2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
GENDER
Male 1,727 610 31.8 29.3-34.4 1,117 68.2 65.6-70.7
Female 2,123 841 36.6 34.1-39.1 1,282 63.4 60.9-65.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,462 1,095 39.3 37.1-41.6 1,367 60.7 58.4-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 646 213 32.5 28.3-37.0 433 67.5 63.0-71.7
Non-Hispanic Other 194 57 27.9 21.0-35.9 137 72.1 64.1-79.0
Hispanic 512 76 14.1 11.1-17.7 436 85.9 82.3-88.9
AGE
18-34 779 152 19.1 16.1-22.5 627 80.9 77.5-83.9
35-44 565 92 15.2 12.3-18.8 473 84.8 81.2-87.7
45-54 622 102 16.7 13.5-20.5 520 83.3 79.5-86.5
55-64 656 228 35.5 31.2-40.1 428 64.5 59.9-68.8
65-74 632 426 66.2 61.6-70.5 206 33.8 29.5-38.4
75+ 534 434 80.4 75.1-84.8 100 19.6 15.2-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 363 92 25.1 20.1-30.8 271 74.9 69.2-79.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 830 291 34.1 30.3-38.0 539 65.9 62.0-69.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,031 418 36.8 33.5-40.2 613 63.2 59.8-66.5
College Graduate 1,612 646 35.2 32.7-37.9 966 64.8 62.1-67.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,216 619 48.4 44.9-51.8 597 51.6 48.2-55.1
No 2,591 813 28.0 26.1-30.1 1,778 72.0 69.9-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 446 225 45.9 40.6-51.3 221 54.1 48.7-59.4
Non-Veteran 3,400 1,225 32.7 30.9-34.6 2,175 67.3 65.4-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,054 444 20.6 18.7-22.8 1,610 79.4 77.2-81.3
Unemployed 182 38 23.0 16.1-31.7 144 77.0 68.3-83.9
Retired 1,092 786 69.4 65.7-72.8 306 30.6 27.2-34.3
Unable to Work 244 112 46.0 38.7-53.5 132 54.0 46.5-61.3
Other not in Labor Force 240 60 23.7 18.1-30.5 180 76.3 69.5-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 47 29.6 21.8-38.7 91 70.4 61.3-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 259 103 36.3 29.5-43.7 156 63.7 56.3-70.5
$25,000- 34,999 315 134 38.4 32.1-45.1 181 61.6 54.9-67.9
$35,000- 49,999 477 181 35.0 30.1-40.3 296 65.0 59.7-69.9
$50,000-74,999 445 169 37.3 32.1-42.8 276 62.7 57.2-67.9
$75,000-100,000 427 167 34.8 29.8-40.2 260 65.2 59.8-70.2
$100,000-150,000 403 128 28.6 23.8-33.9 275 71.4 66.1-76.2
$150,000+ 460 137 26.1 22.0-30.6 323 73.9 69.4-78.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 926 385 37.7 33.9-41.6 541 62.3 58.4-66.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 29 24.8 16.8-35.1 73 75.2 64.9-83.2
50% to 100% 234 71 29.5 23.1-36.8 163 70.5 63.2-76.9
101% to 150% 400 147 32.9 27.5-38.9 253 67.1 61.1-72.5
151% to 200% 189 80 36.6 28.9-45.0 109 63.4 55.0-71.1
More than 200% 1,973 729 33.8 31.4-36.2 1,244 66.2 63.8-68.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 926 385 37.7 33.9-41.6 541 62.3 58.4-66.1
HOUSING
Own 2,418 1,032 37.6 35.3-39.8 1,386 62.4 60.2-64.7
Rent 1,152 329 26.7 23.8-29.7 823 73.3 70.3-76.2
Other arrangement 251 82 27.3 21.4-34.2 169 72.7 65.8-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,317 438 31.1 28.3-34.0 879 68.9 66.0-71.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,099 414 35.4 32.1-38.9 685 64.6 61.1-67.9
Rural 1,434 599 36.4 33.4-39.5 835 63.6 60.5-66.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 802 294 34.1 30.3-38.1 508 65.9 61.9-69.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,240 497 34.8 31.6-38.0 743 65.2 62.0-68.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,808 660 34.1 31.6-36.7 1,148 65.9 63.3-68.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,345 520 35.7 32.7-38.8 825 64.3 61.2-67.3
2nd Quartile 1,220 427 30.5 27.5-33.6 793 69.5 66.4-72.5
3rd Quartile 932 371 36.8 33.2-40.5 561 63.2 59.5-66.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 353 133 36.8 30.8-43.2 220 63.2 56.8-69.2

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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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