2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,273 3,459 79.2 77.7-80.7 350 9.3 8.2-10.5 210 5.5 4.7- 6.4 215 5.3 4.6- 6.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.0
GENDER
Male 1,940 1,472 75.2 72.9-77.4 167 9.1 7.7-10.8 126 6.8 5.6- 8.2 144 7.6 6.4- 9.1 31 1.2 0.9- 1.8
Female 2,333 1,987 82.9 80.8-84.8 183 9.4 7.9-11.2 84 4.2 3.3- 5.5 71 3.2 2.4- 4.1 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,703 2,273 81.3 79.4-83.1 189 7.9 6.7- 9.3 109 5.0 4.0- 6.2 127 5.6 4.6- 6.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 725 636 85.1 81.4-88.2 52 9.4 6.7-12.9 21 3.3 2.0- 5.2 16 2.3 1.3- 3.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 235 180 76.5 69.4-82.4 28 12.5 8.1-18.7 17 6.7 3.8-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 566 338 58.3 53.6-62.7 75 14.0 11.0-17.6 59 10.7 8.2-13.9 62 11.2 8.6-14.3 32 5.9 4.1- 8.4
AGE
18-34 947 612 65.6 61.9-69.0 137 15.2 12.6-18.3 102 10.5 8.4-13.0 79 7.5 5.9- 9.5 17 1.3 0.8- 2.1
35-44 653 465 70.3 66.1-74.1 81 12.8 10.0-16.1 41 6.5 4.7- 9.0 55 9.3 7.0-12.2 11 1.2 0.6- 2.2
45-54 675 543 80.9 77.3-84.0 55 7.9 5.9-10.4 34 5.0 3.5- 7.3 36 5.2 3.6- 7.4 *** *** ***
55-64 705 609 87.1 83.8-89.8 42 5.4 3.9- 7.6 23 3.2 1.8- 5.5 29 4.2 2.7- 6.4 *** *** ***
65-74 658 628 95.6 93.4-97.1 18 2.7 1.6- 4.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 562 541 93.4 88.0-96.5 12 4.7 2.0-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 391 248 66.3 60.6-71.5 42 11.6 8.2-16.3 35 7.8 5.4-11.2 44 9.9 7.1-13.7 22 4.4 2.8- 6.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 920 723 77.5 73.9-80.7 77 10.1 7.7-13.1 50 6.0 4.4- 8.2 60 5.9 4.4- 7.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,131 932 80.2 77.3-82.8 83 8.4 6.6-10.5 54 5.7 4.2- 7.7 59 5.5 4.1- 7.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,809 1,540 84.2 82.2-86.0 144 8.4 7.1-10.0 69 3.9 3.1- 5.1 52 3.3 2.4- 4.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,299 1,095 80.2 77.1-83.0 90 9.0 7.0-11.5 45 4.8 3.4- 6.8 56 5.0 3.7- 6.8 13 0.9 0.5- 1.6
No 2,831 2,254 79.0 77.2-80.8 243 9.1 7.8-10.5 159 5.8 4.8- 6.9 152 5.5 4.6- 6.5 23 0.7 0.4- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 443 88.7 85.0-91.6 23 5.3 3.3- 8.4 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,767 3,008 77.9 76.2-79.5 326 9.8 8.6-11.1 198 5.9 5.1- 7.0 198 5.6 4.8- 6.5 37 0.8 0.5- 1.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,304 1,730 74.1 71.9-76.2 240 11.0 9.6-12.7 151 6.8 5.7- 8.2 151 6.9 5.8- 8.3 32 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Unemployed 199 124 60.5 51.9-68.4 28 17.0 10.9-25.6 20 10.4 6.4-16.4 25 11.2 7.3-17.0 *** *** ***
Retired 1,153 1,096 94.4 92.0-96.1 34 3.9 2.4- 6.2 *** *** *** 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 257 235 87.9 81.8-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 297 221 75.5 68.9-81.0 34 11.0 7.1-16.7 23 8.2 5.1-12.9 17 4.8 2.8- 8.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 197 153 75.5 67.2-82.3 14 9.8 5.1-18.0 15 7.3 4.3-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 276 221 78.6 71.9-84.1 23 9.5 5.9-15.0 *** *** *** 18 7.6 4.3-13.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 350 262 71.4 64.7-77.3 39 13.6 9.2-19.7 17 6.1 3.4-10.8 30 8.1 5.3-12.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 511 397 76.4 71.5-80.6 49 11.0 8.0-15.0 32 6.8 4.5-10.1 26 5.0 3.2- 7.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 502 409 78.4 73.7-82.5 45 11.0 8.0-15.0 18 4.9 3.0- 8.0 27 5.3 3.5- 7.9 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 468 387 80.8 76.1-84.8 38 8.3 5.8-11.9 26 6.5 4.1-10.1 17 4.4 2.6- 7.1 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 448 380 85.2 81.1-88.5 28 5.9 4.0- 8.8 19 3.9 2.3- 6.5 20 4.6 2.8- 7.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 508 439 84.9 80.8-88.2 35 7.3 5.1-10.4 21 4.9 3.1- 7.9 13 2.9 1.6- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,013 811 78.2 74.8-81.3 79 8.8 6.7-11.6 55 5.8 4.2- 7.8 54 5.9 4.4- 8.0 14 1.3 0.8- 2.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 263 192 69.9 62.6-76.3 24 11.6 7.2-18.0 13 4.0 2.2- 7.2 31 13.4 9.0-19.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 429 337 77.5 71.9-82.3 48 11.8 8.2-16.8 16 5.0 2.7- 8.9 24 5.1 3.2- 8.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 209 154 71.0 63.1-77.8 20 11.9 7.4-18.7 16 8.7 5.1-14.4 16 7.5 4.3-12.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,177 1,830 82.6 80.6-84.4 165 8.2 6.9- 9.7 96 5.1 4.0- 6.4 81 4.0 3.1- 5.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,013 811 78.2 74.8-81.3 79 8.8 6.7-11.6 55 5.8 4.2- 7.8 54 5.9 4.4- 8.0 14 1.3 0.8- 2.3
HOUSING
Own 2,626 2,269 83.3 81.4-85.1 170 8.1 6.8- 9.6 87 4.2 3.3- 5.3 95 4.2 3.3- 5.2 *** *** ***
Rent 1,330 953 68.6 65.6-71.5 152 12.5 10.6-14.8 100 8.4 6.8-10.4 93 7.9 6.3- 9.8 32 2.5 1.7- 3.6
Other arrangement 284 212 73.2 66.5-79.0 26 9.7 6.1-14.9 19 7.9 4.7-13.0 25 8.6 5.5-13.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,495 1,163 77.0 74.3-79.4 147 10.6 8.8-12.7 86 5.9 4.6- 7.5 76 5.3 4.1- 6.8 23 1.2 0.8- 1.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,242 1,019 80.7 77.9-83.2 95 8.1 6.5-10.2 62 5.4 4.1- 7.2 56 5.1 3.8- 6.8 *** *** ***
Rural 1,536 1,277 80.2 77.4-82.7 108 8.9 7.1-11.2 62 5.1 3.8- 6.7 83 5.5 4.3- 7.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 887 739 82.2 78.8-85.1 65 8.5 6.3-11.4 30 3.9 2.6- 5.7 48 4.9 3.6- 6.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,345 1,106 79.6 76.7-82.2 101 8.9 7.0-11.1 63 5.9 4.4- 7.8 64 5.0 3.8- 6.5 11 0.7 0.4- 1.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,041 1,614 77.6 75.3-79.7 184 9.9 8.4-11.7 117 5.9 4.8- 7.3 103 5.7 4.6- 7.1 23 0.9 0.6- 1.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,496 1,196 78.5 75.8-81.0 126 9.3 7.6-11.3 81 5.6 4.3- 7.1 82 6.2 4.8- 8.0 11 0.5 0.2- 0.8
2nd Quartile 1,367 1,114 79.0 76.2-81.6 112 9.6 7.7-12.0 68 5.7 4.3- 7.4 62 5.0 3.8- 6.5 11 0.7 0.4- 1.2
3rd Quartile 1,029 834 79.2 76.1-82.0 86 9.1 7.1-11.5 48 5.9 4.3- 8.0 48 4.7 3.5- 6.4 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 315 82.2 76.9-86.6 26 8.4 5.2-13.4 13 3.2 1.7- 6.0 23 5.1 3.2- 8.1 *** *** ***

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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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