-70.5 101 7.0 5.6- 8.8 146 10.4 8.5-12.5 121 8.8 7.1-10.8 98 6.3 5.0- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,031 1,363 67.5 65.0-69.9 193 9.2 7.9-10.8 231 11.8 10.2-13.6 138 6.8 5.5- 8.2 106 4.7 3.7- 5.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,493 994 65.9 63.0-68.8 136 9.9 8.1-11.9 168 11.6 9.8-13.7 117 7.6 6.0- 9.4 78 5.0 3.8- 6.5
2nd Quartile 1,353 910 69.1 66.1-72.0 119 7.6 6.1- 9.3 125 9.4 7.7-11.5 113 8.6 6.9-10.5 86 5.4 4.2- 6.8
3rd Quartile 1,024 661 65.9 62.3-69.2 84 7.7 6.1- 9.7 134 12.8 10.5-15.4 65 5.9 4.4- 7.8 80 7.8 6.0-10.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 375 243 65.1 59.0-70.7 31 7.8 5.2-11.5 29 8.3 5.4-12.6 38 10.5 7.1-15.1 34 8.3 5.7-11.9

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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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